RyanSims

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Ryan Sims's practice focuses on corporate restructuring and reorganizations, including complex cross-border restructurings, bankruptcy litigation, and other insolvency-related matters. He regularly counsels lenders, creditors, borrowers, and debtors in connection with complex in- and out-of-court restructurings. Ryan also has counseled clients on, among other issues, avoidance litigation, fiduciary duty, and corporate governance matters.

Most recently Ryan played significant roles in the Firm's representation of Diebold Nixdorf in its successful restructuring in 71 days of more than $2.7 billion in funded debt in the first-ever dual proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code and Dutch restructuring law; Spark Networks SE in connection with its restructuring under the German StaRUG law and the first-ever U.S. chapter 15 recognition of a StaRUG proceeding and confirmed reorganization plan; the largest creditor constituency in the Intelsat S.A. chapter 11 cases; the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Toys "R" Us Property Company I chapter 11 cases; and creditors in connection with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's restructuring. In addition, Ryan has been involved in representing creditors in high-stakes avoidance litigation in chapter 11 and chapter 7 proceedings.

Ryan maintains an active pro bono practice. Most recently, he represented a local education-focused nonprofit based in Alexandria, Virginia. Ryan has also represented pro bono clients in probate and civil litigation matters in the D.C. Superior Court and Arlington County Circuit Court.

Experience

  • Singapore Liquidator for Wayne Burt Pte Ltd (in Liquidation) obtains recognition of Singapore default judgment requiring turnover of estate assetsJones Day represented Farooq Ahmad Mann, in his capacity as foreign representative (the "Foreign Representative") of Wayne Burt Pte Ltd (in Liquidation) ("Wayne Burt"), the subject of a Singapore liquidation proceeding commenced in November 2018, in what appears to be the first-ever recognition of a Singapore default judgment issued in connection with a Singapore liquidation process. Jones Day filed a chapter 15 petition on October 8, 2024, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (the "Bankruptcy Court") and obtained recognition of the Singapore liquidation proceeding as a foreign main proceeding on November 7, 2024.
  • Spark Networks obtains chapter 15 recognition of first-ever cross-border restructuring under German StaRUGJones Day represented Spark Networks SE in the first-ever cross-border restructuring under the recently enacted German restructuring law ("StaRUG") and chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code involving over $100 million of funded debt issued by a U.S.-based credit fund and guaranteed by other German and U.S. entities.
  • Diebold Nixdorf obtains $1.25 billion senior secured exit credit facilityJones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, a multinational financial and retail technology company that specializes in the sale, manufacture, installation, and service of self-service transaction systems (such as ATMs and currency processing systems), point-of-sale terminals, physical security products, and software and related services for global financial, retail, and commercial markets, in connection with a new $1.25 billion senior secured term loan facility as part of it’s emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy and other domestic and foreign court-supervised restructuring proceedings.
  • Diebold Nixdorf successfully restructures over $2.7 billion in funded debt and completes the first-ever dual proceeding under the U.S. bankruptcy code and Dutch restructuring law in 71 daysIn the first-ever cross border restructuring involving dual main proceedings under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and a scheme of arrangement (the "Dutch Scheme") under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord ("WHOA")), and the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of Dutch Scheme proceedings and a sanctioned WHOA reorganization plan (the "WHOA Plan"), Jones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated ("Diebold") and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in connection with (i) the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of In re Diebold Holding Company, LLC, et al., (Case No. 23-90602-DRJ) commenced on June 1, 2023, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"); (ii) the Dutch Scheme, commenced on June 1, 2023 by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the "Dutch Issuer") in the District Court of Amsterdam (the "Dutch Court"), and (iii) the chapter 15 proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court commenced by the foreign representative of the Dutch Issuer, wherein the Bankruptcy Court recognized the Dutch Scheme proceeding as a foreign main proceeding and recognized and extended comity to the WHOA Plan that was sanctioned by the Dutch Court.
  • Diebold Nixdorf obtains $1.25 billion senior secured superpriority DIP credit facilityJones Day is representing Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (the “Company”), a multinational financial and retail technology company that specializes in the sale, manufacture, installation, and service of self-service transaction systems (such as ATMs and currency processing systems), point-of-sale terminals, physical security products, and software and related services for global financial, retail, and commercial markets, and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) in (i) a pre-packaged chapter 11 proceeding in front of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”), (ii) a scheme of arrangement by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the “Dutch Issuer”) and the related voluntary proceeding in front of the District Court of Amsterdam under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord), and (iii) an anticipated proceeding commenced by the Dutch Issuer under chapter 15 in the Bankruptcy Court, seeking recognition of such scheme of arrangement.
  • Minsheng aircraft leasing entities defeat fraudulent transfer and preference claims with presumption against extraterritorialityJones Day represented Chinese and Irish aircraft leasing entities (the "Minsheng and Yuntian Entities") in the chapter 7 cases of Zetta Jet PTE, Ltd, a Singapore entity ("Zetta Singapore") and Zetta Jet USA, Inc. (collectively, the "Zetta Entities").
  • Members of Intelsat Jackson Crossover Group to own 96% of reorganized Intelsat equity following complex chapter 11 plan confirmation processJones Day represents the largest creditor constituency (the "Jackson Crossover Group") holding more than 47% ($7 billion) of the debtors' entire funded debt in the highly complex chapter 11 cases of In re Intelsat S.A., et al. (Case No. 20-32299-KLP), pending in the Eastern District of Virginia bankruptcy court (the "Bankruptcy Court").
  • Bondholder group litigates claims related to Puerto Rico's debt restructuringJones Day is representing a bondholder group with respect to such holders' rights and remedies concerning the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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    December 2023 Newsletters

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    November 2022 White Paper

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    August 2018 Newsletters

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