Partner
Jamie O’Connell is a Partner in the Restructuring and Special Situations Group (RSSG) at PJT Partners based in New York.
He started working in corporate restructuring in 1996 and joined the group in 2004 when it was part of Blackstone. Mr. O’Connell was a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone at the time of the group’s spin-off to PJT in 2015, becoming one of the original Partners of PJT RSSG. Over the years, he has been privileged to work alongside many dedicated and talented colleagues in the group.
Mr. O’Connell has advised on more than 100 special situations involving over $275 billion of financial debt. Representative clients have included 3M, AIG, Baltic Trading, CEC Entertainment, Delta Air Lines, Del Monte Foods, Encore Global, Genco Shipping, Natura, Philips, Service King, Stearns Lending, Wesco Aircraft (Incora) and W. R. Grace & Co.
Mr. O’Connell graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame and received an MBA with honors from Wharton. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and, since 2013, has served as a guest lecturer at both Columbia Law School and Harvard Business School.