Barriere to Present “So the Defendant Filed for Bankruptcy, Now What?” at Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers CLE Program

Brent Barriere, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, will present “So the Defendant Filed for Bankruptcy, Now What?” for the Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers (ANOTL) monthly CLE event on September 18, 2024. The program will address both the hurdles and the potential opportunities that arise when faced with an adversary’s bankruptcy filing. Learn more about the event here.

The Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers is an organization dedicated to bringing together local lawyers and judges in a more relaxed environment outside of the courtroom or a judge’s chambers. ANOTL holds monthly meetings at locations around the city to encourage informal discourse on a pertinent legal topic. Among the group’s core objectives are to encourage education, networking, and standing for and among its members. Click here for more information on the ANOTL.

Barriere has over 40 years of experience litigating commercial cases. He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, securities litigation, breach of contract, business valuation disputes, director and officer claims, error and omission claims, and class actions. Read more about his practice here.

Our Bankruptcy and Restructuring team’s substantial experience includes both debtor and creditor side engagements, debtor in possession and exit financing, asset acquisitions, advising independent directors and boards of directors, advising bondholder and other ad hoc creditor groups, distressed M&A (in court and out of court), municipal restructuring, as well as bankruptcy litigation. Click here to learn more about the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring group.