Education

New England School of Law, J.D.
Boston College, B.A., Economics

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

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Lynne Beth Xerras

Associate
Boston
t: 617-854-1403

Lynne B. Xerras is a Senior Associate in the firm's Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Insolvency Group. She practices in all areas of bankruptcy law, primarily representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, equipment lessors, court appointed functionaries, and creditors' committees in corporate reorganizations across a wide array of industries. Her experience also includes advocating for parties involved in preference actions, claim objections, and other insolvency related litigation. Ms. Xerras has been listed by The Deal as one of the busiest corporate bankruptcy attorneys and busiest unsecured creditor counsel by number of active engagements.

Ms. Xerras is a frequent lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and the Boston Bar Association on bankruptcy law and procedure and creditors' rights issues, and has authored several articles for those organizations as well.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Massachusetts Super Lawyer Rising Star

Memberships

  • International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Boston Bar Association, Past Co Chair of the Practice and Procedures Division of the Bankruptcy Section and Member of the Steering Committee of the Bankruptcy Section

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for Massachusetts

Speaking Engagements

  • Bankruptcy Law: MCLE Basics Plus!™, Panelist, MCLE Seminar, 2002-2007
  • Anatomy of a Distressed Business, Industry Expert in an Interactive Program for Business and Law Students hosted by the American College of Bankruptcy First Circuit Fellows, April 2007
  • Overview of the 'New' Local Bankruptcy Rules and Federal Rules Governing E-Discovery, Co-Chair and Panelist, Boston Bar Association Seminar, December 2006
  • Business Bankruptcy for Nonspecialists, Co-Chair and Panelist, MCLE Seminar , April 2006
  • Bankruptcy Law - Supreme Court Limits Sovereign Immunity Of States, Panelist, Massachusetts Bar Association's Annual Conference , March 2006
  • Bankruptcy Law Changes - Business Bankruptcy, Panelist, Boston Bar Association Seminar, September 2005
  • New Rules and Forms Under the Bankruptcy Code Amendments, Co-Chair and Panelist, Boston Bar Association Seminar, November 2005

Published Articles & Books