Cristine Pirro Schwarzman

Cristine Pirro Schwarzman is a Business Restructuring Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP in New York, a position held since September 2019. With a notable career in bankruptcy law, Cristine has represented prominent debtors globally and has received multiple accolades, including recognition as “40 Under 40” by the American Bankruptcy Institute and Global Restructuring Review, “Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer of the Year” by Women in Business Law, and was honored as a “Rising Star” by Law360 and the Private Debtor Investor. Prior roles include Restructuring Partner at Kirkland & Ellis, Law Clerk to Chief Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez at the S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Court, and Associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges, where involvement included major chapter 11 cases. Cristine also served on the IWIRC Board as Social Events Co-Chair and is an alumna of both the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the University of Pennsylvania.