Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Helena Tseregounis is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins, where she represents clients in all aspects of domestic and cross-border corporate reorganizations and restructurings. She guides companies, creditors, buyers, creditors’ committees, and other interested parties across the insolvency life cycle. Her work includes advising on Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, distressed asset acquisitions, bankruptcy-related litigation, and out-of-court restructurings.
Ms. Tseregounis also regularly advises companies on successful strategies to address mass tort and legacy liabilities including those relating to asbestos, environmental, and product liabilities, and has represented clients in numerous mass tort bankruptcies. She develops trusted relationships with her corporate clients and helps them navigate their most business-critical issues with a calm, methodological approach.
Active in promoting women’s advancement in the legal industry, Ms. Tseregounis spearheaded a program in the Los Angeles office that provided mentorship to women associates with a focus on career development and attorney retention. She is also a former Co-Chair of Los Angeles Women Lawyers Group and a former member of the Los Angeles Pro Bono Committee.
While in law school, Ms. Tseregounis was involved with the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic and externed for Judge Robert E. Gordon, Appellate Court of Illinois.
