Deirdre O’Connor Managing Director, Corporate Restructuring

Deirdre O’Connor is a Managing Director on the Corporate Restructuring team, with a focus on business development. With more than 30 years of restructuring experience in law, government, corporate finance, and technology enabled legal solutions, Deirdre focuses on enterprise-wide initiatives to strengthen and expand Epiq’s law firm and corporate client relationships.

Deirdre has several years of experience in the leveraged finance industry, most recently serving as managing director at Wells Fargo Capital Finance, where she provided finance solutions to distressed companies.  Deirdre has also served as the United States Trustee for the Southern District of New York and oversaw the administration of some of the largest bankruptcies in history. She also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut in both the civil and criminal divisions.

Deirdre is active in many restructuring organizations. She was the inaugural recipient of IWIRC’s Women of the Year in Restructuring and has received the St. Francis Service Award by Catholic Renewal of Catholic Charities of Greater New York. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute where she serves as an Advisory Board Member for its Health Care Program, and New York City Bankruptcy Conference. She is also an Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University School of Law, L.L.M. Program.