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James M. Wilton
Partner
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T + 1-617-951-7474
F + 1-617-235-0398
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Practice
Jim Wilton, a partner in the Bankruptcy & Business Restructuring Group at Ropes & Gray, focuses on bankruptcy and debt restructuring.
Professional Experience
Jim has more than 15 years experience representing debtors and creditors, including bondholders, trade creditors, secured creditors, landlords, creditors' committees, licensors of intellectual property, acquirers of distressed assets, government agencies and others. Past engagements include representation of (i) Holley Performance Products, Inc. in connection with conversion of $145 million of Second Lien Notes to debt and equity pursuant to a prepackaged plan of reorganization, (ii) equity holders of Icon Health & Fitness, Inc. in connection with a new investment and exchange offer for $100 million of public debt, utilizing a prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization as an alternative to induce minority bondholders to participate in the exchange, (iii) Harcourt General, Inc. in the Chapter 11 case of GC Companies, Inc. in connection with $200 million of potential liability under guarantees of long term movie theater leases, (iv) the purchaser of USinternetworking, Inc. through a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization that merged the company with Interpath Communications, Inc., (v) the equity sponsor and subordinated lender to American Hospitality Concepts, Inc., a restaurant operator and franchisor, (vi) the Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee of Grand Union, a supermarket chain, and (vii) Cadkey Corporation, a software company and Chapter 11 debtor.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2009), Bankruptcy
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2008)
Publications
- James M. Wilton and Stephen Moeller-Sally, Debt Recharacterization Under State Law, 62 Bus. Law. 1257 (August 2007)
- Mark I. Bane and James M. Wilton, Insolvency Litigation Risks for Directors and Officers, New York Law Journal (October 30, 2006)
- James M. Wilton and Geoffrey B. Davis, Managing Insolvency Risk in U.S. Pharmaceutical Collaboration and Development Agreements, The Americas Restructuring and Insolvency Guide 2004/2005.
Memberships & Affiliations
- Boston Bar Association (Bankruptcy Law Subcommittee)
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Bar Admissions
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
Clerkships
- Honorable Francis Boyle, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island (1990 - 1991)
Education
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