The presentation discussed market trends in debt and equity financing, emerging issues, and the implications of several recent high-profile bankruptcy cases. Co-presenters with Monica Blacker were David R. Jones, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Texas; Sarah Link Schultz, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; and Bryan Lastrapes, Head of Moelis & Company’s Oil & Gas Group.

Monica has extensive experience assisting clients in recovering their money and collateral when borrowers default or file for bankruptcy. She also regularly represents secured and unsecured creditors and debtors in restructurings. She takes a collaborative approach to her practice with the goal of obtaining the highest possible recovery for her clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner. She received her B.B.A., cum laude, from James Madison University and her J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.