Phyllis advises on finance and restructuring matters for public and private companies, financial institutions, investors and other market participants.
Phyllis’ practice includes a strong focus on representing clients’ financing needs in the energy sector. More broadly, her multifaceted experience includes advising on secured lending, debt finance, project finance, restructuring, complex intercreditor agreements, mergers and acquisitions and other transactional and corporate matters.
In her nearly 25 years of practice, Phyllis has successfully guided financings valued in the hundreds of millions and billions of dollars across multiple industries and has played a significant role in assisting companies and lenders through in-court and out-of-court restructurings.
Prior to Eversheds Sutherland, she practiced in the Texas offices of other global law firms.
Latest News
- media mentionsEversheds Sutherland Adds Texas Finance Leader
- media mentionsEversheds Sutherland Names Phyllis Young Head of Texas Finance
- firm newsEversheds Sutherland Welcomes Phyllis Young as Finance Partner in Texas, Strengthening Finance Practice Group’s Transactional and Restructuring Capabilities
- Represented a bioethanol and biodiesel company in connection with the exit facility and subsequent out-of-court restructuring of its first lien/second lien debt facilities.
- Represented a pipe distribution company in an international out-of-court restructuring of the company's debt and principal commercial agreements.
- Represented a stalking-horse bidder in connection with the 363 sale of a manufacturer and supplier of tubular drilling tools in the downhole industry.
- Represented a leading commercial bank in connection with multiple private sale agreements and negotiation of an auction agreement in connection with the Chapter 7 liquidation of borrower.
- Represented a global energy trading company in connection with $42.5 million acquisition of US refinery assets.
- Profiled among “Annual Women in Secured Finance”, The Secured Lender (2023)
- “Premier Women in Law”, Houston Association of Women Attorneys Foundation (2019)
- Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow (2018-2019)
- “Top 50 Women in Law”, National Diversity Council (2017)
- Turnaround Management Association, Member
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- Texas
- J.D., The University of Texas School of Law
- B.B.A., with high honors, The University of Texas at Austin