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ANDREW PAPA

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Andrew is a member of GreatLaw’s corporate team and focuses his practice of a variety of contractual and other similar matters. Andrew also helps represent financially distressed entities, creditors, and parties-in-interest in connection with in- and out-of-court reorganizations with his dynamic problem-solving skills. In doing so, he draws on his background in economics and corporate valuations to advise clients where the law and business strategies intersect. When legal disputes arise, Andrew distills complex legal concepts into digestible ideas to clarify the positions of parties and quickly resolve the dispute.


Andrew is known for his public speaking and oral advocacy. Before joining GreatLaw, he clerked for the Honorable Chief Judge Stephen C. St. John in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He also represented numerous debtors, creditors, and parties-in-interest in both out-of-court and in-court restructurings among the several states, including Texas, Delaware, and New York.

 

  • Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate Transactions

    • Asset and Stock Purchase Agreements​

    • Statutory Mergers

    • Corporate Governance Documents

      • LLC Agreements​

      • Partnership Agreements

      • Board minutes; Secretary or State filings

    • Commercial Contracts​

    • Commercial Leases, and Related Real Estate Documents

    • Operator Agreements; Franchise Agreements

    • Service Agreements; Employment Agreements

    • Construction Contracts

    • Indemnity Agreements, and Other Risk-Shifting Contracts

    • Escrow Agreements

    • General Legal Advice in Board Meetings, etc.

    • Board consents

    • Credit Agreements

  • Bankruptcy Disputes​

    • Chapter 11 and 7 of the Bankruptcy Code​

    • Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code

    • Distressed Situations; Asset Recovery

    • Corporate Wind-Downs/ Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors

    • Foreclosure

 


Education
University of Virginia School of Law
J.D., Law & Business Program, 2019
University of Central Florida
B.A., Economics, & Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude, with Honors, 2015


Admissions
Texas
New York
The District of Columbia
The United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas


Awards & Recognition
Lone Star Legal Aid Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney, 2023
Award for Distinguished Service for Services Rendered to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2020
American Bar Association Award for Substantial Contribution for Services Rendered to the Office of the South Carolina Attorney General as a Janet D. Steiger Antitrust Fellow, 2017


Publications
Not-For-Profit Hospitals and Managed Care Organizations: Why the 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt
Status Should Be Revised, 22 DEPAUL J. HEALTH CARE L. 93 (2021)


Affiliations
Turnaround Management
Association, Member
Secured Finance Network, Member

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