William Holste
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William Holste

Associate

Email

william.holste@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 7453

Offices

New York

V-CARD
William advises clients in connection with large and complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies and other distressed situations.

He represents debtors, creditors, financial institutions, ad hoc creditor groups and other parties in interest. William works with domestic and international clients across jurisdictions and in multiple sectors.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Vice Media—the global digital media and broadcasting company—in its Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, including a $350 million sale to a consortium of prepetition lenders.
  • Stoneway Capital Ltd. and its debtor affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases involving approximately $834 million of secured debt. Stoneway Capital is an Argentine holding company whose interests include building and operating power plants in Argentina.
  • Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc., and its affiliates in the confirmation appeals of their Chapter 11 cases.
  • Significant institutional equity holder in the Chapter 11 cases of FTX, the largest and most high-profile crypto bankruptcy to date.
  • An international financial institution in connection with the LATAM Chapter 11 cases.
  • A major lender in connection with an out-of-court restructuring in the maritime transportation sector.
  • Ad hoc group of counterparties holding approximately 2,000 MWh in long-term power purchase agreements in PG&E’s Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
  • Southland Royalty Company—a private-equity sponsored E&P company with interests in over 8,000 wells throughout Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado—in its Chapter 11 cases
  • Ad hoc group of creditors in connection with the Frontier Communication Chapter 11 cases.
  • Ad hoc group of noteholders in connection with the Windstream Chapter 11 cases.
  • Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc. in Sears Holdings’ Chapter 11 cases.
  • Advised a major international investor in connection with restructuring issues in the U.S. market.
  • Citibank N.A. as agent on a $1.75 billion DIP facility in the Chapter 11 cases of Weatherford International plc—the oil & gas services company—in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Published Work

  • Hathaway, O.A., Holste, W.S., Shapiro, S.J., Van De Velde, J., Wang Lachowicz, L. (2018) “War Manifestos”, Chicago: The University of Chicago Law Review 85.5.

Qualifications

Admissions

State of New York, 2018

Courts

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Academic

BA, Political Science and Russian, summa cum laude, University of Alabama, 2003

MDiv, magna cum laude, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, 2007

JD, Yale Law School, 2017

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.