MEghan M. Breen
Education
B.A., summa cum laude, State University of New York at Albany
J.D., cum laude, Tulane Law School, (Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law)
Bio
Meghan Breen focuses her practice in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and commercial litigation. In the area of bankruptcy, Ms. Breen represents creditors, trustees and business debtors in Chapter 11, 13 and 7 cases with respect to a full range of issues, including stay relief, Code § 363 sales, and other related disputes or adversary proceedings. Ms. Breen’s practice includes drafting and negotiating cash collateral orders, DIP financing orders, bankruptcy plans, and § 363 sale documents; litigating valuation challenges, claim challenges, and stay relief; defending clients in complex fraudulent transfer and preference actions; and advising creditors in the debt collection and claim administration process. Creditor clients include banks and other private lenders, landlords, and other businesses. Ms. Breen represents commercial debtors in Chapter 11 cases.
In non-bankruptcy matters, Ms. Breen represents lending institutions and private lenders in creating commercial loan workout solutions, including restructuring and forbearance, and in state court litigation including foreclosure, replevin, and actions on notes and guarantees.
Ms. Breen is pleased to include certain nonprofit companies as her clients.
Prior to joining Lemery Greisler, Ms. Breen previously practiced with a national law firm where she represented creditors, equity holders, and creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 restructurings.
Ms. Breen is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Breen is a member of the New York State Bar Association and currently serves as the Vice President of the Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association. In 2019, Ms. Breen was the co-chair of the nationally recognized Annual Bankruptcy Conference presented by the Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association and the Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association working with judges and attorneys to create a diverse and informative program.