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Debra A. Dandeneau

Debra A. Dandeneau

USA 2026

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Baker McKenzie
 Baker McKenzie

Ranked in 1 practice area

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

New York

3 years ranked

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Debra A. Dandeneau is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Global Restructuring & Insolvency Group based in the Firm's New York office. Her practice focuses on business reorganizations and debtor and creditors' rights. Debra served as Chair of the Global Restructuring & Insolvency Group from 2016 through 2022.

Debra received the Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer of the Year award from the Women in Business Law Awards 2023/Americas. She has been ranked by The Best Lawyers in America 2011-2022 in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation-Bankruptcy. In 2022, she was named "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation - Bankruptcy, New York City by Best Lawyers in America. She has been recognized by Legal 500 US for Municipal Bankruptcy and Super Lawyers 2006-2022 for Bankruptcy and also received the Top Women in Dealmaking award (Restructuring) from The Deal in 2021 and 2022.

Debra regularly speaks on restructuring issues and is frequently quoted in the media, including The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and BBC Radio.

Professional Memberships

New York Bar - Member

Florida Bar - Member

California Bar - Member

Education

Columbia Law School

J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

1986

University of Miami

A.B., Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

1983

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - New York

Band 6
Individual Editorial
Debra Dandeneau of Baker McKenzie advises on out-of-court restructurings and distressed M&A transactions. She is commended by market sources for her cross-border restructuring expertise.
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Strengths

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  • She is very knowledgeable and very experienced.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

  • She is encyclopaedic about the bankruptcy code, tenacious and pushes to get things done.

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