Alex Sapp

Alex Sapp's practice is focused on creditor and debtor rights and in helping clients find solutions to restructuring, reorganization, and insolvency issues. Prior to joining Jones Day in 2023, Alex served two clerkships where he worked on complex chapter 11 cases at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and on high-profile corporate cases and other state court matters at the Delaware Supreme Court.

Alex has worked on several cross-border restructurings and insolvencies in the automotive sector, with a focus on distressed M&A transactions, commercial negotiations with OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), including the negotiation and implementation of customer accommodations in connection with successful out-of-court restructurings for tier 1 automotive suppliers.

Alex's experience includes: the representation of a global tier 1 automotive supplier in commercial negotiations and out-of-court restructuring of its South Carolina facility resulting in more than $500 million of accommodations from the supplier's primary customer; the $300 million sale of a tier 1 automotive supplier specializing in lightweight aluminum chassis and structural technologies; and the representation of a global tier 1 interiors supplier in commercial negotiations and out-of-court restructuring, including the potential sale of its European business.