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's bankruptcy blog which provides timely discussion and analysis on a variety of bankruptcy and commercial law issues.
viewpoints
Where Do Your Interests Lie Under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code? Determining a foreign debtor’s “center of main interests” and its effect on creditors’ rights
April 30, 2013 | Advisory | By Eric Blythe
An Insider’s Guide to Evading Absolute Priority? Seventh Circuit: New value competition requirements apply to insiders
March 7, 2013 | Advisory | 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)