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Kevin J Simard

Kevin J Simard

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Kevin Simard works with clients to help them think out of the box and utilize creative structures in order to provide greater value to their borrowers. He has extensive experience advising national banks and private lenders on all aspects of providing asset-based credit facilities to borrowers in various industries, with a particular emphasis on retail and consumer products. With the perspective on both the upfront structuring and the back-end wind-down of facilities that comes from extensive experience, Kevin and his team represent clients for the full life cycle of their deals, from complicated front-end structuring, negotiation and documentation of transactions, to work outs and restructurings, to bankruptcy and exit financings.

Kevin’s clients have included Bank of America, Bank of Montreal, Callodine Commercial Finance, Carlyle Private Credit, Citizens Bank, Eclipse Business Capital, First Eagle Alternative Credit, Gordon Brothers Funding LLC, Pathlight Capital, ReStore Capital, SLR Credit Solutions, and Wells Fargo. He has been at the center of some recent notable and high-profile bankruptcies in the country, including Rite Aid, Yellow Corporation, Sears Holdings, Tuesday Morning, Serta, J. Crew, Brooks Brothers, Lucky Brands, The McClatchy Companies, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Payless Shoes, Sports Authority and Borders Books.

Kevin plays an active role in the management of various aspects of the firm.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Massachusetts

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Kevin Simard has a wealth of finance experience in representing creditors and stands out for his work on secured lending. He is also notable for his experience representing financial institutions in complex Chapter 11 proceedings.

Strengths

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  • Kevin is very smart, has tons of experience and is very commercial.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • He has a sophisticated practice.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • Kevin is one of the most technically sound finance lawyers and is able to translate very technical points in a simple way.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • Kevin is a real player in asset-based lending bankruptcy matters.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

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