Article 03.14.25
International and Cross-Border Insolvency
Pillsbury insights on the wide-ranging, often complex array of challenges inherent in cross-border insolvency matters.
Michael Burke’s practice focuses primarily on general corporate restructuring and bankruptcy matters.
Michael represents creditors’ committees, ad hoc committees, debtors, bondholders, distressed investors, indenture trustees, bank groups, lenders and other parties in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, acquisitions and other distressed situations. He has experience in large-scale, cross-border restructurings and insolvencies involving the United States, Canada and Australia and has advised clients in distressed situations across industries, including mineral and mines, telecommunications, print media, real estate, gas and oil, shipping, manufacturing, automotive and retail.
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Michael also has substantial experience in the aviation sector and has represented lenders, lessors, financing parties, aircraft manufacturers and mainline and regional carriers in aviation bankruptcies (involving fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft) and out-of-court workouts. Michael has also worked as U.S. counsel for clients in a number of Australian restructurings, which were effectuated through schemes of arrangement and deeds of company arrangement.
Representative Experience
- Represented Amerijet International Airlines in an out-of-court financial and operational restructuring.
- Represent AerCap Ireland Limited in connection with the GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. chapter 11 Cases.
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in Pareteum Corporation chapter 11 cases.
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- Represented United Airlines in Avianca Airlines chapter 11 cases.
- Represented GE Capital Aviation Services in Philippine Airlines, Grupo Aeroméxico and LATAM Airlines chapter 11 cases.
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Borden Dairy chapter 11 cases.
- Represented Milestone Aviation and PK AirFinance in the Bristow Group Chapter 11 cases.
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in Jack Cooper chapter 11 cases.
- Represented PK AirFinance and Milestone Aviation in the chapter 11 cases of CHC Group.
- Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in Allied Systems Holdings Inc. chapter 11 cases.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America for work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2025)
Education
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J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2002
cum laudeB.A., St. Francis College, 1993
Admissions
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New York
Courts
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York