Brett Lawrence’s practice focuses on the corporate and capital markets issues that exist in representing creditor, debtor, distressed investor, distressed merger and acquisition and equity holder clients. In addition to his representation of official and ad hoc committees of creditors and equity holders, Mr. Lawrence also typically represents individual investors in the structuring and execution of investment, capital-raising and acquisition strategies in the distressed arena. He frequently counsels a wide range of clients on legal issues related to rights offerings and the many securities-related questions that arise in connection with trading securities, including the use of Big Boy letters and other compliance strategies.

His representations have included:

Official and ad hoc committees: Adelphia Communications, Basell, Calpine, Citadel Communications, Connetics, Hughes Supply, International Wire, Metaldyne, Pegasus Satellite Communications,Texas Petrochemicals, Tropicana and Vertis.

Rights offering backstop groups: AAI Pharma, Global Power, Hayes Lemmerz, Owens Corning, Solutia and Tembec.

Controlling or significant stakeholders: APW Communications, Emisphere Technologies, Enterprise Informatics, Interstate Bakeries, NABI Industries, New Global Telecom and numerous private transactions.

Memberships

Member, New York State Bar Association; Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Activities

Co-author, Rights Offerings: Raising Cash Without Registering Securities, Journal of Corporate Renewal, October 2004; Co-author, Big Boy Letters: Playing it Safe After O’Hagan, Journal of Corporate Renewal, June 2004

Admitted to Practice

New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1994; Managing Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review;

M.B.A., The Wharton School of Business, 1994

B.A., cum laude, Yale University, 1989