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Practice Overview

Drummond Woodsum’s bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights attorneys specialize in both litigation and transactions involving distressed commercial matters. They help clients from the first sign of trouble through the most complex financial restructuring or bankruptcy case, achieving exceptional results both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table.

Bankruptcy

Drummond Woodsum’s bankruptcy attorneys are regularly recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American College of Bankruptcy as among the most respected in the country. Their clients include financial institutions, bondholders, official and ad hoc creditors’ committees, asset purchasers, trustees, DIP lenders, directors/officers, and debtors.

Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights

Drummond Woodsum’s attorneys are highly experienced in the areas of restructuring and creditors’ rights. They regularly represent financial institutions, borrowers, and other parties in out-of-court debt restructurings, receiverships, foreclosures, and distressed asset and loan purchases/sales. They also have expertise in all manner of debtor/creditor litigation, including fraudulent transfers, commercial collections, statutory lien actions, unwinding leveraged buyouts, and both prosecuting and defending breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Chambers Review

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Maine

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Drummond Woodsum provides a premier practice of highly skilled bankruptcy attorneys, advising clients across northern New England. The firm possesses particularly strong experience acting for creditors in challenging insolvency cases. The team is well equipped to handle a range of restructuring and creditors' rights matters.

Work Highlights

  • Drummond Woodsum were selected as special litigation counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Heywood Healthcare Chapter 11 case resulting in a global plan settlement that yielded a substantial recovery.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jeremy R. Fischer
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Jeremy R. Fischer
Head of Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Band 1

Jeremy Fischer is highly experienced in all aspects of bankruptcy law, including Chapter 11 filings, workouts, complex restructuring agreements and related litigation. He regularly acts for clients in the energy, financial and real estate sectors.

He is as smooth as you can be in court: prepared, intelligent and can adjust on the fly, he is excellent with judges and clients.

Jeremy Fischer is a really good lawyer.

Benjamin E Marcus
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Benjamin E Marcus
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Band 2

Benjamin Marcus has experience across a broad range of M&A and bankruptcy matters, including workouts, Chapter 11 filings and restructurings.

He guides clients on business options in a practical way and has great depth of knowledge in the insolvency world.

Jeffrey T Piampiano
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Jeffrey T Piampiano
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Band 2

Jeffrey Piampiano focuses his practice on Chapter 7 trustee work, as well as advising on workout arrangements and reorganizations.

He is an outside the box thinker who is also very technically sound with procedure and rules.

Kellie Fisher
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Kellie Fisher
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Kellie Fisher's bankruptcy practice sees her representing a broad array of debtors, creditors and trustees. She is held in particularly high esteem for her litigation skills.

Kellie is very smart, a fantastic writer and good in court.

Ranked Lawyers at
Drummond Woodsum

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Maine

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Jeremy R. Fischer
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Jeremy R. Fischer
Head of Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Band 1
Benjamin E Marcus
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Benjamin E Marcus
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Band 2
Jeffrey T Piampiano
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Jeffrey T Piampiano
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Band 2
Kellie Fisher
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Kellie Fisher
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Band 3

Members

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Clients

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Calais Regional Hospital

Fairpoint Communications

GT Advanced Technologies

Great Northern Paper Co. I & II

IDL Development

LRGHealthcare

Lehman Bros. Holdings

Lincoln Paper & Tissue Co.

Maine & Atlantic Railway

Northeast Wireless Networks

Qubuecor World

Sports Authority Holdings

Sure Winner Foods