William Hao is a senior attorney in Alston & Bird’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Group. William is experienced in a wide range of bankruptcy, litigation, and out-of-court restructuring matters. He has represented secured creditors, trade creditors, lessors and lessees, and other parties-in-interest in all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings such as avoidance actions, claims litigation, and the assumption and rejection of contracts and leases. William also has extensive experience representing parties in securitizations and other structured finance products in distressed situations and in commercial litigation. William regularly advises clients on bankruptcy issues in connection with finance and M&A transactions.

William is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association, New York City Bar Association, and National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. William is also a Co-Chair of the Commercial Bankruptcy and Restructuring Committee for the Asian American Bar Association of New York.