John J. Monaghan - Lawyer in Boston, MA

John J. Monaghan is the national practice group leader ofthe firm's Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Practice Group. Mr.Monaghan is particularly focused on representing major case participants incomplex commercial Chapter 11 cases. His extensive bankruptcy practice hasinvolved representation of a wide range of clients, including Chapter 11debtors, creditors committees, equity committees, lenders, purchasers ofassets, landlords, licensors, trustees, parties to prepetition contracts andleases, defendants in adversary proceedings and unsecured creditors. Hisexperience crosses a broad array of industries, including finance, leasing,manufacturing, real estate, technology, telecommunications, retail, healthcare,resort and hospitality, franchise, food service, maritime and the airlineindustry. He advises clients on the business aspects of bankruptcy and workouts,and represents clients in matters in the Bankruptcy Court, as well as in otherstate and federal courts.

Matters in which Mr. Monaghan has been lead counsel have resulted in theissuance of over a dozen published opinions on topics ranging from the standingof creditors' committees to pursue a Chapter 11 debtor's causes of action to theadequate protection rights of secured parties when an estate representativeseeks to return goods in satisfaction of a vendor's prepetition claim. He hasbeen named as a top bankruptcy lawyer by The Best Lawyers In America,Chambers USA, The Deal and Massachusetts SuperLawyers. In 2008, Mr. Monaghan was inducted as a Fellow in the AmericanCollege of Bankruptcy, a professional, educational and honorary associationwhose membership is limited to those in the profession who exemplify the higheststandards of professional and ethical standards.

A frequent lecturer on bankruptcy issues, Mr. Monaghan has presented seminarson representing debtors in commercial Chapter 11 cases, debtor in possessionfinancing, cash collateral usage and adequate protection issues and transferringassets in Chapter 11 cases for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (CLE)Program, competing plans of reorganization for the Boston Bar Association CLEProgram, the Bankruptcy Code safe harbors for financial industry transactions,constitutional issues arising from BAPCPA and representing purchasers fromChapter 11 estates for the American Bankruptcy Institute, amendments to theBankruptcy Code for the Practicing Law Institute, as well as creditor issues inbankruptcy, asset protection, bankruptcy taxation and fraudulent conveyances tovarious industry groups and continuing professional educationorganizations.