Led by Debra Dandeneau and Mark Bloom, Baker McKenzie LLP advises clients including distressed companies, debtors and creditors in domestic and cross-border restructuring matters, The firm provides bankruptcy services including Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 assistance with the team spread across New York and Miami. Paul Keenan represents debtors and creditors in out-of-court restructurings, while Blaire Cahn advises companies on the development and implementation of corporate restructuring strategies.
Testimonials
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‘Mark Bloom, Paul Keenan and John Dodd work collaboratively as a team, not duplicated work and being very efficient.'
‘Mark Bloom and John Dodd have unparalleled expertise in cross border insolvency.’
‘Mark Bloom is exceptionally knowledgeable in cross-border insolvency and passionately protective of his clients' interests. John Dodd is exceptionally bright and hardworking, and his unassuming manner makes him a pleasure to work with.’
‘Diverse team; easy to work with yet highly skilled in restructuring matters.’
‘Mark Bloom - a US practising lawyer with extensive knowledge and experience of cross border restructuring matters. Able to differentiate himself and showcase cross border knowledge.'
- 'Jodi Avila - fabulous understanding of the appellate court system in the US. Provides well thought out, yet commercial advice.’
‘Client focused approach and very responsive. Understands client's perspective, commercial.’
‘Mark Bloom - great connector and communicator, very responsive and passionate John Dodd - measured, insightful, tactical, inspires a great deal of confidence to clients.’
Key clients
- Joint Official Liquidators (the "JOLs") of TCA Global Credit Fund, Ltd. (the "Ltd. Fund")
- Foreign Debtor
- 1GC Collections Creditors' Liquidating Trust (the "Trust")
- Ad Hoc and Official Committees of Clovis Oncology, Inc.
- Founding Partners LP
- Foreign Representatives Joint Official Liquidators (the "Foreign Representatives " or "JOLs") of Premier Assurance Group SPC Ltd (the "Debtor")
- Export-Import Bank of India
- Skyview Group and certain former senior employees of Highland Capital Management, L.P.
- Mt. Gox Investment Fund
- Takata Corporation, and certain of its non-U.S. affiliates and subsidiaries
- Starbucks International
Work highlights
- Represented the Joint Official Liquidators of a Cayman Islands feeder fund established to raise indirect foreign investment in a US master fund from non-US and tax-exempt US investors.
- Represented an individual in obtaining dismissal of a fraudulent Chapter 15 case commenced in the Central District of California by a foreign representative appointed in connection with his Russian bankruptcy case.
- Ongoing representation of the successor to a Cayman Islands feeder fund in an SEC receivership action that is currently pending in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in the successful multi-party negotiation of a USD 75 million cross-border distribution, and further distributions, from the SEC Receiver to the feeder fund and then to its investors under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Debra Dandeneau, Mark Bloom