- Represents debtors, ad hoc creditor groups, and official committees in complex chapter 11 cases
- Counsels clients across the deal lifecycle, from first-day filings and DIP financing through plan confirmation and bankruptcy-related litigation
- Guides clients through out-of-court restructurings, including exchange offers, tender offers, and other liability management transactions
- Handles cross-border insolvencies and chapter 15 cases
Rachel Biblo Block represents debtors, ad hoc creditor groups, and official committees in complex chapter 11 cases across a range of industries. Her recent matters include serving as counsel to ad hoc groups of secured lenders in the chapter 11 cases of a major U.S. airline with more than $3 billion in liabilities, a leading tire distributor with $1.9 billion in liabilities, and a cancer care provider with $1.7 billion in liabilities. She has also represented a consumer loyalty solutions provider in its chapter 11 case and served as counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 case of a regional hospital system.
Beyond in-court proceedings, Rachel guides companies, lenders, and other stakeholders through out-of-court restructuring transactions in various sectors. Her practice also reaches cross-border insolvencies and chapter 15 cases. Across her matters, she has advised nearly every seat at the table, from secured lenders to official committees and companies.
Earlier in her career, Rachel represented debtors in chapter 11 cases in the retail, energy, and building products industries, including matters involving complex asbestos-related liabilities, at a leading international law firm.
- American Tire Distributors: Counsel to an ad hoc group of creditors and DIP lenders in the chapter 11 cases of American Tire Distributors, one of the largest independent tire distributors in North America, involving $1.9 billion in liabilities
- Spirit Airlines: Counsel to an ad hoc group of secured noteholders and DIP lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Spirit Airlines, an American ultra-low-cost airline, involving $3.6 billion in liabilities
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021-2026
- Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, Outstanding Young Attorney Award, 2024
- Jewish Family Service of Dallas, Board of Directors, secretary
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, member
- The Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court, member
- Georgetown University Law Center, JD
- Brown University, AB
- Delaware
- Texas
- Supreme Court of Delaware
- US District Court for the District of Delaware
- US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
- Supreme Court of Texas
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- US Bankruptcy Courts for Eastern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- US Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Western District of Texas
- US Bankruptcy Courts for the Western District of Texas
- English