Katharine

Katie represents clients before bankruptcy courts, federal and state trial courts, arbitration panels and appellate courts nationwide. She routinely handles bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, including the representation of debtors, banks, court-appointed fiduciaries, and creditors in Chapter 11, 7, 15, and 13 bankruptcies.

Katie has broad commercial litigation experience related to troubled and insolvent businesses. Her experience includes representing companies, fiduciaries, lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, as well as constituencies from every segment of the capital structure in federal and state court reorganization, liquidation and litigation proceedings. She has helped clients navigate insolvency matters involving billions of dollars in liabilities.

In 2017, Katie was part of a team that received the Turnaround of the Year Award (Large Company) from the Turnaround Management Association for her work on the first successful bankruptcy reorganization of a life settlement company.

Katie has significant experience in bankruptcy and litigation matters involving the real estate and energy industries. She has also litigated actions related to fraud that leads to bankruptcy or other displacement of management or control, including fraudulent transfer litigation, and state and federal court receivers.

Katie enjoys the challenge of pursuing innovative solutions for her clients. Her diverse experience allows her to quickly absorb complex fact patterns and distill them so she and her clients can focus on the best strategy for the situation at hand.