Eversheds Sutherland Expands Finance Practice with Addition of Senior Counsel Jennifer B. Kimble

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that the firm has added Jennifer B. Kimble as a senior counsel in the Finance Practice Group in New York. Ms. Kimble is a corporate restructuring attorney, focused on representing chapter 11 debtors, creditors’ and retiree committees, chapter 7 trustees, and lenders in bankruptcy proceedings, preference actions, commercial transactions, commercial litigation and out-of-court restructurings.

“In welcoming Jennifer to the firm, we are adding an accomplished and client-centric attorney, who has led a wide range of bankruptcy and restructuring matters during her nearly 20 years of experience,” said Peter A. Fozzard, Practice Group Leader Finance (US). “Her creditor-focused practice will bring synergies to our team and further assist our clients with their distressed situations and other related matters.”

Ms. Kimble has extensive experience in all aspects of chapter 11 cases, including first-day motions, noticing issues, negotiating DIP financing, 363 sales, contract assumption, 1113/1114 matters, and plan confirmation and implementation.

Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Ms. Kimble was a counsel at Lowenstein Sandler, preceded by several private practice positions and an in-house business development director role within the restructuring industry. Ms. Kimble is a director on the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute. In 2022, she served as the Global Chair of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).

About Eversheds Sutherland’s Finance Group

Eversheds Sutherland represents domestic and foreign corporations, commercial banks, commercial finance companies, insurance companies, business development companies and other institutional investors in a broad range of financing and restructuring transactions and matters. We are sensitive to balancing adequate staffing against cost-effective matter administration. Our experienced attorneys not only deal with the legal issues that arise, but also manage for the most efficient transactions.

Eversheds Sutherland’s attorneys are familiar with all facets and varieties of financing and restructuring transactions and matters, and our practice is active in many industries, including energy, financial services, telecommunications, agricultural and timber and forest products, natural resources, automotive, manufacturing and aviation. We advise clients on transactions throughout the United States and around the world. Our financing and restructuring areas of focus include energy finance, structured finance, financial restructuring, equipment finance, commercial and industrial finance, corporate finance, private equity and fund portfolio finance.

About Eversheds Sutherland

As a global top 10 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 77 of the Fortune 100, 68 of the FTSE 100 and 129 of the Fortune 200.

With more than 3,000 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in over 70 offices in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance and restructuring; fund formation, regulation and portfolio matters; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax.

Eversheds Sutherland is a global legal practice and comprises two separate legal entities: Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (headquartered in the UK) and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (headquartered in the US), and their respective controlled, managed, affiliated and member firms. The use of the name Eversheds Sutherland is for description purposes only and does not imply that the member firms or their controlled, managed or affiliated entities are in a partnership or are part of a global LLP. For more information, visit eversheds-sutherland.com.