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Nora J. McGuffey

Associé

Nora McGuffey focuses primarily on bankruptcy litigation and financial restructuring matters. She represents and advises debtors, secured lenders, creditors, purchasers, and other interested parties in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts, and related adversary proceedings. Nora is an associate based in the firm’s Chicago office, where she is a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization Practice Group.

Prior to joining Foley, Nora served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Karen B. Owens at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and for Chief Judge Karen K. Specie at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Présentations et publications

  • Author, “Praxair and the PTAB’s Shadow Over Biotechnology Patents,” U.C. Davis Business Law Journal (2020)
  • Author, “Constitutional Challenges Arising from Increasing United States Trustee Quarterly Feeds Under 28 U.S.C. & 1930(a)(6)(B),” Newsletter of the Bankruptcy Section of the Federal Bar Association (Summer 2019)
31 octobre 2025 Dans l'actualité

L'équipe de Foley reçoit le titre de "Litigator of the Week" pour sa victoire en première instance dans une affaire de faillite

Les associés de Foley & Lardner LLP, Rajiv Dharnidharka, Steven Lockhart, Mark Moore, Holland O'Neil et Robert Slovak, ont reçu une mention spéciale dans la rubrique "Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs" de The Am Law Litigation Daily, pour leur victoire en première instance au nom de Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc. dans le cadre d'une contestation de la demande d'inscription au chapitre 11 de Merit Street Media, un réseau de médias en démarrage soutenu par le psychologue de la télévision Dr. 
September 12, 2025 Honors and Awards

Foley Wins Non-Profit Turnaround of the Year Award for Heywood Healthcare Restructuring

Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to announce that the firm has won the 2025 Non-Profit Turnaround of the Year Award from the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) for its restructuring work on behalf of Heywood Healthcare Inc., the Massachusetts-based health care nonprofit.
26 mars 2025 Contrats et victoires

Foley conseille Ideanomics dans le cadre de la procédure de faillite du chapitre 11 et de la vente 363

Foley & Lardner LLP conseille Ideanomics, Inc. et ses filiales dans le cadre de leur procédure de faillite au titre du chapitre 11, administrée conjointement par le tribunal des faillites du district du Delaware. 
January 16, 2025 Honors and Awards

Foley Recognized at The M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards for Divestiture of the Year

Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to be named a winner at The M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards in the M&A Transaction Award category.