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Dennis Dunne is the Practice Group Leader of Milbank's Financial Restructuring Group. He has extensive experience in representing debtors and creditors in reorganization cases and out-of-court workouts, including exchange and tender offers, as well as acquirors of financially distressed companies. His engagements have ranged across a wide array of industries, including automotive, airline, apparel, cable and broadcasting, chemical, construction, gambling, healthcare, housing development, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, project finance, retail, shipping, telecommunications, and textile. Mr. Dunne has played a leadership role in these matters, frequently as counsel to the company or official and unofficial committees representing key creditor constituencies, such as bondholders, agents for lender syndicates, and large debt or equity holders. Mr. Dunne has also regularly represented private equity funds, hedge funds and other financial institutions acquiring control positions in financially distressed companies, both in and out of court. He has also assisted prospective providers of high risk and debtor-in-possession financing in structuring, documenting and obtaining approval for such loans and regularly advised boards of directors of public companies on corporate governance and fiduciary duty matters in the restructuring context. In all such matters, he has drawn upon his broad experience across several disciplines to craft practical solutions and build the consensus required to implement these solutions.
Mr. Dunne frequently speaks on restructuring and related topics at conferences around the country. Mr. Dunne is currently listed in the K&A Register of the Leading Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Lawyers and Financial Advisors in the United States, as well as in Chambers' Global, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, and The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Dunne is described in Chambers as "quite simply a great lawyer - he's intelligent, practical and a pleasure to work with" who is "in a word - fabulous." "He knows when to get involved and when to step back." From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Dunne was ranked as one of the top restructuring professionals under 40 by Turnaround & Workouts and was also listed among the top 40 global restructuring professionals under 40 in the Global Insolvency and Restructuring Review.
Mr. Dunne's representations have included, among others, the following recent engagements:
Select Company Counsel Representations. Fortress Group, Inc. (counsel to company in out-of-court restructuring); MacGregor Golf Company (counsel to company in out-of-court restructuring); Atari Inc. (counsel to the company in an out-of-court restructuring) ; Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc. (counsel to chapter 11 debtor); Continental Global (counsel to issuer in out-of-court restructuring); BTI Telecom Inc. (counsel to company in out-of-court restructuring); Ashanti Goldfields (counsel to company in pre-arranged restructuring); AM Cosmetics, Inc. (counsel to issuer in out-of-court restructuring); Diveo Broadband Networks (counsel to company in out-of-court workout); HomePlace Stores (counsel to chapter 11 debtor); Sun TV and Appliances, Inc. (counsel to chapter 11 debtor).
Select Official Committee Representations. Fleming Companies (counsel to official creditors' committee); Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (counsel to official creditors' committee); Intermet Corp. (counsel to official creditors' committee); Charys Holding Company (counsel to official creditors' committee); Vicorp. (counsel to official creditors' committee); RCN Corporation (counsel to official creditors' committee); Rhythms NetConnections Inc. (counsel to official creditors' committee in pre-arranged restructuring); Pliant Systems, Inc. (counsel to official creditors' committee); Hvide Marine Inc. (counsel to official creditors' committee in pre-arranged restructuring); TBS International, Limited (counsel to official creditors' committee in pre-arranged restructuring); ICO Global (counsel to official creditors' committee); World Access, Inc. (counsel to official creditors' committee).
Select Secured Lender Representations. Transeastern LLC (counsel to agent for secured lenders); HomeBanc (counsel to secured lenders and DIP lenders); Adelphia Communications (counsel to agent for secured lenders); Telogy, Inc. (counsel to secured lenders); Petrozuata (counsel to agent for secured lenders); OCA Inc. (counsel to secured lenders); Cybergenics (counsel to secured lenders); Polymer Group Inc. (counsel to agent for secured lenders in pre-arranged restructuring); Westlake Chemicals (counsel to agent for secured lenders); InterGen (counsel to agents for secured lenders in out-of-court restructuring); New Edge Networks (counsel to secured lenders in out-of-court workout); Anthony Crane (counsel to second lien lenders); Edison Mission (counsel to agents for secured lenders).
Select Acquiror and Other Representations. Waste Systems, Inc. (counsel to acquiror of chapter 11 debtor); Sylvania Lighting (counsel to acquirors of chapter 11 debtor); Broadwing Communications (counsel in out-of-court restructuring); Magellan Healthcare (counsel to standby equity purchaser); C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (counsel to acquiror of chapter 11 debtor The Grand Union Company).
Mr. Dunne received his law degree from New York University School of Law with honors, where he was also the Galgay Fellow in Bankruptcy, and his undergraduate degree from Williams College, with honors. | 