Ann Marie Uetz has nearly three decades of experience as a trial attorney representing debtors, creditors, and lenders in all facets of workouts and formal restructurings and bankruptcies. She is a partner and vice chair of the firm’s national Litigation Department, working with an extensive network of business leaders and professionals across the country.

Ann Marie focuses her practice on bankruptcy and business litigation, two of Foley’s practice areas recently ranked by U.S. News—Best Lawyers^® as “national First-Tier” practices in recognition of excellence in client service. She is a member of the firm’s Manufacturing Sector, including its Automotive Industry Team, as well as a member of the Finance & Financial Institutions and Transactions practices.

Much of Ann Marie’s work focuses on distressed debt workouts, representing debtors, creditors, lenders, and receivers and CROs in all phases of workouts. Her team has led debtor and creditors’ committee interests in multiple industry sectors, including manufacturing, energy, and health care.

Ann Marie Uetz is an exceptional attorney, and has been pivotal in the support of our organization. . . . Bright, insightful and focused, and an extremely valuable extended member of our team.

— a Foley client, commenting on Ann Marie’s representation for
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Ann Marie’s work is integral to the firm’s focus on the manufacturing sector. She is one of the authors of Foley’s Automotive Update, published biweekly and analyzing trends and future developments in the automotive supply chain. Ann Marie is recognized by the National Law Review as a Go-To Thought Leader in the areas of “Transportation Law” and “COVID-19: Manufacturing Impact.” She has also been a sought after interview source on topics including the United Auto Workers strike and its impact on the automotive supply chain.

Bankruptcy and Business Litigation Practice

Ann Marie is a former vice chair of the firm’s national Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice, which BankruptcyLaw360 has fittingly ranked as one of the top 10 bankruptcy practices in the nation. She represents clients in restructuring, bankruptcy, and business disputes across the country. She also advises clients on the strategic sale and acquisition of distressed assets, both inside and outside of the court process. In the manufacturing sector, she provides counsel to customers and suppliers regarding their contracts and their best business position both prior to and after a bankruptcy filing by one of their suppliers or customers.

Ann Marie has extensive and unique knowledge of the manufacturing supply chain, including manufacturing and technology agreements. This includes supply contract negotiations, drafting supply contracts, surcharge and capacity issues, stop-ship situations, and pricing disputes. These transactions often include tripartite agreements among the troubled supplier, its significant customers, and its secured lenders to solidify the commitments of each party to keep the supplier operating while the workout (or bankruptcy) is progressing. These agreements commonly consist of access and accommodation agreements and subordinated participation agreements. Ann Marie has negotiated these agreements routinely in troubled company situations and is deeply familiar with them and the underlying issues.