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Eric R. Blythe

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[email protected]

+1.617.348.4913

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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.

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When doing business with a foreign company, it is important to identify the company’s “center of main interests” (“COMI”) as creditors may find themselves bound by the laws of the COMI locale.
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In Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, the absolute priority rule requires a debtor’s creditors be paid in full before equity investors receive any value.
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News & Press

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Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
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BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
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BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
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The Deal covered Mintz's recent announcement that seven attorneys have been elevated to Member. The publication profiled Eric Blythe, Katya Daniel, and Scott Dunberg, highlighting their focus on restructurings, private equity, and M&A, respectively.
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We're thrilled to announce the addition of 17 new Members to Mintz. Along with seven attorneys recently elevated to membership in the firm, we’ve welcomed ten lateral Members in 2022. They add depth to our experience and capabilities in life sciences, health care, financial services, private equity, sports & entertainment, technology, and other sectors.
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In the latest guide, Mintz garnered rankings as a top national firm in eight practice areas, and 32 firm attorneys were individually recognized.
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Events & Speaking

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Nov
17
2023
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Moderator
May
13
2021

Securitizations: Their Place in the Muni-Bond Tool Kit

National Federation of Municipal Analysts

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Panelist
Nov
18
2020

Chapter 9 and Municipal Securitizations

Smith's Research & Gradings

Online

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Apr
25
2017

Young Bankruptcy Lawyers: How Did We Get Here? Where are We Going?

Boston Bar Association

16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA

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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)

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