Rick Hyman is a partner in the Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency practice at Mayer Brown LLP. He focuses his practice on bankruptcies and reorganizations. He primarily represents institutional creditors and lending groups in connection with their exposure in large and middle-market credit facilities. He has represented clients such as Bank of America, Bank of New York, Wachovia Capital and other large banks and finance companies in many complex, Chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings and recapitalizations, and debtor-in-possession and exit financings. Mr. Hyman has extensive experience representing creditors in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies, in matters such as the recent Chapter 11 cases of Lehman Brothers Inc. and its affiliated debtors, The Tribune Companies, Sentinel Management Group Inc., Sea Containers Ltd., and Custom Foods Inc. In addition, he has had a significant role in the restructurings and reorganizations of KLLM Inc., IMG Worldwide Inc., PSC Scanning Inc., Applied Graphics Inc., American Skiing Company, Interim Healthcare Inc., and many other major organizations. Mr. Hyman also leads Mayer Brown’s distressed debt trading practice and often represents secondary market purchasers in connection with legal and documentary due diligence. He frequently represents stalking-horse and other bidders in connection with the acquisition of distressed assets, both in and out of bankruptcy proceedings. He also has experience representing various debtors-in-possession and Chapter 11 trustees.