Rachel Jaffe Mauceri

Of Counsel

Rachel Jaffe Mauceri has more than 17 years of experience counseling clients in complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Her practice includes representing debtors in prenegotiated and traditional bankruptcy proceedings, debtor-in-possession financing, bankruptcy litigation, creditors’ rights and workouts, the purchase and sale of assets out of bankruptcy, and other aspects of bankruptcy and reorganization. Rachel’s clients include debtors, financial institutions, indenture trustees, pension and benefit plans, potential acquirers, and other significant creditors and parties in interest.

Extended Profile

Rachel regularly moderates and participates in panel discussions on bankruptcy-related matters and writes on current issues in bankruptcy. She is an active member of the Turnaround Management Association, including as current co-chair of TMA’s Global Network of Women and of TMA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium, and as a member of the board of directors of TMA’s Philadelphia-Wilmington chapter. She is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and IWIRC, and sits on the board of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project and the VALCON Advisory Board.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Rachel was an associate in the New York office of another international law firm, where she focused on bankruptcy and restructuring. While in law school, Rachel interned for Judge Prudence Beatty Abram of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

selected representations

Represents the indenture trustee for the senior unsecured notes in the Chapter 11 cases of Seadrill Ltd. and Berry Petroleum Company (S.D. Texas)
Represents the second lien lender group in litigation arising from the chapter 11 case of La Paloma Co. Generating LLC (D. Del) regarding scope of rights under intercreditor agreement for a gas generated power plant in California
Represents the indenture trustee for the senior secured industrial development bonds in the Chapter 11 case of North Philadelphia Health System (E.D. Pa.)
Represents the indenture trustee for the senior secured notes in the Chapter 11 cases of Avaya (S.D.N.Y.), CHC Helicopter, (S.D. Texas), and MIG LLC (D. Del)
Represents hhgregg, Inc. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases (S.D. Indiana)
Represent UMWA retirementpension and health benefit funds in the chapter 11bankruptcy cases of Peabody Energy Corporation (E.D. Mo.), Arch Coal, Inc. (E.D. Mo.), Walter Energy Company (N.D. Ala.) and Patriot Coal Company (E.D. Va.)
Represented Noble Environmental Power in its pre-negotiated chapter 11 reorganization (D. Del.)
Represented the agent to the debtor-in-possession lenders in the chapter 11 bankruptcy of marine construction company Cal-Dive International and diving businessits affiliates (D. Del.)
Represented a nationally-known financial advisory firm and two individuals in a case alleging breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the conduct of the chapter 11 case of a coal producer company in Eastern Kentucky
Represented the indenture trustee of numerous RMBS trusts holding claims in the chapter 11 cases of Residential Capital, LLC (S.D.N.Y) and its subsidiaries and affiliates
Represented the debtors in the chapter 11 cases of a furniture designer/manufacturer, a retail apparel company and an auto component manufacturer and their respective affiliates
Represents bidders and stalking horse purchasers and other bidders in connection withbankruptcy-related asset sales conducted under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
Represents financial institutions and other clients in complex avoidance litigation

Education

Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2001, J.D., Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
Ithaca College, 1995, B.A.

Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
US District Court for the District of New Jersey

Awards and Affiliations

Rising Star, Finance: Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate, The Legal 500 US (2019)

Rising Star – State, IFLR1000 United States (2019)

American Bankruptcy Institute

VALCON 2018 Advisory Board Turnaround Management Association
Board member, Philadelphia/Wilmington Chapter (Co-chair, Network of Women)
TMA Network of Women Global Committee (NOW Summit Planning Committee, 2017-2018)
TMA Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium Planning Committee, 2017-2018

International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation

Practical Law Bankruptcy Service Advisory Board

Board Member, Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project

Supervising Editor, Cardozo Law Review

Intern, United States Bankruptcy Judge Prudence Carter Beatty