Areas of Concentration

Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring

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Experience

Ms. Sawyer represents corporate debtors and creditors, including creditors’ committees, in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workouts. Prior to joining Hanify & King, Ms. Sawyer served a two-year appointment as law clerk to the Honorable Henry J. Boroff, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts.

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Education

• Boston University School of Law - LL.M. in Banking and Financial Law
• Boston University School of Law - J.D.
• Boston University- B.A.

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Bar and Court Admissions

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

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Professional Involvement

• Boston Bar Association (Co-Chair of Young Lawyers Committee of Bankruptcy Law Section)
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation

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Recent Publications

• “Travelers Casualty Company & Surety Co. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. And the Landscape of Contractual Attorneys' Fee Claims” 9th Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference 2007 (MCLE, Inc. 2007)

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Recent Speaking Engagements

• March 2008 panelist on Asset Protection Strategies seminar sponsored by MCLE.

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Honors

• Editor-in-Chief, Annual Review of Banking & Financial Law, 2002-2003

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