
Eric’s practice focuses on representing borrowers and lenders in complex commercial transactions, restructurings and workouts, and corporate and municipal bankruptcies. Past representations include corporate borrowers, bond trustees, institutional investors, and a variety of lenders, including banks, hedge funds, and venture capital firms.
His workout industry experience encompasses distressed retirement communities, hotels, municipalities, hospitals, student housing facilities, and educational institutions. His debt practice focuses on syndicated credit facilities, securitizations, receivable/royalty sales, bond transactions, and structured financings generally.
Eric’s experience extends to other disciplines, often in the distressed context, including director and officer representation, intellectual property licensing and sales, consignment, insurance and landlord/tenant issues.
Eric is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Boston Bar Association. He is also the co-editor of Mintz Levin’s bankruptcy blog which provides timely discussion and analysis on a variety of bankruptcy and commercial law issues.
viewpoints
The Automatic Stay: Supreme Court Finds that Retaining Debtors’ Property, Despite Turnover Demands, is Not a Stay Violation
January 21, 2021 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
Are Leveraged Loans Subject To Securities Laws? It Depends…
June 1, 2020 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
Decade Old Transactions Potentially Subject to Bankruptcy Clawback in Massachusetts
August 15, 2019 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
First Circuit Rules That “Incorporation by Reference” of Collateral Description in UCC Financing Statements May Not Perfect Lien
February 14, 2019 | Blog | By William Kannel, Eric Blythe
When Hiding Assets Doesn't Work: How Mintz Recovered $20M for Cheated Client
April 19, 2017 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
Bankruptcy Settlements may not have to Comply with the Absolute Priority Rule? Not so fast...
June 29, 2016 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
Draft Treasury Legislation Would Give Puerto Rico Access to “Super Chapter 9” and Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
February 25, 2016 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
Mintz Receives M&A Advisor’s Restructuring Community Impact Award
February 23, 2016 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
Turning A Blind Eye Cost Lender Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars; Inquiry Notice Spoils Lender’s Good Faith Defense In Fraudulent Transfer Case
February 12, 2016 | Blog
Third Circuit Permits Chapter 11 Debtor to Reject Expired CBA
January 26, 2016 | Blog | By Eric Blythe
News & Press
Rising Stars: Mintz Promotes Trio In Restructuring, M&A, PE
December 20, 2022
Mintz Announces New Member Growth
December 16, 2022
Mintz Represents The Paper Store in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
September 14, 2020
Mintz Practice Groups and Attorneys Garner Top Rankings in 2020 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
June 12, 2020
Mintz Receives M&A Advisor’s “Restructuring Community Impact” Award
February 22, 2016
Events & Speaking
Securitizations: Their Place in the Muni-Bond Tool Kit
National Federation of Municipal Analysts

Young Bankruptcy Lawyers: How Did We Get Here? Where are We Going?
Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA
Recognition & Awards
- Chambers USA: Massachusetts (Associate to Watch) – Bankruptcy/Insolvency (2022 - 2023)
- Recognized as a Rising Star by The Legal 500 United States for Finance: Municipal Bankruptcy (2019 - 2023)
- Featured in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2021 - 2024)
- Boston Magazine Top Lawyers – Bankruptcy (2021)