<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Uchechi A. Egeonuigwe</strong> is a senior associate in Hogan Lovells US LLP’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice, where she focuses on complex corporate restructurings and insolvency matters. She represents corporate debtors, creditor groups, distressed borrowers, private-equity sponsors and institutional investors in sophisticated in-court and out-of-court restructuring engagements. Ms. Egeonuigwe has played a key role in many of the most high-profile and complex restructurings of the past decade, including Chesapeake Energy Corp., Ultra Petroleum, Neiman Marcus, EXCO Resources, Purdue Pharma, Legacy Reserves, Pier 1 Imports, EdgeMarc Energy, Takata Corp., Orexigen Therapeutics, Aralez Pharmaceuticals and Vewd Software AS. She has been recognized as an <em>IFLR1000</em> Rising Star for Restructuring and Insolvency, a <em>New York Law Journal </em>Rising Star, a Corporate Counsel Women of Color NextGen Emerging Leader, one of ABI’s “40 Under 40” for 2021, an American Bar Association “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyer,” and among <em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>’s “Ones to Watch.” Before joining Hogan Lovells, Ms. Egeonuigwe practiced at leading international law firms in New York and clerked for Hon. William T. Thurman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah. She also is an active speaker and thought leader on restructuring and insolvency topics, frequently presenting at national conferences and industry programs. Ms. Egeonuigwe received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Riverside as a scholar-athlete and her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.</p>