United States Bankruptcy Judge
District of Delaware
Brendan Linehan Shannon is a Bankruptcy Judge in Delaware. Judge Shannon received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, and his law degree from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Shannon was a partner with Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP in Wilmington. Since his appointment in 2006, Judge Shannon has managed a full Chapter 11 docket, and also handles all Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy cases filed in Delaware. He served as Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Court from 2014 through 2018.
Judge Shannon is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and in 2011 he was appointed to serve as a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference. The Conference was created in the 1930s by Congress and serves as a resource to Congress on bankruptcy legislation.
Partner, Restructuring
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Aparna Yenamandra is a restructuring partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on representing debtors, creditors, and other stakeholders in all aspects of corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and insolvency proceedings. In the 2022 edition of Chambers USA, Aparna was described as “a flourishing talent” who is “phenomenal in court and works tirelessly to pull people together.” In 2019, she was included in Global Restructuring Review’s list of “Women in Restructuring.”
