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James
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Seery, Jr.
Partner
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JAMES P. SEERY, JR., a partner in the firm’s New York office, practices in the Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy Group.
Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Mr. Seery was a Managing Director of Barclays Capital and, previously, the Global Head of Lehman Brothers’ Fixed Income Loan business. In that position, he was responsible for managing the Lehman Brothers Fixed Income investment grade and high yield loan businesses, including commitments, hedging, trading and sales and portfolio management.
Prior to assuming management of Lehman Brothers’ loan business in 2005, Mr. Seery was a senior member of the Lehman Distressed Debt Group responsible for investing and managing proprietary distressed positions. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Seery ran Lehman Brothers’ restructuring and workout businesses with responsibility for management of distressed corporate investments made by Lehman Brothers as well as rescue financings originated or held by Lehman Brothers, including the highly successful rescue financing of PG&E Corp. and Williams Companies, among others. Before joining Lehman Brothers in 1999, Mr. Seery practiced as a restructuring and finance attorney with other New York firms and in 1999, was selected as one of the Top Restructuring Lawyers in the U.S. Under 40 by Turnarounds and Workouts.
Mr. Seery graduated from New York Law School, magna cum laude, in 1990 and Colgate University in 1984. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association from 2006 to 2008.