Jon Muenz

JON MUENZ is an experienced commercial litigator, with particular experience in bankruptcy, insolvency, and other distressed situations. Jon has represented debtors, official committees, secured and unsecured creditors, distressed investors, and other parties in litigated matters arising out of numerous high profile restructurings. Jon also has substantial experience in state and federal courts and various arbitral forums litigating disputes concerning contractual breaches, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and class and derivative actions. Jon previously served as in-house litigation counsel for a Fortune 100 company.

Jon serves on the editorial board of the Enhanced Scrutiny blog, where the Sidley team provides timely updates and thoughtful analysis on M&A and corporate governance matters from the Delaware courts and, on occasion, from other jurisdictions.

Recent Bankruptcy and Restructuring Matters:

• Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., a provider of hospital operations and other physician services across several states, in one of 2025’s largest Chapter 11 cases, filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• BowFlex, Inc., a manufacturer of fitness equipment, in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
• Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company that develops treatments for rare metabolic diseases, in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Anthelion Capital Holdings, as primary secured creditor, in the Chapter 11 proceedings of Proterra, Inc., an electric bus and commercial vehicle power train manufacturer, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
• Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Ebix, Inc., an insurance exchange operator, in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• DIP lender in the Chapter 11 cases of Hooters of America, LLC, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Medical services company CareMax Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Major payment card issuer in putative class action brought by Chapter 7 debtor regarding credit reporting and the statutory discharge injunction, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Recent State Law Commercial Matters:

• Fortress Investment Group, LLC and affiliates in litigation involving alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference with contract relating to large-scale energy development project.
• Fortress Investment Group, LLC in lawsuit alleging tortious interference with government contracts.
• Aerospace defense contractor in AAA arbitration concerning alleged breach of long term supply agreement.
• Buyer of aircraft engine facility in post-closing arbitration relating to working capital adjustments.

Recent Class Action Matters:

• CONCACAF in putative class actions relating to the 2024 Copa America championship match between Argentina and Colombia.
• TD Ameritrade in putative class actions alleging violations of the federal securities laws concerning the duty of best execution, payment for order flow, and high-frequency trading.
• Schwab in putative class action alleging violations of the federal securities laws concerning the duty of best execution, payment for order flow, and high-frequency trading.

Recent M&A Matters:

• Mortgage servicing company in Delaware Chancery Court trial that successfully compelled the company’s acquisition.
• Real Estate Investment Trust in putative class action seeking to enjoin merger and tender offer.
• The directors of Rouse Properties in putative class actions alleging breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with Rouse’s acquisition by Brookfield Properties.
• Starwood Capital Group and senior officers in putative class action seeking to enjoin the merger of Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust and Colony American Homes and challenging the internalization of the company’s manager.

Jon maintains an active pro bono practice and has successfully represented clients in contested divorce and asylum proceedings. In connection with his advocacy on behalf of a mother of four children from Chad, he was one of the recipients of the 2011 Commitment to Justice Award for Outstanding Legal Team, presented by inMotion (now known as Her Justice), a leading non-profit legal services provider that helps low-income women in New York. Jon has co-authored a practice guide on the use of electronic discovery, specifically focused on social media, in domestic violence litigation.