Amy J. Swedberg
Partner
f612-642-8367
amy.swedberg@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Amy Swedberg is a partner in Maslon's Financial Services Group. Her practice focuses primarily on creditors' rights and bankruptcy in the representation of financial institutions, indenture trustees and other commercial creditors in default situations. Amy is an experienced litigator in the bankruptcy courts in Minnesota and other jurisdictions. Amy also assists lenders in real estate foreclosures, receiverships, pursuing loan collateral, negotiating workouts and drafting commercial loan documentation. Amy's experience includes the representation of creditors and indenture trustees in major chapter 11 bankruptcies including Delta Air Lines, Petters Company, New World Pasta, Polaroid, Renew Energy, Kaiser Aluminum, Advantage Rent-A-Car, Interstate Bakeries, Premier Entertainment and United Homes.
- Financial Services
- Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy
- Defaulted Loans and Workouts
- Indenture Trustee Representation
- Commercial Loan Documentation
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1996
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Honors: Best Brief and 5th Place Oralist, Regional Competition
Honors: Participant, Int'l Comp., Philip C. Jessup Int'l Law Moot Court
Honors: Legal Writing Honors - University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota,
1993
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society
Honors: Omnicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics
Major: Economics
Minor: Quantitative Methods and Computer Science
- Minnesota, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1997
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2008
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Bankruptcy Section, Education Chair, 2011 - 2012; Editor-In-Chief, Bankruptcy Bulletin, 2009 - 2011; Editorial Board, Bankruptcy Bulletin, 2006 - 2009
- Meritas Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy Section - Co-Chair, 2006 - 2011
- Turnaround Management Association - Board of Directors, 2012; Co-Chair of Women’s Networking Sub-Committee, 2010 - 2011
- Financial Women International - Board of Directors, 2008 - 2009
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota Women Lawyers - Member
- "Advanced Preference Defenses", (panel member), Minnesota CLE Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Webcast Series, 2012
- “Advanced Preference Defenses”, (panel member), 2011 MSBA Bankruptcy Institute, Minnesota CLE, 2011
- “Florida Distressed Real Estate: Practical Solutions”, (moderator), Maslon Seminar, 2011
- “Boot Camp: Foreclosure and Loan Workout Procedures", National Business Institute, 2011
- “Common Bankruptcy Issues Facing Corporate Counsel”, presentation to Association of Corporate Counsel Small Law Department Committee, 2011
- “Ponzi Scheme Clawback Lawsuits – What Are They Anyway, and How Could They Affect Me, My Family, and My Clients?”, MSBA Civil Litigation Section, 2011
- “Bankruptcy Issues: How to Mitigate Risk”, presentation to Association of Corporate Counsel Small Law Department Committee, 2010
- “Section 363 Sales and the Controversial Clear Channel Decision”, presentation to the Bankruptcy Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association, 2010
- “Section 363 Sales and the Polaroid Auctions”, presentation to Creditor’s Rights and Bankruptcy Section and Financial Services Section of Meritas, 2010
- “Attorneys’ Liens in Client’s Intellectual Property”, presentation to legal client, 2009
- “Bankruptcy Law: Common Customer and Vendor Issues”, presentation to client’s corporate counsel, 2009
- “Selling Your Collateral in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Section 363’s Faster, Cheaper Approach is at Risk,”, Maslon Speaker Series, 2009
- “Working Through the Retail Slump”, presentation to Turnaround Management Association, 2009
- “Real Estate Loan Workouts: Successful Strategies and Potential Pitfalls”, Maslon Speaker Series, 2008
- “Distressed Real Estate and Bankruptcy Issues”, presentation to bank client, 2008
- “Beyond the UCC Filing: Perfection Methods, Debtor Name Changes, Organizational Restructuring, Transfers of Collateral, Landlord and Mortgagee Waivers”, presentation to bank client, 2007
- “Representing Trade Creditors: BAPCPA and Beyond,”, presentation at annual Bankruptcy Institute for Minnesota CLE, 2007
- “Noteholder Claims for Prepayment Premiums, Default Interest and Attorneys’ Fees in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy”, presentation to client, 2007
- “Representing Hedge Funds in Distressed Public Note Situations”, presentation to Creditor’s Rights and Bankruptcy Section and Financial Services Section of Meritas, 2006
- “The Effect of the New Bankruptcy Laws on the Landlord and the Tenant”, presentation at Landlord Tenant Law Update seminar sponsored by Sterling Education, 2006
- “When the Tenant Files Bankruptcy”, presentation at Landlord Tenant Law Update seminar sponsored by Sterling Education, 2005
- “Commercial Lending from Start to Finish”, continuing legal education presentation sponsored by National Business Institute (NBI), 2004
- “Bankruptcy Strategies”, presentation to client, , 2002
- “How to Collect a Judgment Once You Have It”, Appellate Practice and Judgments, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2001
- “Pre-Workouts: A Guide to Early Intervention”, presentation to bank client, 2001
- Top Ten Common Bankruptcy Issues Facing Corporate Counsel, Meritas (2011)
- Recognized on Minnesota Rising Stars® list, 2004 - 2005, 2009 (Minnesota Rising Stars® is a designation given to only 2.5 percent of Minnesota attorneys each year.)
