Timothy J. Hurley

“An enormously practical, brilliant and hard-working lawyer.”

Tim Hurley is “unbelievably knowledgeable” and “has the valuable ability to explain complex aspects of the law in layman’s terms.” He is a “great guy” who “shows genuine patience and empathy in complex and often distressing situations.” Tim is a “master negotiator” who “absorbs himself in the facts” and has the “ability to smooth tricky negotiations with his winning style.” He is an “exceedingly practical attorney who tells it like it is and has a fantastic rapport with judges.” Tim “knows how to run a case and how to get a solution; it’s a breath of fresh air dealing with him.”

_{(Client comments reported by Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers)}

For more than 45 years, Tim has represented clients in a wide variety of complex business transactions and complex litigation. He has represented debtors, creditors, committees, indenture trustees, buyers, landlords, insurance companies, and executors both in out-of-court work-out agreements and restructurings and in Chapter 11 cases throughout the United States. These representations encompass all types of complex transactions and litigation, including those involving financially-distressed businesses and assets and the negotiation and formulation of out-of-court restructuring arrangements and Chapter 11 reorganization plans, the acquisition and sale of assets and claims, the prosecution and defense of preference and fraudulent conveyance claims and motions related to stay relief, the formation and implementation of credit policies and procedures, and the structuring of loans and other financing arrangements involving debtor-in-possession financing, letters of credit, leasing, and floor-planning.

Tim chaired Taft’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring group for more than 30 years and played a key role in starting the practice at Taft during the 1970s and 1980s. He is also a member of Taft’s Litigation team. In addition, Tim is part of Taft’s Distressed Company Task Force which was created to assist clients in issues related to or created by the COVID-19 pandemic, including negotiating with their lenders and landlords; addressing concerns over suppliers, customers, and other important stakeholders; pursuing SBA loans and other debt restructuring alternatives; and dealing with employment issues and other business-related issues. Please reach out to Tim with questions about how he can help.