Amanda Parra Criste

AMANDA is a partner in White & Case’s Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. She advises debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, ad hoc groups and other parties in interest with respect to complex financial restructurings, both in and out of the bankruptcy court. She also has experience advising clients in connection with bankruptcy litigation, chapter 15 cases and other cross-border insolvency matters. She previously was an associate with Jones Day and, as a summer associate, drafted a white paper on Chile’s then-new insolvency law that was published by INSOL. She also helped launch the firm’s nationwide unaccompanied minor pro bono program by conducting intakes at a San Antonio shelter.

Amanda’s representations include Telefónica del Perú (Perú), one of the largest telecommunications companies in Perú with over 13 million customers, with respect to the restructuring of its over $2 billion of debt in Perú and the U.S.; InterCement Participações S.A., one of Brazil’s largest cement manufacturers and distributors, in connection with InterCement’s financial restructuring, including US$750 million of New York-law governed notes in Brazil, Netherlands, Spain and the U.S.; Morgan Stanley as lead arranger, along with a syndicate of six lenders on all aspects of a complex, comprehensive restructuring strategy with respect to 3.3 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 579.4 million) of debt against Seacrest Petroleo Cricare Bermuda (Seacrest), an upstream oil & gas company, and its subsidiaries; the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Genesis Global Holdco, LLC; and Crédito Real and its foreign representative in the company’s financial and operational restructuring of over US$2.5 billion of indebtedness. She also been recently representing an ad hoc group of noteholders in the Hooters bankruptcy case.

Amanda has written for the ABI Journal and is admitted to the Florida Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. As a first-generation Cuban-American, her values were shaped by watching her parents build a life through perseverance and sacrifice. Her journey to restructuring began in business school, where she was drawn to the analytical rigor of finance, but she also loved developing broader business strategies. She is passionate about building a more inclusive and supportive community in the restructuring and bankruptcy field — especially for women. As chair of the firm’s Women’s Network, she creates opportunities for women to feel connected, empowered and appreciated, and coordinates social and mentorship opportunities for women to feel supported in the profession. Outside of the office, she is engaged in her community and serves on the Parents’ Association leadership team at her children’s school.