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

• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Boston Bar Association (Co-Chair of Young Lawyers Committee of Bankruptcy Law Section 2007- 2009)
• International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (Co-Chair of New England Network)

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Recent Publications and Profiles

• “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)
• The Future of Bankruptcy Law, profile by Laura Schreier, Banker & Trademan, January 4, 2010

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Recent Speaking Engagements

• March 2008 panelist on Asset Protection Strategies seminar sponsored by MCLE.
• A Practical Guide to Bankruptcy in a Troubled Economy, New England Corporation Counsel Association, Inc., December 2009 Workshop

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Honors

• Recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers “Rising Star”
• Editor-in-Chief, Annual Review of Banking & Financial Law, 2002-2003

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