Associate/Of Counsel Attorney - Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy

Experience Level: 6+ years of relevant experience
Office Location:  Albany, NY
Work/Office Arrangement: This role offers hybrid flexibility. For a well-qualified candidate, we are open to hiring for this position as mostly remote, with some time spent in our Albany, New York office.
Bar Admission: New York state (required)

Salary: $150,000-$172,500
Bonus: Eligible for bonus up to 50% of base salary

The Opportunity

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP is seeking an accomplished senior attorney with extensive creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and commercial lending experience to join our growing practice. The ideal candidate will bring a strong creditors’ rights background and have the ability to independently manage sophisticated transactions and matters. Commercial lending experience is preferred. This position is a great opportunity for a motivated candidate with strong communication and analytical skills.

About the Firm

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP is the Capital Region’s largest Albany-based law firm, with a multi-disciplinary practice serving businesses, individuals, not-for-profits, municipalities, and government agencies across a broad range of practice areas and industries. The Firm provides the sophistication and depth of a large, full-service practice while maintaining an individualized, client-centered approach. Year after year, WOH is recognized as one of the Capital Region’s Best Places to Work.

Your Role

As a Member of the Financial Services Group, you will:

• Practice Leadership & Client Service
• Lead workout negotiations, restructurings, foreclosures, asset dispositions, and other enforcement actions with direct client contact and strategy ownership.
• Represent secured lenders and/or other creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, including DIP financing and cash collateral use, plans of reorganization, 363 sales and other asset dispositions.
• Serve as counsel to institutional and commercial clients in complex commercial lending transactions, from due diligence through closing and ongoing compliance, including in asset-based lending, real estate, commercial and industrial and equipment financing transactions.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on loan documentation, security agreements, and collateral arrangements.

Practice Development & Team Leadership

• Mentor junior attorneys and paralegals on legal strategy, case management, and technical expertise in creditors’ rights and bankruptcy proceedings.
• Collaborate with other Team members to develop and implement comprehensive client solutions.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Admission to the New York Bar
• 6+ years of relevant creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and commercial lending experience
• Excellent academic credentials and strong analytical and writing skills with meticulous attention to detail are required
• Strong ability to manage multiple matters and priorities
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• Cover letter (preferred, but not required)
• Resume
• Law school transcript

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For questions, please contact View email address on whitemanostermanhanna.applytojob.com

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals, and in which employment decisions are merit-based and made without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, gender or sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, pregnancy, protected activity, veteran status, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by law.