Morgan C. Nighan

Morgan C. Nighan is a partner in the Boston office of Nixon Peabody LLP and represents chapter 11 debtors, creditors and other parties in complex bankruptcy litigation. Her work includes the contested confirmation trials of Energy Future Holdings Corp. in Delaware, where she litigated and tried claims for $1 billion in principal and interest, and a contested adversary proceeding involving client Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Ms. Nighan represents companies in connection with contract disputes, business torts, employment claims, and other commercial and financial matters. She also defends companies and individuals under investigation by governmental agencies, including U.S. and state attorneys general offices, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Ms. Nighan frequently represent clients in the health care industry as both debtors and creditors. She leads the firm’s Healthcare Dispute Resolution Team, advising clients on pre-litigation compliance counseling, dispute resolution, litigation, government investigations and corporate restructurings across the country. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Nighan counseled hundreds of companies on compliance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Economic Aid Act and related legislation, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). She represents clients in administrative litigation regarding these programs against the Small Business Administration (SBA), CMS and HHS, and she provides advice about the risks of distributing COVID-19 vaccines and the immunity protection available pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act. Ms. Nighan co-chairs the Boston Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Steering Committee and serves on the board of directors for the New England Chapter of the International Women’s Restructuring and Insolvency Confederation (IWRIC). She was selected to the Massachusetts Rising Stars list in New England Super Lawyers from 2018-20, and has been listed in Boston magazine’s “Top Women Attorneys in Massachusetts.” Ms. Nighan received her B.A. cum laude from the University of Albany and her J.D. cum laude from Boston College Law School.