Kevin Wallace Barrett

Kevin Barrett concentrates his practice in Chapter 11 reorganizations and bankruptcies. Having earned his stripes in the bankruptcy groups of large New York law firms, Kevin has more than 20 years of deep and varied experience with reorganizations and bankruptcies.

He has represented debtors, both large and small, in a wide variety of industries, including coal, automotive, retail, and healthcare. Kevin has also represented banks and other financial institutions in negotiating workouts, providing debtor in possession financing, and navigating bankruptcy and other insolvency cases in a wide variety of industries including coal, oil and gas, home building, hotel, and airport services. He has represented asset purchasers in bankruptcy cases in industries as diverse as energy and restaurants. He has represented creditors’ committees and unsecured creditors, stockholders, lessors, regulatory agencies, and virtually every other type of interested party in bankruptcy cases. And Kevin has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy- and insolvency-related litigation, including fraudulent transfer, lender liability, and receivership actions.

Of particular note, Kevin has overseen the firm’s ground-breaking representation of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and various other state agencies in the recent wave of Chapter 11 cases in the coal industry and other industries. He also represented the Trustee of the Yellowstone Club Liquidating Trust in seeking to collect more than $520 million in unpaid judgments against a former billionaire.

Due to the high-profile nature of his cases, major news outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Law 360 and Forbes, regularly cover Kevin’s matters. Kevin is currently acting as co-lead counsel to the official creditors committee in the LTL Management bankruptcy case in New Jersey, the bankruptcy case arising out of Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to deal with the mass tort liability associated with its baby powder and other talcum powder products.

Clerkships

Law Clerk Intern, Hon. Roy G. Harper, US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1985)

Government Service / Previous Employment

Business and Government Affairs Associate, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Teacher, Rye City School District, Rye, New York

Teacher, New York City Board of Education, New York, New York