Maja Zerjal Fink is a partner with Clifford Chance in New York, where she represents clients in distressed situations, corporate reorganizations, distressed-investment litigation, and insolvency proceedings in the U.S. and across the globe. Recognized by ABI in its “40 Under 40” Class of 2020, Law360 (2020), Super Lawyers (2020) and The Legal 500 (2019) as a “Rising Star,” she has been involved in some of the largest reorganization cases in the U.S., including the restructuring of Puerto Rico’s outstanding debt load of more than $74 billion. Ms. Zerjal Fink has represented clients in a number of high-profile restructurings, including Hertz, Cineworld, Caesars Entertainment Operating Corp., MF Global Holdings, Seadrill Partners, Penn Virginia Corp., Rotech Healthcare, SIGA Technologies, Breitburn Energy Partners, Trident Microsystems and Phoenix Brands. She also represented B. Endeavour Shipping Co. in its chapter 15 case and has advised clients in several cross-border matters. Ms. Zerjal Fink has given guest lectures at Harvard Law School, Michigan Law School and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and writes extensively on restructuring topics, including in Bloomberg Law and Debtwire. She is also a member of the editorial board of International Corporate Rescue, a corporate restructuring and insolvency journal that has published more than 30 of her articles. Ms. Zerjal Fink maintains an active pro bono practice and has been awarded a Pro Bono Star award by Human Rights First for her work in asylum cases. She also is an active member of the Harvard Law School Association and serves on its executive committee and the board of the New York City chapter. Ms. Zerjal Fink received her B.A. from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, where she was first in class, and her LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where she was Dean’s Scholar in Corporate Reorganization and senior editor of the Harvard Business Law Review.