Laura Bouyea focuses on a wide range of bankruptcy matters, commercial litigation, and commercial foreclosures. Laura is licensed in Maryland and Delaware and appears regularly in state and federal court in those and numerous other jurisdictions. Her accounting background, coupled with her litigation experience, uniquely situates her to handle both litigation and transactional matters. This is invaluable in the restructuring field, where business transactions and litigation frequently intersect. Laura is also a recognized leader in the Baltimore community, regularly lending her problem-solving capabilities and experienced legal counsel to nonprofit organizations and individuals in need.
Laura represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors' committees, bankruptcy trustees, liquidating agents, and other parties-in-interest in bankruptcy cases and related matters, including pre-bankruptcy counseling and planning, cash collateral use, debtor-in-possession financing, automatic stay litigation, asset sales, plan litigation, fraudulent conveyance litigation, claim disputes, and claim administration. She also represents lenders, including special servicers of commercial mortgage-backed securities, in all aspects of the creditor-distressed debtor relationship, including loan modifications, foreclosure sales, receivership actions and sales, guaranty claims, and lender liability actions. Laura has represented clients in a variety of sectors and industries, including real estate, retail, municipal government, healthcare, manufacturing and transportation. Prior to law school, Laura earned her certified public accountant license and worked as an auditor for Arthur Andersen.
Education
- J.D.with honorsUniversity of Maryland School of Law2003
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- William P. Cunningham Award (Given in recognition of exceptional achievement and service to the University of Maryland School of Law)
- B.S.B.A.Accountingcum laudeUniversity of Richmond1999
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware