Ms. Melissa A. Hager

Melissa A. Hager is Of Counsel in the New York office of Morrison & Foerster LLP, where she regu- larly represents official and ad hoc creditors' committees, debtors, secured creditors and financial institu- tions in numerous industry sectors including financial services, real estate and real estate development, mortgage servicing, hospitality and lodging, energy, telecommunications, health care and retail. She has more than 20 years of experience advising a wide array of clients in complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings, asset sales and insolvency matters throughout the country. Her experience also in- cludes representation of bankruptcy examiners, bankruptcy trustees, liquidating trustees and other post- confirmation creditor fiduciaries. Ms. Hager serves as the U.S. Regional Director of the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and previously served as the membership and sponsorship director of the New York IWIRC network. She is a member of the WorkOut Profes- sionals operating committee and is also an ABI member. Ms. Hager received her B.A. cum laude from Providence College and her J.D. magna cum laude from Quinnipiac School of Law in Hamden, Conn., where she was an editor of its law review.