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Restructuring & Insolvency

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge's Restructuring & Insolvency Department has broad experience in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, cross-border proceedings and other distressed situations. Our lawyers regularly advise premier financial institutions, institutional investors, debt investors, finance companies, insurers and sureties to enforce creditors’ rights and to achieve strategic goals in the context of structured transactions, commercial litigation, loan workout, debt restructurings and bankruptcy.

The lawyers in the Restructuring & Insolvency Department develop practical, integrated solutions to the issues that confront businesses and investors in distressed situations. Our strengths emanate from our abilities to understand the businesses and the markets in which our clients operate so as to develop strategies that mitigate the risks and capitalize upon the opportunities presented by insolvencies and other distressed situations. The Firm’s vast experience in its core practice areas of private equity, debt financing, intellectual property and insurance further bolsters our ability to obtain maximum results for our clients.

Core strengths of our restructuring and insolvency practice include:

Corporate Trust and Bondholder Representations

Our insolvency lawyers represent bondholders, bondholder committees, indenture trustees and other holders of publicly-held debt in many of the largest and most complex Chapter 11 cases throughout the United States.

Investments in Distressed Businesses, Private Equity and Venture Capital

Our restructuring and insolvency lawyers regularly direct clients through distressed mergers and acquisitions, whether through Section 363 sales, Chapter 11 plans or out-of-court transactions. We regularly represent equity sponsors and other investors in the acquisition of distressed businesses or assets, restructuring of portfolio companies or divesting of troubled businesses. Our Restructuring & Insolvency Department focuses on advising bond and equity investors on minimizing the risks or damages of fraudulent transfers, subordinations, recharacterizations and breaches of fiduciary duty when extending credit or investing in distressed businesses.

Restructurings, Debtor-In-Possession Loans and Exit Financings

Through our varied representation of global banks and financial institutions, our group has enforced and restructured all types of debt investments at every level of the capital structure, from senior secured and second lien loans, to mezzanine and subordinate debt financings. We can quickly focus on the particular concerns of each healthy and distressed debt financings to develop and implement an effective resolution to the problem at hand. Whether we are structuring and negotiating complicated intercreditor and subordination agreements or providing risk management and bankruptcy advice on complex transactions, we protect our clients.

Cross-border Insolvencies

With the increasing globalization of business, a growing portion of our practice involves cross-border insolvency cases, financings, acquisitions and other transactions. Our restructuring and insolvency lawyers have broad experience representing clients in ancillary proceedings under Chapter 15 and its precursor, Section 304, as well as in insolvency proceedings outside the United States.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Restructuring & Insolvency Department will handle the full spectrum of issues and problems that arise in distressed situations and navigate these matters through to successful results both in bankruptcy proceedings or out-of-court restructurings.

Edwards, Angel, Palmer & Dodge LLP
2800 Financial Plaza
Providence RI 02903
Tel: 401 274-9200
Fax: 401 276-6611

The national law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP has more than 500 lawyers offering a full array of legal services to clients worldwide with a special industry-based focus in the Financial Services, Insurance and Reinsurance, Life Sciences, Education, Airport, Technology, Complex Litigation and Private Equity/Venture Capital sectors.