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Overview
MONICA HELPS CLIENTS NAVIGATE COMPLEX BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.
Monica is a partner in Dorsey’s Finance and Restructuring Group, and is a Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy Practice Group. She regularly represents financial institutions, creditors, unsecured creditors’ committees, and equipment lessors in local and national bankruptcy cases. Her practice also includes bankruptcy appellate representation.
Education & Admissions
University of Iowa (B.A., 1992), Phi Beta Kappa
University of Virginia (M.A., English, 1996)
University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1995), Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review
Admissions
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Courts of Appeal for the First, Fourth and Eighth Circuits
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Minnesota Supreme Court
Clerkships
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, Honorable Robert J. Kressel, 1996-1998
- Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit, Honorable Robert J. Kressel, 1996-1998
News & Resources
Articles
DAT 2020
"The Enigma that Is § 502(d)," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
June 2016
News & Press Mentions
August 15, 2024
August 17, 2023
February 15, 2016
November 23, 2015
- ABI Journal (Spring 2016), The Enigma That Is Section 502(d)
- Author of adequate protection chapter, Bankruptcy Practice in Minnesota Deskbook (2012, 2014, 2016)
Events & Speaking Engagements
May 29, 2024
March 6, 2024
September 18, 2023
September 27, 2021
Select Presentations
- Bank Counsel Roundtable, “The ABI’s Proposal to ‘Reform’ Chapter 11: Three Steps Back” (October 2015)
- VALCON 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada; panelist on the use of liquidating trusts in bankruptcy (February 2015)
- “Halloween Is Coming Early: The Scary Subject of Buying Underperforming Assets” (panelist, Turnaround Management Association, October 2014)
- “Mediation Skills and Opportunities in Bankruptcy Cases” (panelist, 2013 Minnesota Bankruptcy Institute)
- ”Introduction to the New Minnesota Bankruptcy Judges” (moderator, IWIRC, Fall 2012)
Industries & Practices
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
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- Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
- Corporate Trust Services
- Lending Transactions
- Real Estate Litigation
Professional & Civic
Professional Achievements
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Board Member, IWIRC (Minnesota Network)
- Member, Bankruptcy Practice Committee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota (two-year appointment ending in 2013)
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Former Legal Writing Instructor, University of Minnesota
Accolades
- Contributed more than 100 Challenge pro bono hours, 2021; 50 Challenge pro bono hours, 2022
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America©, 2020-2025
- Fellow in American College of Bankruptcy’s in the 33rd Class, 2021
- Dorsey & Whitney – Scales of Justice Team Award (Rebuilding Our Community Webinar Series), 2021
- MSBA North Star Lawyer, 2012, 2014, and 2022
- Listed as a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2008-2009
- Dorsey & Whitney Scales of Justice Award, 2007
- Raeder Larson Public Service Award, 2007 (for pro bono work)
