Adrienne is Of Counsel in the Boston office, practicing in the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Commercial Law Section.
Adrienne has significant experience in workouts, restructuring, and bankruptcy matters. She represents corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, lessors and lessees, and trustees in federal, state, and out-of-court restructurings. Adrienne's clients represent a variety of industries, including retail, textile manufacturers, biopharmaceutical, computer software, aviation, jewelry, and automotive. She is also experienced in creditors' rights, commercial litigation, and commercial arbitration. Adrienne's recent experience includes successfully counseling corporate debtors as they navigate the complexities of Chapter 11, often in connection with a Section 363 sale of the client's business. In addition, she routinely represents secured creditors and derivative contract parties in maximizing return on their agreements.
As an experienced commercial lending attorney, Adrienne also advises both borrowers and lenders on complex debt structuring, including transactions involving traditional banks and, more often, private equity. While most of these commercial lending matters involve a distressed debt or restructuring, her foresight and planning for unforeseen distress situations makes her work with non-troubled companies an asset to any client team.
She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, IWIRC (International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation), and the Boston Bar Association, where she currently serves as co-chair of the Bankruptcy Section. Additionally, Adrienne is a frequent speaker and writer on numerous topics of interest in the bankruptcy and commercial lending fields.
In 2011, Adrienne was listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and was named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list.
Adrienne is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. She received her B.A., with honors, from Simmons College and earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. After law school, she served as a law clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts.
Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements
· Speaker, "Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors," Boston Bar Association, 2009.
· Author, speaker, and panel moderator, "Asset Sales in and Out of Bankruptcy," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education's Annual Bankruptcy Conference, 2008.
· Author, speaker, and panel moderator, "Avoiding Administrative Insolvency," American Bankruptcy Institute's 15th Annual Northeast Bankruptcy Conference, 2008.
· Co-author, "In re Iridium Operating LLC and its Impact on SPM Carve-out Arrangements," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, On the Edge, 26-10 ABIJ 38, 2007.
· Author and speaker, "New Developments in Executory Contracts," Boston Bar Association's Bench Bar Conference, 2005.
· Co-author, "The Developing Impact of Till v. SCS on Chapter 11 Reorganizations," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, On the Edge, 24-10 ABIJ 12, 2004.
· Co-author, "What's in a Name? (Apparently, a Lot)," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Lien on Me, 24-4 ABIJ 26, 2004.
· Co-author, "Subordination Agreement Case Highlights Conflict with State Law," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, On the Edge, 23-10 ABIJ 12, 2003.
Industries
Retail & Consumer Products