Jayna Partain Lamar
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Provided by Jayna Partain Lamar
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Financial Institutions Litigation & Compliance
Banking & Finance
Lender Liability
Experience
Jayna is a Shareholder in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice at Maynard Nexsen. She represents banks, financial institutions, and other lenders as secured or unsecured creditors in commercial bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings and in loan workouts and debt restructuring efforts. She also provides representation for the committee of unsecured creditors in Chapter 11 cases, and she represents indenture trustees and bondholders on defaulted issues. As part of her creditors’ rights practice, Jayna assists with commercial foreclosure proceedings and the exercise of Article 9 remedies. Additionally, Jayna has advised commercial borrowers and other obligors regarding insolvency, default, and restructuring issues.
Jayna also handles commercial litigation matters arising in bankruptcy proceedings or in other federal or state courts, ranging from the collection of sizable debts and obligations to the defense of lender liability allegations to contract disputes.
Her skills and accomplishments have earned her numerous accolades, including a top Band 1 ranking as a Leading Practitioner in Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Jayna has also been tapped as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. She is consistently included in The Best Lawyers in America© and Alabama and Mid-South Super Lawyers. Best Lawyers® tapped her as the 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" for the region in the area of Litigation - Bankruptcy, and she was selected as a "Top 25 Women Lawyers" and "Top 50 Lawyers" by Alabama Super Lawyers for numerous years. She holds an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Jayna earned her J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama.
Chambers Review
USA
Jayna Partain Lamar offers a wealth of expertise across the full spectrum of issues in the bankruptcy space, including distressed asset acquisitions and Chapter 11 proceedings. She especially earns recognition for her experience acting for creditors.
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