ABIGAIL O’BRIENT
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP
Abby O’Brient’s wide-ranging restructuring and creditor rights litigation practice focuses on representation of secured and unsecured creditors in insolvency cases and other proceedings nationwide. She routinely represents parties in litigation related to insolvency and distressed debt in state and federal court, as well as purchasers and sellers of distressed assets and fiduciaries in bankruptcy cases and other insolvency matters. Outside of the insolvency arena, O’Brient has significant judgment enforcement and asset recovery experience. Her clients value her practical, business-oriented approach to resolving legal issues and her ability to coordinate and manage proceedings pending in multiple courts to achieve positive litigation outcomes. O’Brient is a first generation college graduate and has risen to the top of a male-dominated practice.
O’Brient represented Polaris Ventures, a Swiss nonprofit association, in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Prime Trust, a cryptocurrency custodian. The chapter 11 plan was confirmed in December 2023.
