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Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Washington

14 Years Ranked

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Provided by Michael Gearin

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Michael Gearin is a partner in the firm's Finance practice. He concentrates his practice in insolvency, workouts and commercial reorganizations. His practice is broad based, encompassing transactional, litigation and other advice in the insolvency and creditors rights arenas. He represents debtors, creditors' committees, secured creditors, purchasers, and trustees in Chapter 11 cases. He represents secured creditors, purchasers and receivers in state law receivership proceedings, and has experience in real estate workouts and bankruptcies. He has substantial experience in the resolution of Ponzi schemes through the Chapter 11 plan confirmation process. He has significant experience in the representation of pension interests in municipal bankruptcy cases. He has represented debtors and purchasers in complex asset sales transactions in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

Michael is a past chair of the Seattle-King County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, is a panel mediator under the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington's mediation program, and has been a frequent speaker at professional seminars on municipal bankruptcy, Chapter 11 plan confirmation, Ponzi cases in bankruptcy and other bankruptcy issues.

Professional Memberships

Past President, Seattle King County Bar Association, Debtor-Creditor Section

American Bankruptcy Institute Committee on Real Estate

American Bankruptcy Institute Committee on Legislative Developments

Creditor-Debtor Section, Washington State Bar

Bankruptcy Section, Western District of Washington Federal Bar Association

Education

University of Notre Dame

B.A.

University of Washington

B.S.

University of Washington School of Law

J.D.

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Michael Gearin handles complex Chapter 11 proceedings as well as workouts and receiverships. He frequently assists creditors with bankruptcy-related matters.

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