Some of Kris’ notable creditor representations include the following:

• AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. (ad hoc committee of first lien term lenders)
• Aquilex Holdings (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Avaya, Inc. (ad hoc group of first and second lien creditors)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company I and II (ad hoc committee of convertible noteholders)
• Brookstone, Inc. (ad hoc committee of second lien noteholders)
• Calpine Corporation (ad hoc committee of convertible noteholders)
• Caraustar Industries (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Caesars Entertainment Corporation (ad hoc group of first lien lenders)
• Dana Corporation (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Dayton Superior (official creditors’ committee)
• Diebold Nixdorf (debt finance provider)
• Fairpoint Communications (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Harry & David (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• IAC/InterActiveCorp (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Indiana Downs/Indiana Live! (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Intermet Corporation (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Interstate Bakeries (largest shareholder)
• J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
• K-V Pharmaceutical Company (official creditors’ committee)
• Lear Corporation (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• LightSquared Inc. (secured creditor)
• Lone Pine Resources (certain noteholders)
• Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (certain noteholders and backstop parties)
• Monitronics International, Inc. (ad hoc group of senior unsecured noteholders)
• Morris Publishing Group (ad hoc committee of  noteholders)
• NationsRent, Inc. (ad hoc committee of secured lenders and plan sponsor)
• Neenah Foundry (DIP lender and ad hoc committee of secured noteholders)
• Neff Corp. (ad hoc committee of noteholders and purchaser)
• New Gulf Resources, LLC (ad hoc committee of noteholders and DIP lenders)
• Panavision Inc. (ad hoc committee of secured noteholders)
• Payless ShoeSource Inc. (Creditor and DIP lender)
• PCA International (official creditors’ committee)
• Pegasus Satellite Communications (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (DIP lender)
• Pliant Corporation (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Primus Telecommunications (ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• RathGibson, Inc. (DIP lender/ad hoc committee of noteholders and purchaser)
• Sandy Creek Energy Station (ad hoc first lien lender group)
• School Specialty, Inc. (DIP lender, ad hoc committee of noteholders)
• Sears Holdings Corp. (second lien lender)
• SFX Entertainment, Inc. (DIP lender and ad hoc bondholder committee)
• Spanish Broadcasting System (company)
• Stations Casinos (member of official creditors’ committee)
• Texas Petrochemicals, Inc. (official creditors’ committee)
• Toys “R” Us, Inc. (FILO DIP lenders)
• Tropicana Entertainment (official creditors’ committee)
• Trump Entertainment Resorts (debtor)

In addition, Kris has acted as debtors’ counsel to: Ambassadors International, Inc., AMF Bowling, Flushing Hospital, Loehmann’s Inc., Recoton Corporation, Trism Trucking, Trump Entertainment Resorts and Union Hospital.

• Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business,“America’s leading restructuring attorneys”
• Best Lawyers, “various national rankings in the area of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights”
• Super Lawyers, “various national rankings in the area of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights”
• K&A Restructuring Register, “Outstanding Lawyers”
• Turnaround & Workouts, “Outstanding Lawyers”
• Law360, “Bankruptcy MVP”
• Benchmark Litigation, “Litigation Star”
• Turnaround Management Association, 2018 Turnaround of the Year: Mega Company

Kris was also recently inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy, a highly selective honorary and educational association of bankruptcy and insolvency professionals.

Kris is a frequent panelist and lecturer at American Bankruptcy Institute, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Turnaround Management Association and other industry-sponsored events. Select engagements include:

• Moderator, “CDS Markets,” American Bankruptcy Institute New York City Bankruptcy Conference, New York City, May 22, 2019
• Moderator, “Practical Issues in Corporate Governance Before, During and Upon Emergence from Chapter 11,” American Bankruptcy Institute 19th Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference, May 18, 2017
• Speaker, “The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property,” District of Delaware Second Annual Bench and Bar Conference, May 19, 2016
• Speaker, “Flashpoints for Intercreditor Disputes,” American Bankruptcy Institute 18th Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference, May 12, 2016

New York

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1995

B.S., Fordham University, 1992; Finance