Andrew Helman

Practice Areas

Andrew Helman is a partner in the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice group at Dentons and the Portland Office Managing Partner. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency matters and works with all types of businesses, including those in the health care and cannabis sectors, to help them restructure and protect their assets.

Andrew has served as lead counsel to debtors, trustees, secured parties and others in chapter 11 cases, including having served as independent counsel to a state attorney general in several chapter 11 cases in New England and Delaware. He has particular experience as lead counsel representing rural hospitals in chapter 11 cases and has successfully confirmed chapter 11 plans that have allowed rural hospitals to continue operating with restructured balance sheets.

Professional Memberships

Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

Co-Chair, American Bankruptcy Institute Healthcare Insolvency Committee (2018-present)

Member, Maine State Bar Association

Member, Jewish Community Relations Council of Southern Maine (2017-present)

Member, Boston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section Finance Co-Chair (August 2022-2023)

Career

Andrew frequently writes articles for national insolvency publications and teaches seminars on bankruptcy and fraudulent transfer law. In addition, he is co-chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Health Care Committee and was a recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 Under 40 Award in 2019. He was also selected as one of 40 attorneys nationally to participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges' 2016 NextGen Program.