Deb provides comprehensive advice to clients on bankruptcy, out-of-court workouts, and distressed M&A transactions. She also has substantial litigation and trial experience in insolvency and commercial law.
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Deb provides clients with practical advice in bankruptcy matters, out-of-court workouts, and distressed M&A transactions, and has a long track record of litigation and trial experience in insolvency, commercial, securities and intellectual property law. She represents debtors, creditors, creditors' committees, and trustees and purchasers in Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 (cross-border) cases across the U.S.
Deb is a recognized authority in bankruptcy law. She authored the chapter, "Creditors' Committees in Reorganization Cases" in Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide, the leading bankruptcy law treatise; co-wrote "Alternatives to Bankruptcy Under Federal and State law," a chapter in Navigating Today's Environment; and co-authored the monograph Debt Adjustments for Municipalities Under Chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code. She regularly lectures on bankruptcy topics to national and regional organizations.
Deb is an active member of INSOL International, currently serves on the TMA Network of Women Committee in New York, and is a past chair of the Michigan chapter of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
Speaking Engagements
03.19.24
Cryptocurrency - Crisis and Opportunity
Articles + Publications
03.07.24
Fla. Bankruptcy Ruling Is Cautionary Tale for Debt Collectors
Firm News
03.07.24
Troutman Pepper Represents Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Lordstown Motors' Chapter 11 Plan
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
02.16.24
Idaho Bankruptcy Court Holds that Later-Recovered Assets Revert to Borrower Absent Plan Provision to the Contrary
Articles + Publications
02.06.24
CFPB Amicus Brief Supports FDCPA Claim for Unknowing Stay Violation
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
01.29.24
Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case