Aaron’s practice focuses primarily on complex commercial transactions, restructuring and workouts, and corporate and municipal bankruptcies, with an emphasis on providing guidance to institutional investors in connection with their investments in high-yield securities, both tax-exempt and taxable, in both distressed and new-money transactions.
Aaron frequently represents indenture trustees, mutual funds, asset management companies, and other sophisticated creditors with respect to defaults, workouts, restructurings, capital recoveries, and bankruptcy and other insolvency proceedings. His experience encompasses a wide array of industries and sectors, including hospital and hospital districts, senior living, higher education, charter schools, student housing, affordable and workforce housing, energy, and novel project financings.
Aaron also participates in new-money public finance transactions, acting as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and counsel to borrowers, underwriters, purchasers, and trustees in tax-exempt and taxable financings by or for the benefit of governmental and nonprofit entities across a wide variety of sectors.
During law school, Aaron was editor-in-chief of the Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest and student director of the Academic Success Program. In addition, he twice served as a teaching assistant for first-year contracts courses and provided advice and counsel to local nonprofits and small business owners as a student attorney in BC Law’s Community Enterprise Clinic. Also during law school, Aaron interned in the City of Boston Law Department, the legal division of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and the in-house litigation department of a national group of title insurance companies. He also served as a research assistant and associate producer for CBS Radio’s Looking at the Law.
viewpoints
Bankruptcy Court Upholds Indian Tribe’s Sovereign Immunity
November 5, 2020 | Blog | By Aaron Williams
Third Circuit Upholds Cramdown, Downplays Subordination Agreement
September 4, 2020 | Blog | By Aaron Williams
Keep On Truckin’: Priority Rules Still Rule in Structured Dismissals
April 11, 2017 | Blog | By Aaron Williams
News & Press
Mintz is pleased to announce that 143 attorneys were recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The firm had 104 attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers and 39 recognized in Ones to Watch. In addition, four Mintz attorneys received the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designation, an honor awarded to only one attorney per practice area and geographic region.
Mintz Announces New Members
December 20, 2024|
Mintz Advises US Department of Energy LPO on $1.45B Loan Guarantee to Qcells
December 20, 2024|
Mintz Serves as Counsel to Bond Buyer Deal of the Year Winning Transaction
December 16, 2021|
Mintz Pro Bono Service Recognized by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
October 4, 2018|
Events & Speaking
Chapter 9 Unpacked: Guiding Municipalities Through Fiscal Distress
National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL)
In the Eye of the Storm? Lessons Learned from the Essential Housing Wave & Bracing for the Next Winds
NFMA
Salt Lake City, Utah
Recognition & Awards
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026 – 2027); Public Finance Law (2026 – 2027)
Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Stars – Bankruptcy: Business list (2022 – 2025)
Served as purchaser’s counsel for the 2021 Bond Buyer Deal of the Year finalist and winner in the Innovative Financing category, awarded to the SCJEDA “RecoverSC” pandemic response financing
Legal 500 United States: Recommended Lawyer (2026)
Involvement
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Member, National Federation of Municipal Analysts
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Trustee, Boston College Law School Publication Trust

