
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. has an established record in Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcies and governmental unit restructuring. It has landed key roles in the vast majority of large municipal bankruptcies of recent years, including Puerto Rico’s debt crisis and represented Ambac, a bond insurer, in the Chapter 9 bankruptcy of the City of Fairfield, Alabama. The firm typically operates on the buy-side thanks to its mix of bankruptcy and public finance expertise, representing a mixture of bondholders, bond trustees and bond insurers. It is also noted for Chapter 9 bankruptcies of healthcare districts. William Kannel advises numerous bondholders and indenture trustees, and has an outstanding record in Chapter 9 cases. Nathan Coco chairs the practice from New York and has represented clients in the Chapter 9 cases of Puerto Rico, City of Detroit, Coalinga Regional Hospital, and the City of San Bernardino, among others. Ian Hammel has extensive expertise in Chapter 9 municipal health care district hospital bankruptcies. Eric Blythe is another key member of the team. All individuals are based in Boston unless stated otherwise.
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- Served as counsel to several institutional bondholders of Puerto Rico bonds including advising on PROMESA, Commonwealth and related fiscal plans and plans of adjustment.
- Served as counsel to the institutional bondholder and the indenture trustee of bonds issued for the benefit of Chester, Pennsylvania in the city’s recently filed Chapter 9.
- Represented Ambac, a bond insurer, in Chapter 9 bankruptcy case of the City of Fairfield, Alabama.
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William Kannel; Ian Hammel; Eric Blythe