Ericka F. Johnson

Bio

Ericka F. Johnson is the chair of the business bankruptcy and restructuring practice at Bayard, P.A. in Wilmington, Del. She advises companies and creditors to maximize the value of assets/recoveries, whether it is through an in-court or out-of-court financial restructuring or dissolution. She also helps buyers navigate the purchase of distressed assets and directors and officers in understanding fiduciary duties in an insolvency setting. Ms. Johnson is a top advocate with a diverse practice spanning a wide range of industries. She has represented debtors in large and small chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases both inside and outside Delaware. She also regularly litigates contested matters, including involuntary bankruptcies, motions for the appointment of chapter 11 trustees, claim objections, plan-confirmation objections and dismissal/conversion motions, as well as bankruptcy adversary matters, including preference, fraudulent transfer, turnover, and breaches of contract and fiduciary duty actions. Ms. Johnson formerly worked for a leading bank holding company, where she managed consumer finance operations and internal risk assessments and audits from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the currency. She is an at-large director on ABI’s Executive Committee and she is a member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), for which she chairs its Delaware Network. Ms. Johnson is a published author and a frequent speaker on issues and developments in bankruptcy and insolvency law. She received her B.A. from the University of Delaware and her J.D. from Delaware Law School, where she was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, president of the Moot Court Honor Society and a member of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, and received the Outstanding Service Award.