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William R Baldiga

William R Baldiga

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

BANKRUPTCY & RESTRUCTURING

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

FINANCE

LITIGATION FUNDING

DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

Career

William Baldiga is a partner in the Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Practice Group and the firm’s former chairman and chief executive officer. Bill represents public and private companies, official and ad hoc creditor and equity committees, and strategic investors in complex reorganization proceedings.

Bill is ranked as a leading bankruptcy/restructuring practitioner in Chambers USA (Band 1) and Legal 500, with clients praising Bill as a “star lawyer and a great leader” who “always comes up with a solution.”

Professional Memberships

Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

Adjunct Professor of Law, Boston College Law School

Work Highlights

FTX: Securities Commission of The Bahamas in insolvency proceedings and regulatory enforcement actions involving FTX Digital Markets, the cryptocurrency exchange.

Boston Herald: The Boston Herald newspaper and related media companies in its Chapter 11 case, resolving of tens of millions of dollars of legacy pension and collective bargaining indebtedness and the successful sale of assets in a manner that maximized employment protections.

Fisker Automotive: Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Fisker Automotive, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer. Achieved a 500% increase in the dividend to unsecured creditors by obtaining emergency orders limiting the credit bid rights of the secured creditor at an auction compelled by our client.

New England Compounding: Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for New England Compounding, a pharmaceutical company that distributed tainted injectable steroids that infected more than 1,000 people, killing more than 70. The Committee announced recoveries exceeding $100 million for victims, brought about in significant part through its litigation against principals, insurers and other parties.

Education

Boston College Law School

J.D.

Williams College

B.A.

Key sectors

Financial ServicesBusiness and Professional ServicesTechnology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)Health and Life SciencesIndustrials, Engineering and Manufacturing

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Massachusetts

Senior Statesperson
Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

William Baldiga is highly regarded for his work overseeing bankruptcy litigation, Chapter 11 proceedings and reorganizations for a prestigious base of regional and national clients.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • William is a trusted counsel who exceeds expectations.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is one of the smartest lawyers you will find.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

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