Andrew J. Currie
Partner
Andrew advises landlords, manages distressed investments, and conducts contested 363 sales and going-out-of-business sales. He has negotiated multiple asset sales and plans inside and outside of bankruptcy court. Andrew pursues known and unknown assets in remnant deals; negotiates, reconciles, and objects to claims; litigates preference demands; and manages workouts and assignments for the benefit of creditors.
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Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Serving as co-counsel representing the official creditors’ committee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Digital Media Solutions, Inc.
- Represents an ad hoc group of cryptocurrency customers and a purchaser in connection with the FTX bankruptcy cases in Delaware
- Represents a significant customer in connection with the Celsius bankruptcy in New York
- Represents a public company in connection with the BlockFi bankruptcy in New Jersey
- Serves as counsel to the unitholder committee for Woodbridge Group
- Serves as debtors' counsel for Advance Watch Company, Ltd.
- Represented a servicer in connection with an insurance company liquidation
- Completed an out-of-court restructuring for a middle-market government contractor in the healthcare area
- Worked with several creditors and swap participants owed more than $1 billion in the bankruptcy cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc.
- Defended and prosecuted fraudulent conveyance actions in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases
- Negotiated and obtained approval for DIP financing, with loan sizes ranging from $3 million to more than $500 million
- Handled restructuring for a $60 million investment management company with private equity, leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and venture funds, and fund of funds
- Assisted in preparing briefs in Lamie v. US Trustee at the United States Supreme Court
- Represented an investment fund managing its distressed investments
- Handled liquidating or restructuring companies of various sizes, from $10 million to more than $1 billion in debt
- Prepared and negotiated plans of reorganization and liquidation
- Conducted contested 363 sales and going-out-of-business sales for retail, real estate, and other businesses
- Served as counsel to creditors in the steel and automotive industries
- Advised on and negotiated deals in New York and Delaware, for both buyers and sellers of assets, and for businesses in and outside of bankruptcy court
- Negotiated and pursued known and unknown assets in so-called remnant deals
- Prepared and negotiated DIP financing and cash collateral agreements
- Negotiated, reconciled, and objected to more than 7,000 claims
- Litigated more than 2,000 preference demands, including more than $100 million in preference actions against critical vendors
- Handled out-of-court restructuring and assignments, for the benefit of creditors
- Counsel to significant investors in MS Grand, Inc.
- Served as co-committee counsel for School Specialty, Inc.
- Former debtors' counsel to Iridium LLC
- Acted as debtors' counsel to:
- Smitty's Building Supply Incorporated
- U.S. Office Products
- Nation's Capital Child and Family Development
- Counsel for asset purchasers, creditors, landlords, and utilities in:
- Bertucci's
- Verso Paper
- USA Living
- USA Discounters
- WP Steel Venture LLC
- Counsel to various liquidating trusts, secured and unsecured creditors, lenders, bondholders, purchasers of assets, financial advisors, and interested parties in Chapter 11 cases, such as:
- Bearing Point, Inc.
- RadioShack
- Fisker Automotive
- RG Steel
- Lehman Brothers
- A&P
- Grubb & Ellis
- Blockbuster
- River Road Hotel Partners
- Tweeter, Budget Group, Inc.
- Exide Corp.
- LTV Steel Company
- Bethlehem Steel Corp.
- Federal-Mogul Global
- HomeLife Corporation
- National Steel Corporation
- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. magna cum laude Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law 1996
- B.A. University of Michigan 1992
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Ambassador, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Featured speaker, Financial Poise
- Featured speaker and panelist, Norton Institutes on Bankruptcy Law
- Guest lecturer, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business
- Contributing editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation, 2010
- Chapter author, Inside the Minds: Creditors' Rights in Chapter 11 Cases, 2011
- Advisory board member, DailyDAC
Recognition
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2024 – 2025
- Litigation Bankruptcy, 2023
Community
Community
Volunteerism
- Counsel to the board of directors, March of Dimes, Maryland–National Capital Area Chapter