Ms. Mackenzie L. Shea

Mackenzie L. Shea is a managing director in Berkeley Research Group, LLC?s Corporate Finance practice in Boston and concentrates her practice on distressed transactions, special situations and restructuring matters. She has 17 years of experience in the industry, primarily providing advice to transitioning and distressed companies and their stakeholders on a variety of unique projects. Ms. Shea has served in interim executive roles, including as CRO, and has overseen the execution of mergers, acquisitions, financings and other transactions. Her experience covers the full spectrum of asset dispositions from going-concern transactions to liquidations. Ms. Shea is particularly experienced in bankruptcy sales under § 363 and chapter 11 plans, and she has counseled buyers, sellers and creditor constituents in all facets of the sale process, including advising on deal structures and bidding strategies and conducting or participating in dozens of competitive auctions for her clients. She has worked on matters across a broad range of industries; her recent debtor or committee engagements at BRG include the chapter 11 cases of The Hertz Corp., GNC Holdings, California Pizza Kitchen, Century 21 Department Stores, Le Tote, Town Sports International and Bouchard Transportation. Before joining BRG, Ms. Shea was lead transaction counsel for a global investment and liquidation firm. She served as a ?first chair? deal lawyer, responsible for structuring, negotiating, documenting and executing hundreds of millions of dollars of distressed transactions across sectors that included retail, consumer products, industrial, brands and real estate. She led complex transactions that covered a wide spectrum of restructuring situations and solutions, including acquisitions, workouts, financings and liquidations. She also managed turnaround efforts, assisted existing management, served as an officer, and advised the board on strategic alternatives. Ms. Shea is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and has received numerous accolades for her work, including the Secured Finance Network?s ?40 Under 40 Award? in 2018 and the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges? ?Next Gen Award: Top 40 Up-and-Coming Bankruptcy Lawyers? in 2012. She also was nationally ranked in Chambers USA from 2015-16, in The Best Lawyers in America from 2017-20, and as a Super Lawyers ?Rising Star? in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016 in the area of bankruptcy and restructuring. She has spoken at many industry conferences, including for the Turnaround Management Association, ABI and the International Women?s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. Ms. Shea received her B.A. summa cum laude in 2003 from Assumption College and her J.D. cum laude in 2006 from Suffolk University Law School, where she focused on business law and financial services.