Kim M. Longo
Partner
New York, NY156 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
P 212.237.1050 P 212.237.1050 | F 212.262.1215

Experience
Kim M. Longo represents debtors, trustees, creditors and other parties in interest in bankruptcy proceedings of varying sizes. Her bankruptcy experience spans the many stages of reorganization and liquidation, including general estate administration, the assumption and rejection of contracts, the sale of some or all of a debtor's assets, the prosecution of avoidance and other actions, and the determination of claims. Most recently, Ms. Longo has been a supervising attorney in the firm's representation of the Trustee for the SIPA liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
Ms. Longo has significant experience representing secured and unsecured lenders, borrowers, and equity participants in connection with the origination and restructuring of various financings, including senior, bridge, and mezzanine loans, joint ventures, lines of credit, syndicated loan participations, and factoring arrangements. She also reviews and negotiates legal opinions and provides advice as to the structuring of transactions to address bankruptcy concerns.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Longo was an associate in the financial restructuring department of a large New York-based law firm. While attending New York University School of Law, Ms. Longo was a member of the Annual Survey of American Law. She worked as an accountant prior to receiving her law degree, earning her license as a Certified Public Accountant.
Professional Memberships
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, Member
- Turnaround Management Association - NY Chapter (Member), Network of Women (NOW) Committee (Chair, former Vice Chair)
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2019-2024)
- City & State - Above & Beyond: Women (2023)
- SuperLawyers New York Metro - Bankruptcy: Business (2021-2023)
- 2019 New York's Top Rated Lawyers, published by the New York Law Journal (December 2019)
Newsroom +
- For 2023, Super Lawyers Recognizes 13 Lawyers in New York Metro Edition and 6 Rising Stars - Oct 16, 2023
- City & State Recognizes 50 Women - Kim Longo Featured - Mar 28, 2023
- For 2022, Super Lawyers Recognizes 12 Lawyers in New York Metro Edition and 2 Rising Stars - Oct 11, 2022
- Best Lawyers in America 2023 Recognizes 25 Windels Marx Lawyers, 9 Ones to Watch, 4 Lawyers of the Year - Aug 18, 2022
- For 2021, Super Lawyers Recognizes 18 Lawyers in New York Metro and Rising Stars Editions - Sep 30, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America 2022 Recognizes 22 Windels Marx Lawyers, 9 Ones to Watch - Aug 19, 2021
- Madoff Team Triumphs Again Before U.S. Supreme Court in $3B Overseas Clawback Case - Jun 1, 2021
- Madoff Case Garners DOJ Support for $3B Fund Clawback from Overseas Banks - Apr 13, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America 2021 Recognizes 22 Windels Marx Lawyers, 9 Ones to Watch, 4 Lawyers of the Year - Aug 20, 2020
- NYLJ Publishes 2019 Top Rated Lawyers, 6 Partners Recognized - Dec 9, 2019
- Best Lawyers in America 2020 Recognizes 16 Windels Marx Lawyers - Aug 15, 2019
- The Best Lawyers in America 2019 Recognizes 14 Lawyers, 2 Named "Lawyer of the Year" - Aug 15, 2018
- Court Approves $62 Million Recovery Agreement Between Madoff Trustee, Blumenfeld - Dec 5, 2014
- Windels Marx Promotes Kim M. Longo to Partner - May 8, 2012
Practices
- Financial Transactions
- Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
- Representation of Trustees
- Representation of Debtors
- Representation of Secured & Unsecured Creditors
- Bankruptcy-Related Litigation & Transactions
- Financial Services Litigation
- COVID-19 Response & Resources
Education
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 2001
- B.S., magna cum laude, Binghamton University, 1994
Admissions
- New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Supreme Court