Andrew C. Helman

<p>Andrew C. Helman is a partner in the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice group at Dentons in Portland, Maine, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency matters and works to restructure all types of businesses, including those in the health care sector. He has served as lead counsel to debtors, trustees, secured parties and others in chapter 11 cases, including having served as independent counsel to a state attorney general in several chapter 11 cases in New England and Delaware. Mr. Helman has particular experience as lead counsel representing rural hospitals in chapter 11 cases, and has successfully confirmed chapter 11 plans that have allowed rural hospitals to continue operating with restructured balance sheets. His practice also includes commercial and insolvency-related litigation. He successfully obtained three temporary restraining orders and a permanent injunction against the U.S. Small Business Administration due to the agency’s decision to exclude debtors from participating in the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Mr. Helman frequently writes articles for national insolvency publications and teaches seminars on bankruptcy and fraudulent transfer law. In addition, he formerly co-chaired ABI’s Health Care Committee and was honored in ABI’s 2019 class of “40 Under 40.” Mr. Helman was selected as one of 40 attorneys nationally to participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ 2016 NextGen Program. He is ranked in Chambers for bankruptcy and restructuring and has been listed in the 2015-20 issues of Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star.” Mr. Helman received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Massachusetts and his J.D. summa cum laude from the University of Maine</p>