Distressed Debt Investor — Investor Reviewer

**Maria Elena Torres** is a Principal at Oaktree Capital in Los Angeles, specializing in distressed debt — buying the bonds and loans of companies in or near bankruptcy at deep discounts. She has a JD from Georgetown and a background in restructuring law at Weil Gotshal before switching to the buy side. She's worked on 40+ restructurings including some of the largest bankruptcies of the last decade.