Aaron S. Rothman

Aaron S. Rothman is a partner at K&L Gates in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a practice focused on finance and restructuring. He advises lenders, borrowers, sponsors, and other stakeholders on commercial lending, corporate financing, distressed transactions, and insolvency matters. His work covers the transaction life cycle, from initial financing structures and administration through workouts, reorganizations, and exits. He also advises on private equity and real estate finance issues.

Aaron earned a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University in 2005 and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in 2008. He graduated cum laude from law school and served on the St. John’s Law Review. His legal education supports his work analyzing loan structures, contractual rights, and the financial implications of complex commercial transactions. He is admitted in North Carolina and New York.

Aaron handles secured and unsecured commercial lending, mezzanine financing, recapitalizations, and restructuring transactions. His work includes bankruptcy proceedings, receiverships, assignments for the benefit of creditors, UCC foreclosure sales, and Section 363 sales. He has also assisted with negotiated settlements and enforcement of contractual remedies. His clients operate in fields including retail, healthcare, hospitality, telecommunications, cryptocurrency, defense, and oil and gas.

Aaron S. Rothman has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Charlotte, beginning in the 2023 edition. Before joining K&L Gates, he practiced in the bankruptcy and restructuring group of an international law firm in New York. His experience connects financing decisions with the practical challenges businesses and lenders face when transactions become distressed.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, K&L Gates LLP
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, The North Carolina State Bar

Licensed State

• New York
• North Carolina

Education

• St. John’s University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Pennsylvania State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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