New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue
Bankruptcy and insolvency
Out-of-court workouts
Creditor committee and post-confirmation trust representation
Loan agent, Indenture Trustee and lender
Financial services litigation
Distressed transactions and recovery strategy
Kristin K. Going is a partner in McDermott’s business restructuring practice, advising clients on value maximizing solutions to distressed situations.
She is nationally recognized for representing creditor committees, post-confirmation trusts, and lenders in complex corporate and municipal insolvency proceedings, and also counsels indenture trustees, loan agents, insurers, directors, ad hoc groups, and strategic investors.
As co-managing partner of the firm’s New York office and a member of the Management Committee, she brings more than 25 years of industry experience to distressed transactions and is known for her practical and commercial approach to negotiations within the capital structure of companies in financial distress.
Ranked in
The Best Lawyers in America, 2026
Ranked in
Chambers USA, 2025
Ranked in
Legal 500 US, 2024
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in Robertshaw US Holding Corp.
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Forever 21 chapter 11 cases, involving approximately $1.6 billion of funded debt
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the First Mode chapter 11 cases for a decarbonization solutions developer and manufacturer
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Vyaire Medical chapter 11 cases, involving more than $530 million of funded debt
- The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021-2026
- New York Law Journal, Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalist, 2024
- Legal 500 US, Recommended, Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate, 2021-2024
- Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2016-2026
- BankruptcyData, H1 2024 Advisory Retentions and Group Activity Report, Top 10 Legal Professionals
- Chambers USA, New York, Bankruptcy/Restructuring Recognised Practitioner, 2019
- Lawdragon, Leading US Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, 2020
- Crain’s New York Business, Notable Women in Law, 2019
- Law360 Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board, 2024
- ABI Law Review Advisory Board, member
- Practical Law Advisory Board, member
- St. John's University School of Law, LLM
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, JD
- Syracuse University, BA
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- New York
- Supreme Court of the United States
- US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
- US District Court for the District of Maryland
- US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- US District Court for the Southern District of New York
- US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
