Overview
Ethan Ashley is an associate in Mayer Brown's New York office and a member of the Restructuring practice. He focuses his practice on representing debtors, creditors, and other parties in complex chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, U.S. chapter 15 proceedings, out-of-court restructurings, and distressed transactions. Ethan assists in advising clients across a wide range of industries, including Financial Services, Energy, and Power & Renewables, to develop strategies that facilitate successful resolutions in complex matters.
Ethan received his BA from Colby College and his JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School or Law and was the Senior Notes Editor on the Cardozo International and Comparative Law Review and a Legal Intern at Cardozo’s Securities Arbitration Clinic.
Experience
- An ad hoc group of financial institutions in connection with the Raizen's BRL 64.7 billion extrajudicial reorganization (recuperação extrajudicial), one of the largest restructurings ever undertaken in Brazil. Mayer Brown is advising the group in connection with the evaluation and negotiation of a restructuring plan addressing a range of financial and strategic considerations. The engagement involves a complex cross-border restructuring strategy spanning New York and Brazil and addressing a broad range of debt instruments. The Brazilian court approved the plan on July 30, 2026, with 81.6% creditor support and no objections; implementation, including the issuance of new debt instruments, is ongoing.
- Katsumi Servicing, LLC, one of the largest creditors in the First Brands Chapter 11 proceedings
- Miyoshi America, Inc. in its groundbreaking prepackaged Chapter 11 case to resolve current and future talc-related liabilities.
Education
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, JD
- Colby College, BA
Admissions
- New York