Jane E. Maschka

Jane E. Maschka is a partner with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Minneapolis, where she regularly defends her clients from bet-the-company risks involving insolvency, bankruptcy and receiverships. Over the last several years, she has returned millions of dollars to corporate victims of financial fraud, and she is involved in cases of fraud, fraudulent transfer, alter ego or successor liability. In one case, Ms. Maschka collected millions of dollars for her corporate client, obtained a civil arrest warrant and ultimately drove the adverse company into bankruptcy while still making sure that her client got paid. In another case, she won a dismissal with prejudice, and had sanctions placed against the plaintiffs by proving they destroyed documents to cover their fraud. In yet another, she achieved a complete defense verdict at trial in Delaware Bankruptcy Court on behalf of a client facing more than $150 million in claims asserted by a trustee. Finally, in one of the most prominent bankruptcies in the country, she led a trial team to the best kind of victory when the trustee ultimately paid on the courthouse steps rather than face Jane at trial. Ms. Maschka is admitted to practice in Minnesota, the District of Columbia and California. She received her B.A. in economics with high distinction in 1999 from the University of Virginia and her J.D. cum laude in 2004 from Harvard Law School.