Judy A. Groves

Counsel

Judy A. Groves is counsel in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group in the Boston office. She focuses her practice in the areas of bankruptcy and reorganization representing both secured and unsecured lenders as well as Chapter 11 debtors. Ms. Groves has extensive experience in structuring and conducting UCC (Article 9) foreclosures, real estate foreclosures and state court receiverships. She is a qualified English Chartered Accountant and practiced for several years in the United Kingdom, where she lectured extensively on accounting and finance issues. Previously, Ms. Groves served as law clerk to the Hon. Carol J. Kenner of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Boston.

Representative Client Work

Represented a national banking association in its capacity as trustee with respect to approximately 300 financing transactions in each of the Chapter 11 proceedings of United Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Represented a Chapter 11 debtor engaged in providing lower income housing in its reorganization proceedings
Represented purchasers and sellers, both inside and outside of bankruptcy, involving equipment, real estate and structured finance transactions
Advised bondholders and trustees with respect to complex structured leveraged transactions

Bar & Court Admissions

Massachusetts, 2001
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Awards & Honors

"Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2009-2011)

Professional & Civic Activities

Massachusetts Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Education

J.D., cum laude, Boston College Law School, 2000
B.S., cum laude, University of Southampton, U.K., 1977

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