Carrie Hardman

Carrie represents the full range of participants in bankruptcy cases and corporate restructurings, including debtors, trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, official and unofficial committees, acquirers of distressed assets, lenders of post-petition (debtor-in-possession and/or exit) financing, directors and officers, equity/membership holders, court-appointed examiners, and others in all facets of the restructuring and insolvency process.

She is experienced in complex commercial litigation, including bet-the-firm and bankruptcy-related litigation involving fraudulent transfers, preferences, and related director and officer liability. Carrie also advises boards of directors, board committees, and senior management of financially troubled companies on a range of issues, including fiduciary duties and corporate governance.

Carrie is also experienced in the nuanced issues involving municipal restructuring, having represented major creditors and parties in interest regarding in and out of court restructurings, including the chapter 9 cases of Detroit, Michigan and Jefferson County, Alabama, and the latest restructuring of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and related agencies.

She has a broad range of restructuring experience across a number of industries, including aircraft, commodities, construction, energy, healthcare, hospitality, maritime, media & entertainment, real estate, retail, oil & gas, securities, technology, and telecommunications. Carrie also provides pro bono legal assistance through the City Bar Justice Center in preparing and advising individual clients seeking a fresh start through the bankruptcy process.

Prior to joining Winston & Strawn, Carrie served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert D. Drain, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York.