Riemer & Braunstein Llp

Donald E. Rothman

Senior Partner / Banking & Finance: Boston Office; 617-880-3556; 617-692-3556 fax; drothman@riemerlaw.com

Don specializes in creditors’ rights, problem loan restructurings, secured and unsecured commercial finance, and loan workouts. He regularly represents the agents in lending syndicates, as well as independent lenders.

For clients that are involved in transactions in the early stages of financing, Don structures and documents loan arrangements. He also represents clients in mid-course restructurings and in formulating troubled debt workouts. These clients cover a broad spectrum of industries, including manufacturing, retail, real estate development and high-tech life sciences.

Don also travels throughout the country to implement financial arrangements, enforce lenders’ rights and remedies, and appear in bankruptcy courts. He is a frequent lecturer on legal current events and other topics.

Representative Transactions

Agent in a syndicate of lenders to a national retailer in a $190 million Debtor-in-Possession revolving credit facility
Commercial real estate construction lender in a multi-phased residential subdivision development
Commercial lending group financing the construction of a combined golf course and residential gated community
Tranche B lender in the financing of manufacturing facilities
First-tier secured creditors in connection with the wind-down and ultimate liquidation of a multinational apparel manufacturer
Equipment lessors in adversarial litigation in Bankruptcy Court
Investors as a “stalking horse” seeking to acquire the business and assets of a regional airline out of a Chapter 11 proceeding

Affiliations: American Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Turnaround Management Association

Admissions: State of New York, 2005; Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1982
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1982

Education: The National Law Center, George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1982; Tulane University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1979