Kevin Chiu is a senior associate in the Financial Restructuring group of Baker Botts. His practice spans all aspects of corporate restructurings, distressed acquisitions, bankruptcy litigation, liability management, and stakeholder recoveries. Kevin advises both public and private clients on domestic and cross-border insolvency issues and regularly represents debtors, creditors, lenders, committees, strategic bidders, and other interested parties in a variety of matters and transactions. Kevin strives to maximize value for his clients by helping them navigate through complex insolvency-related matters and sophisticated commercial transactions.
Kevin currently serves on the Employment Committee for the Dallas office and is chair of the firm’s Julius Dorsey Committee, which works closely with Julius Dorsey Elementary Leadership Academy (Dallas ISD) as a community partner and source of volunteers for many of the institution’s academic programs.
Before joining Baker Botts, Kevin served in the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., where he reviewed and issued comments on Exchange Act filings and worked with SEC staff attorneys on business combination and change-of-control transaction issues, including proxy contests and beneficial ownership reporting.
Prior to his legal career, Kevin was a senior consultant at Deloitte where he provided forensic accounting, corporate investigation and valuation services to his clients.
Representative Matters
Company-Side Debtor Representations
Distressed Mergers and Acquisitions
Committee, Strategic Counterparty and Creditor Representations
Other Experience
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Leadership Class of 2022
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder 2024