Beyond litigation, Barrick regularly counsels companies in the hiring of individuals subject to restrictive covenants and is experienced in drafting employment agreements and multi-jurisdictional restrictive covenants, as well as termination and separation agreements, ranging from non-exempt employees to CEOs. Additionally, Barrick advises on employee handbooks and policies, employee leaves of absence, discipline and performance issues, disability accommodation, and independent contractor relationships.

Before joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Barrick served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In addition, Barrick was a notes editor for the Northwestern University Law Review.

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• Successfully obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on behalf of an insurance brokerage in New York, barring a competitor for raiding a practice group for a period of one year
• Successful litigation in Florida on behalf of a medical technology company, restraining a former employee from actions threatening the legitimate business interests of the medical technology company on behalf of a new employer
• Successful litigation on behalf of a healthcare provider in North Carolina in an arbitration related to dozens of employees violating their non-solicitation and non-competition agreements, achieving a favorable arbitration award of damages following a full multiple day hearing and a final settlement favorable to the client
• Successful litigation on behalf of an insurance brokerage in California for the breach of a departing employee’s duty of loyalty, resulting in a final settlement favorable to the client
• Successful litigation on behalf of an insurance brokerage in California to invalidate restrictive covenants imposed on new hires, resulting in a final settlement favorable to client
• Successful litigation on behalf of an accounting firm in Virginia against former employees violating their non-solicitation covenants, including defending against a motion to dismiss aimed at moving the litigation to a jurisdiction and law less favorable to the enforcement of the covenants and ultimately securing a final settlement favorable to the client
• Successfully defended against a declaratory judgment action in California on behalf of a financing company seeking to invalidate a former employee’s restrictive covenants
• Successfully prosecuted a trade secrets misappropriation case in Illinois on behalf of a manufacturing company, culminating in a final settlement favorable to the client
• Successfully obtained a settlement favorable to a consulting client in a pre-litigation dispute related to the theft of intellectual property and trade secrets
• Successfully defended a request for a temporary restraining order in Minnesota on behalf of a healthcare company and newly hired employee
• Successfully defended a request for a temporary restraining order in South Carolina on behalf of a healthcare company and newly hired employee
• Successfully defended an arbitration for wrongful termination brought by a former owner of a medical practice, receiving an award of judgment on all claims and attorneys’ fees

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In the past, and prior to joining McDermott, Fabrizo spent four years working in Saudi Arabia. With the experience gained during this time, Fabrizio is now regularly involved in acquisitions, joint ventures, and other commercial matters relating to Saudi businesses.

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• Advising a German fund in the acquisition and subsequent disposal of the majority stake in a company running a photovoltaic plant in Italy*
• Advising a US listed company in the acquisition of the majority stake in an Italian company manufacturing and delivering off-shore energy systems and in the negotiation of the relevant shareholders’ agreement with the minorities*
• Advising an Italian client in the acquisition of a stake in an Italian company running an Italian highway and the subsequent disposal of a portion of that investment*
• Advising a US listed corporation in the sale of one of its European apparel divisions and in the reorganization of its Italian business activities*
  *Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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Amber also has extensive experience representing clients in the insurance, financial services and technology industries. Her experience includes insurance regulatory compliance, consumer finance, OFAC, and anti-money laundering compliance, and record retention and corporate governance.

Previously, Amber was the Assistant General Counsel, AVP at Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international property and casualty insurance company, and was Corporate Counsel at American First Finance Inc. Prior to attending law school, Amber worked for four years with an oil and gas tax consulting firm. Amber is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

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Brad is frequently consulted by leading private equity investors, hedge funds, and private credit lenders on domestic and international insolvency and restructuring issues, as well as on strategic acquisitions or dispositions of distressed assets. Brad has played a key role in some of the most significant corporate reorganization cases across a variety of industries, including healthcare, retail, energy, technology, hospitality, media, airlines, aircraft manufacturing, telecom, and heavy machinery.

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• Represented LBC Credit Partners as a prepetition secured lender in connection with the Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 disposition of Eastern Vault Company, Inc. and its affiliates
• Represented LBC Credit Partners in distressed disposition of Hufcor, a leading manufacturer of operable partitions and movable glass walls
• Represented Prospect Hill Growth Partners in the acquisition and divestiture of certain portfolio companies
• Represented HIG Capital in the acquisition and divestiture of numerous portfolio companies
• Represented CEO of Fast Radius, a market-leading cloud manufacturing and logistics platform, in its chapter 11 cases and 363 sale process
• Represented Diamond Crystal Brands, a leading food and beverage packaging company, in comprehensive out of court debt and equity restructuring
• Represented independent directors of affiliates of Nordic Aviation Capital in connection with their chapter 11 restructuring of approximately $8 billion of debt and liabilities
• Represented senior secured lender in out of court restructuring negotiations with distressed cloud communications company
• Represented independent directors of JUUL Labs in connection with various strategic transactions
• Represented Quorum Health Corporation in its pre-packaged chapter 11 cases involving the restructuring of approximately $1.5 billion of funded debt. The successful restructuring took place during the Covid-19 pandemic and ultimately resulted in the successful deleveraging of Quorum’s balance sheet by approximately $500 million. This work was awarded the Pre-Pack Restructuring of the Year – Large Markets recognition as part of Global M&A Network’s 13th Annual Turnaround Atlas Awards
• Represented the crossover lender group in Nine West’s, a leading American fashion wholesale and retail company, chapter 11 cases*
• Represented Ameriforge Group, Inc., a global provider of technology and manufacturing capabilities to the energy industry, in its pre-packaged chapter 11 cases resulting in the deleveraging of their balance sheet by approximately $680 million*
• Represented an affiliate of EQT Corporation, a leading integrated energy company, in connection with its strategic $527 million acquisition of Stone Energy Corporation’s Appalachian assets through a competitive bankruptcy auction overseen by the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas*
• Represented Avaya Inc., a leading multinational technology company, in its chapter 11 cases involving more than $6 billion in funded debt obligations, with annual revenues in excess of $3 billion. The successful restructuring was awarded “Mega Company Transaction of the Year” by the Turnaround Management Association in 2018*
• Represented Dex Media, Inc., an industry-leading international media and marketing company, with $2.5 billion of funded debt obligations, in connection with its chapter 11 cases*
• Represented Oro Negro, a Mexican offshore drilling company, in its Norwegian bond merger process*
• Represented Sabine Oil & Gas, an independent oil and gas exploration production company, with $2.6 billion in outstanding funded debt obligations, in connection with its chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of New York. The successful restructuring was awarded “Large Company Transaction of the Year” by the Turnaround Management Association in 2017*
• Represented GSE Environmental, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of geosynthetic lining solutions, in connection with its prearranged chapter 11 cases, in which the company’s secured creditors agreed to equitize $170 million in funded debt. GSE’s chapter 11 plan of reorganization was confirmed in less than 3 months after filing*
• Represented YRC Worldwide, Inc., one of the largest less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation businesses operating in North America and China, with all aspects of its successful and comprehensive refinancing of over $1.1 billion in secured indebtedness and a $300 million debt for equity conversion of certain of its convertible notes*
• Represented Platinum Energy Solutions Inc., a Houston, Texas based oilfield services provider, in a successful out-of-court restructuring including an exchange offer for Platinum’s 14.25% senior secured notes, the retirement of more than 55% of Platinum’s debt, and the elimination of more than $90 million of contingent and other liabilities*
• Represented Hawker Beechcraft, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of business, special mission, light attack, and trainer aircraft, in its prearranged chapter 11 cases. Prior to filing, Hawker Beechcraft reached an agreement with multiple senior secured lenders and senior bondholders on a financial restructuring plan that would equitize $2.5 billion of funded debt and avoid $125 million of annual interest expense. The successful restructuring was awarded “Mega Company Turnaround of the Year” by the Turnaround Management Association in 2013*
• Represented MS Resorts, a luxury hotel portfolio consisting of five iconic resort properties, with related real estate properties in its chapter 11 reorganization of approximately $1.9 billion of liabilities. The hotel portfolio included: the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa; the La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA West; the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa; the Doral Golf Resort & Spa; and the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa. The restructuring included a section 363 sale of the Doral to an affiliate of the Trump Organization*
• Represented DBSD North America, Inc., a development-stage enterprise that was designing and developing an integrated satellite and terrestrial services network to deliver wireless satellite communications services, in its chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York*
• Represented InSight Health Services Corp., a leading medical diagnostic imaging services provider in their prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring, which converted to equity the InSight’s senior secured notes and eliminated approximately $300 million of debt*
• Represented North American Petroleum Corporation USA, an independent exploration and production company that predominantly engages in unconventional well drilling operations for natural gas extraction, in the reorganization of its operations and debt and the implementation of a restructuring transaction through domestic chapter 11 cases and a concurrent Canadian recognition proceeding*
• Represented Neff Corp., a leading heavy equipment rental company, in a prearranged chapter 11 restructuring involving approximately $600 million in indebtedness. The successful restructuring was awarded “Mid-Size Company Transaction of the Year” by the Turnaround Management Association in 2011*
• Represented Japan Airlines Corporation, Asia’s largest air carrier, as international restructuring counsel advising on all aspects of the restructuring of its global operations and representation in connection with chapter 15 cases before the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.

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• The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021
• American Bankruptcy Institute, 40 Under 40, 2020

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