Kayla D. Britton

Kayla D. Britton is a partner with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Indianapolis, where she provides general and transactional representation to mid-sized businesses and publicly held companies in various industries, including financial, agribusiness, manufacturing, distribution, insurance and professional services. She has specific experience advising agribusiness clients in credit workout and transactional matters. She also advises debtors and creditors in and out of bankruptcy, including representing clients in national chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Ms. Britton’s experience includes business reorganization, restructuring and liquidation, and representing buyers, sellers and lenders in distressed sales transactions. She represents debtors, creditors, committees and other interested parties in bankruptcy. She also advises companies and boards of directors on pre-bankruptcy contingency planning, working to develop out-of-court solutions while also laying the necessary foundation to a successful bankruptcy proceeding if necessary. Ms. Britton’s experience includes advising chapter 11 debtors in the agribusiness, real estate, for-profit college, finance and manufacturing industries. She also represents clients in defending avoidance actions, advising on debtor-in-possession credit facilities, and working with potential buyers in navigating the § 363 sale process.In addition, she represents creditors in developing workout, reorganization or liquidation strategies designed to maximize recoveries while minimizing risk, and she manages distressed sale transactions, including navigating the unique issues and exigencies presented by a seller’s insolvency and building consensus among multiple constituencies. She also represents clients in the agribusiness, automotive, manufacturing, and professional services industries in the preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts. Ms. Britton was honored as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40” in 2020. She received her B.A. from Purdue University and her J.D. summa cum laude from Indiana UniversityRobert H. McKinney School of Law.