Overview
Susan Carlson supports clients with transactional, restructuring and litigation matters, focusing on commercial loan facilities, debt reorganization, document review and production. Susan is a solutions-based problem solver who takes complete ownership of project responsibilities with a “think outside the box” mentality.
Transactional, Restructuring & Litigation Matter Support
Susan assists with matters involving the following:
- Secured, unsecured, syndicated and acquisition credit facilities
- Asset, real estate and agricultural backed financing
- Tribal and cross-border financing
- Private equity and portfolio finance transactions
- Airline and railcar finance
- Restructuring of underperforming loans and work outs
- Adversary complaints and bankruptcy related litigation
- Team development and knowledge management
Prior Experience
Susan has extensive experience, including:
- Securitization of assets, including UCC/EFS financing statements, real property and ship mortgages, pledges and grants of security interests in stocks, intellectual property, aircraft, railcars and vessels
- Preparation and management of transaction documents
- Due diligence, lien and asset review, retrieval of corporate documents
- Authentication and legalization of documents
- Provided in-house paralegal support to a firm client
- Corporate and consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure
- Bankruptcy procedural filings
- Chapter 11 debtor representation in three jointly administered bankruptcy cases filed in the Central District of California bankruptcy court
- Review nationally filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions for client case involvement
- Creditor’s committees and trustee representation
Personal Interests
Susan recently had the adventure of a lifetime traveling to Iceland to experience the phenomenon of the aurora borealis and an icy hike on a glacier.
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Credentials
Certifications
Certified Bankruptcy Assistant
Education
Arizona State University
B.S. in Business Administration
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Advocates for Human Rights — Asylum case proceeding
- Advocates for Human Rights — Minnesota Anti-Sex Trafficking Project
- VLN Housing Court Clinic
- Domestic Abuse Service Center
- Project Homeless Connect
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2015-19
Awards Methodology
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.