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Mr. Baldiga is the Managing Director of Brown Rudnick’s 100-professional Capital Markets Department, which includes its world-wide bankruptcy and finance practice. He often represents official and ad hoc equity and creditor committees, strategic investors and businesses in complex reorganization proceedings, with particular emphasis in bankruptcy litigation, especially as trial counsel in valuation and plan confirmation contests. Other engagements include representation of investors and other parties in out-of-court debt restructurings and other financial transactions, especially when involving complex intercreditor relationships. Mr. Baldiga has significant experience in precious metals finance, asset-based lending and the confirmation of highly contested plans of reorganization.
He is recognized by Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, and by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading bankruptcy lawyer.
Representative Matters
Representation of official equity committee and plan sponsor in large public company technology case, achieving distributions to stockholders exceeding stock trading value within nine months of filing
Representation of lead lender in connection with complex out-of-court restructuring of a professional sports franchise and stadium
Representation of official equity committee in chapter 11 proceedings of world-wide leveraged leasing company in one of the country’s largest reorganization proceedings
Representation of several hundred homeowners and club members to obtain recognition as an official committee in chapter 11 proceedings of major East Coast resort community; and then confirmation of a highly contested plan of reorganization favorable to homeowners/club members
Publications
Contributing Editor, The Bankruptcy Strategist; publisher of several articles in law reviews, journals and newsletters on issues including Chapter 11 practice, asset-based leasing and plan confirmation litigation
Speaking Engagements
Regular speaker at national and regional seminars as to developments in bankruptcy litigation, fiduciary duties in insolvency matters, lender liability and precious metals finance
Community Involvement
Director, Carol DiMaiti Foundation
Director, Hopkinton Educational Foundation
Bar Admissions & Memberships
Admitted, Massachusetts Bar
Member, Bar of The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, United States District Court (Massachusetts) and First Circuit Court of Appeals; specially admitted in federal courts in more than twenty Districts. | 