Practices
Andrew J. Matott is an associate in the Litigation & Investigations and Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy Groups. Andrew’s practice focuses primarily on providing bankruptcy advice to lenders, bondholders, creditor committees, corporate trustees and agents, investors, and other secured and unsecured creditors in chapter 11 reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. Recent examples of Andrew’s notable representations include providing advice to financial institutions in their role as indenture trustee and administrative agent in many of the largest chapter 11 cases, including Franchise Group, Spirit Airlines, Diamond Sports Group, SVB Financial Group, Endo International, and Mallinckrodt plc. His recent committee representations include the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the bankruptcy cases of Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, ABC Carpet & Home, the San Jose Fairmont, and Furniture Factory. Andrew also regularly represents post-confirmation trustees, including in Endo International, Relativity Media, and Insys Therapeutics.
Andrew has experience handling complex investigations and all stages of litigation from representing clients in state and federal court in connection with complex commercial litigation and regulatory inquiries. As part of the firm’s pro bono practice, Andrew serves on the pro bono panel for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, where he has secured favorable awards as court-appointed trial counsel.
Andrew currently serves as the Vice Chair of Turnaround Management Association’s NYC Programming Committee. He has been recognized as a New York Metro “Rising Star” in bankruptcy by Super Lawyers (2023, 2024). Andrew is also a contributor to Seward & Kissel’s blog, Back in (the) Black.
Andrew received a B.A., cum laude, from The College of Saint Rose and a J.D., summa cum laude, from Albany Law School, where he served as Associate Editor for the Albany Law Review. Prior to joining Seward & Kissel, Andrew completed a two-year judicial clerkship for the Honorable Gary L. Sharpe, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York.