Evan Jones is a partner in O’Melveny’s Los Angeles office and a member of the Restructuring Practice. Evan has broad experience in all facets of reorganization – both in and out of court – having represented bank groups, secured creditors, debtors, unsecured creditor committees, acquirers of distressed assets, and other constituents. He has worked in media, entertainment, real estate, hospitality, retail, manufacturing and other industries.

Evan is experienced in both reorganization related litigation and transactions ranging from large billion dollar national cases to smaller regional ones. In addition to restructuring, Evan is also often involved in structuring deals to avoid or minimize the risks of bankruptcy, in close cooperation with the attorneys in our entertainment, structured finance, corporate, and infrastructure practices.

Evan is active in entertainment matters, representing major and mini-major studios, distribution and production companies, licensees of rights, investors and production companies in bankruptcy and out of court restructurings.

In technology cases, Evan has represented creditors committees, lenders, investors and buyers in numerous sales and workouts of technology-related companies. He writes and lectures extensively on technology and bankruptcy issues.

Evan has extensive experience in real estate restructurings, workouts, and bankruptcies involving timber assets, coal companies, hotels, apartment complexes, office buildings, residential developments, and oil and gas projects. He is also bankruptcy liaison to the Firm’s Environmental group.

Evan is recognized by Chambers and Partners USA as one of the leading insolvency/corporate recovery lawyers in California and was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Chambers particularly highlights Evan’s “sterling work on behalf of major financial institutions and banks.”
Illustrative Professional Experience

Represented a lead lender to Tribune Broadcasting
Represented secured creditors in entertainment bankruptcies including RHI and Tee Vee, Inc., recovering collateral through settlement and sales
Represented lead investors in restructuring of mini-major film studio.
Represented the agent bank for secured lenders in the bankruptcy and sale of Scotia Pacific, Inc ., a large timber company, obtaining a full cash payment of principal and interest
Represented lenders recovering over US$325 million (principal and default interest and fees) through restructuring of coal company Horizon Natural Resources, AEI Resources
Represented pre-petition and DIP lenders in recovering approximately US$500 million in loans (principal and default interest and fees) by compelling pre-plan sale of multi-dimensional agricultural cooperative in the Chapter 11 of Farmland Industries Inc.
Represented the special committee of the Board in consummating the sale of Davis Petroleum on the first day of prepackaged bankruptcy case
Represented Gottschalks, Inc. in connection with its recent chapter 11 filing, securing US$125 million of debtor-in-possession financing
Represented creditors' committee in bankruptcy of computer manufacturer Trigem Texas, Inc.
Represented conduit issuer for LAX bonds in dispute over lease recharacterization in Chapter 11 of Delta Airlines
Represented buyer in two-stage acquisition of debtor Pillowtex Corporation's complex in Kannapolis, North Carolina for redevelopment in multi-use community
Represented Azabu Buildings Co., Ltd. in restructuring of Hyatt Waikiki hotel
Represented secured lender in acquiring Baldwin Piano and Organ Company through pre-plan foreclosure
Represented creditors committee in Applied Magnetics Corporation reorganization
Represented purchaser of television station from bankruptcy in Urban Broadcasting Chapter 11
Represented investor in the large real estate restructuring of Gas Company Tower, confirming client's plan over debtor's competing plan
Represented unsecured bank creditors in obtaining full repayment with interest and fees in bankruptcy of Sizzler Restaurants, Inc.
Represented the debtor in possession of Phar-Mor, Inc.
Represented the secured lenders in DIP financing of Revco, D.S.
Represented the largest secured lender in restructuring of Leisure Tech, Inc., a major home builder
Represented the secured bank group in the bankruptcy of EPI Products, U.S.A.
Represented the secured lender in the restructuring of petroleum plant Collet Ventures, Inc.
Successfully represented Sony Pictures Entertainment in the various bankruptcies and litigation regarding "Spiderman", including obtaining the rights to produce and distribute the film
Represented distributors, licensees of rights, investors, and production companies in Orion, 21st Century Productions, Carolco, Cannon, and other cases