Michael St. Patrick Baxter
USA Guide 2023
Senior Statespeople : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Provided by Michael St. Patrick Baxter
Practice Areas
Advising clients doing business with distressed companies and clients facing financial distress solve their most challenging problems, including how to protect their interests when dealing with distressed companies and the development and execution of strategies to address financial distress. He has successfully represented clients in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, as well as in out-of-court workouts and restructurings. He has represented clients in many notable bankruptcy cases, including Chrysler, General Motors, Borders Books, Ahern Rentals, Trump Entertainment, and Congoleum. He has also received appointments as bankruptcy examiner, Chapter 11 trustee, and consumer privacy ombudsman.
Career
Covington, 1983-present. Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School, 2004-present. Member, United States Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules, 2008-2014. Chair, American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee, 2008-2011. Member of Council, American Bar Association Business Law Section, 2011-2015.
Professional Memberships
American College of Bankruptcy; American Law Institute; National Bankruptcy Conference; International Insolvency Institute; American Bar Foundation.
Publications
Contributing editor, NORTON BANKRUPTCY LAW AND PRACTICE 3D. Published extensively in the insolvency area, and a frequent speaker at professional programs.
Personal
LLM, Harvard Law School, 1983; LLB, Western University, 1979. Law clerk to the Chief Justice of Ontario, 1981-82.
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