“Evan has the collection of talents, experience and commitment that make him a rising star in our field.”
Evan A. Hill is a Corporate Restructuring partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York, where he focuses his practice on complex corporate and financial restructurings, advising clients in all aspects of out-of-court restructurings, liability-management transactions, chapter 11 reorganizations, and distressed mergers and acquisitions. His restructuring experience spans a wide variety of industries, including health care, energy, financial services, retail, gaming, shipping and media. In addition, Mr. Hill has experience representing corporate clients, private-equity sponsors and investment banks in connection with public and private mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and equity investments. He also regularly advises corporate clients and investors in structuring complex securitization transactions and bankruptcy-remote investment vehicles. Mr. Hill has served as a member of the board of directors and in other leadership positions of the New York City Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). He also is a member of ABI and the New York City Bar Association, for which he serves on its Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Committee, Structured Finance Committee, and formerly as secretary and treasurer of the Legal History Committee. In addition, he is a member of the leadership of Young Catholic Renewal, a group of professionals in the corporate restructuring industry aged 40 and under who are committed to providing charitable assistance to those in need. Mr. Hill was named one of Turnarounds & Workouts’ Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers in 2024. He also has been honored by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, in addition to being named one of the ABI’s “40 Under 40” Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice and the winner of the TMA’s Emerging Leader Award. In addition, he was selected as the recipient of the Lawyers Alliance for New York’s Cornerstone Award in recognition of his pro bono service to nonprofit organizations. Mr. Hill frequently writes and speaks on issues pertaining to financial distress and restructuring. He received his B.S. magna cum laude in 2008 from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. cum laude in 2011 from Fordham University School of Law, where he served as notes and articles editor of the Fordham Law Review.