About

Provided by Foster Garvey PC

The Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy practice at Foster Pepper is one of the strongest in the Pacific Northwest with skilled attorneys who dedicate their entire practice to this area of the law and provide clients with “small firm” personal service and “big firm” experience. The team successfully represents multinational corporations and individuals in a number of different industries including banking, manufacturing, timber, fishing, real estate and retail.

Attorneys in this group actively represent regional and national clients in connection with a wide variety of bankruptcy and insolvency matters. We also represent plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy-related litigation, including claims by and against trustees, claims against former officers and directors, and recipients of allegedly avoidable transfers.

We represent secured lenders, borrowers, guarantors and receivers in all aspects of work-outs and realization proceedings, including non-judicial and judicial foreclosures, lending litigation and receiverships. Our firm also represents buyers of assets out of Chapter 11 and receivership proceedings in the Puget Sound region.

Our Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy practice is highly regarded, both regionally and nationally. The practice is consistently ranked in Band 1 for Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers USA.

Chambers Review

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Washington
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Foster Garvey has a notable bankruptcy and creditors' rights group with a strong track record of representing secured lenders, trustees, creditors' committees and receivers. The team is highly experienced in developing and implementing recovery strategies. Its lawyers are recognized for their adept handling of bankruptcy-related litigation, Chapter 11 proceedings, workouts, foreclosures and receiverships, offering deep industry-sector expertise in areas such as banking, real estate and manufacturing.

Notable Practitioners

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1
Deborah Crabbe
1
Band 1

Deborah Crabbe has developed an impressive creditor-side practice and works with clients on a full range of bankruptcies and workouts, including Chapter 11 proceedings.

"Deborah is well respected."

3
Tara J. Schleicher
3
Band 3

Tara Schleicher is commended for her dispute resolution work in the bankruptcy space.

Ranked Lawyers at
Foster Garvey PC

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Washington

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

1
Deborah Crabbe
1
Band 1
3
Tara J. Schleicher
3
Band 3

Members

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Industries

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Banking

Fishing

Health Care

Manufacturing

Real Estate

Retail

Timber