Andrew J. Currie concentrates his practice on debt restructuring, reorganizations, insolvency, general bankruptcy matters, and transactional work in both out-of-court and in-court matters. Andrew represents commercial debtors, creditors’ committees, and individual unsecured and secured creditors before U.S. federal, state, and bankruptcy courts.
Andrew negotiates, structures, and closes multi-million-dollar-plus, debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing and cash collateral transactions on behalf of major lenders and debtors, across various industries. He has been instrumental in liquidating and reorganizing middle-market companies and organizations with more than $1 billion in outstanding debt.
Andrew advises landlords, manages distressed investments, and conducts contested 363 sales and going-out-of-business sales. He has negotiated multiple asset sales and plans inside and outside of bankruptcy court.
Andrew pursues known and unknown assets in remnant deals; negotiates, reconciles, and objects to claims; litigates preference demands; and manages out-of-court assignments, for the benefit of creditors.
Experience :
- Serves as counsel to the unitholder committee for Woodbridge Group
- Completed an out-of-court restructuring for a middle-market government contractor in the healthcare area
- Lehman
- Negotiated and obtained approval for DIP financing, with loan sizes ranging from $3 million to more than $500 million
- Represented an investment fund managing its distressed investments
- Prepared and negotiated plans of reorganization and liquidation
- Conducted contested 363 sales and going-out-of-business sales for retail, real estate, and other businesses
- Served as counsel to creditors in the steel and automotive industries
- Negotiated and pursued known and unknown assets in so-called remnant deals
- Litigated more than 2,000 preference demands, including more than $100 million in preference actions against critical vendors.
- Counsel to significant investors in MS Grand, Inc.
Education :
- J.D.magna cum laudeMichigan State University-Detroit College of Law1996
- B.A.University of Michigan1992
Bar Admissions : District of Columbia, Maryland
Court Admissions :
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Professional Memberships :
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Featured speaker, Financial Poise
- Guest lecturer, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
- Guest lecturer, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Community : Counsel to the board of directors, March of Dimes, Maryland–National Capital Area Chapter,
Cost
Rate : $$$
