Alex Sapp

Alex Sapp represents creditors and debtors in restructuring, reorganization, and insolvency matters. Before joining Jones Day, he clerked at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, where he worked on complex chapter 11 cases and high-profile corporate cases and other state court matters at the Delaware Supreme Court.

Alex's practice centers on cross-border restructurings with a focus in the automotive sector, including distressed M&A and commercial negotiations with OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). He has advised on sale processes and out-of-court restructurings across North America, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and China, often involving carve-outs, going-concern sales of foreign subsidiaries, and coordination among secured lenders, customers, suppliers, and works councils. His work routinely requires aligning U.S. chapter 11 strategy with European insolvency and pre-insolvency procedures and addressing supply chain issues such as ringfencing, intercompany entanglements, and intellectual property considerations.

Representative matters include advising a global Tier 1 automotive supplier in the out-of-court restructuring of a U.S. manufacturing facility, which secured more than $500 million in customer accommodations, and representing a global Tier 1 interiors supplier in the right-sizing of its business, the sale of its European operations, and the settlement of claims exceeding $250 million.