Mr. Murphy joined the firm in 1984 and is the founder and Director of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group.

Mr. Murphy served as a law clerk to the U.S. Trustee, Districts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, 1980-1981; and the Hon. Thomas W. Lawless, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981-1984.

Mr. Murphy specializes in bankruptcy and commercial law including the representation of debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, and creditors in Chapter 11 reorganizations and Chapter 7 liquidations. He has served as Chapter 7 and 11 trustee, counsel, and examiner in numerous liquidation and reorganization cases. He has had considerable experience in the areas of commercial finance and litigation and matters involving secured lending, mergers and acquisitions, and the Uniform Commercial Code.