M Blake Cleary

M. Blake Cleary is the co-head of Potter Anderson's bankruptcy team. He is one of the elite of the Delaware bankruptcy bar and brings to each assignment a level of earned respect among the judges and fellow practitioners from the moment he gets involved. Whether representing debtors or creditors, Blake approaches the Chapter 11 process as a search for the best possible outcome. Favoring honest communication over hardened positioning, Blake sees litigation as a last resort, recognizing that litigation frequently erodes value or unduly damages one of the parties. Accordingly, he looks for the creative solution that moves beyond the simplistic notion that a bankruptcy must produce a binary “yes or no” result, to one that provides real value enhancement.

Admitted to Delaware Bar (1997); Pennsylvania Bar (1997)

American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court; Turnaround Management Association; Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors

Blake is a former clerk for the Honorable Maurice A. Hartnett, III Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware