Natasha Wells
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Natasha Wells

Associate
wells.natasha@dorsey.com

Overview

NATASHA IS A FINANCE AND RESTRUCTURING ASSOCIATE IN OUR MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE. SHE ADVISES CLIENTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF FINANCE, INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING MATTERS.

Natasha advises clients on a wide range of corporate finance and restructuring matters, including syndicated and bilateral financings, structured finance, private debt, private placements, corporate trust, defaults and workouts, out-of-court restructurings, bankruptcy disputes and merchant card processing matters. 

Education & Admissions

University of Memphis (J.D.),

  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Problems in Bankruptcy
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence
  • Honorable David S. Kennedy Bankruptcy Achievement Award

Vanderbilt University (B.S.)

Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Clerkships

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit, Honorable Robert J. Kressel, 2015-2016
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, Honorable Michael E. Ridgway, 2013-2015

Experience

Representative Experience

Syndicated and Bilateral Financings

  • Represent bank in various syndicated credit facilities
  • Represented borrower in $2,800,000,000 syndicated revolving credit facility
  • Represented borrower in $1,200,000,000 senior unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility
  • Represented borrower in $100,000,000 revolving credit facility

Private Placements

  • Represented seller of $150,000,000 senior notes
  • Represented seller of $375,000,000 senior notes
  • Represented seller of $175,000,000 senior unsecured notes
  • Represented seller of $230,000,000 senior unsecured notes

Bankruptcy and Out-of-Court Restructurings

  • Advised secured lender in commercial loan workouts of distressed debt
  • Advised landlords, equipment lessors, and vendors in complex Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 commercial bankruptcy cases, involving plan confirmation, claim, automatic stay, and contract/lease rejection and assumption matters
  • Advised various parties in adversary proceedings involving preferential transfers, lien priority disputes, and non-dischargeability actions
  • Represented purchaser in $26,000,000 11 U.S.C. § 363 sale

Structured Finance

  • Advised sellers in various structured finance transactions requiring bankruptcy legal opinions such as true sale, non-consolidation, and authority to file opinions

Corporate Trust

  • Advised trustee in corporate debt transaction of $600,000,000 senior notes
  • Advised trustee in note redemption
  • Advised trustee in bond defaults 

Card Processing Transactions

  • Advise merchant card processor in card processing transactions

News & Resources

News & Press Mentions

Dorsey Wins 13th Annual M&A Advisor Turnaround Award

Legal Writings

  • CHAPTER 21, The Basics of Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy Cases, Debtor-Creditor Handbook with eFormbook, 12th Edition—2021, Minnesota CLE
  • Bankruptcy Bulletin, Summer Edition—2018, Minnesota State Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section
  • Bankruptcy Bulletin, Fall Edition—2017, Minnesota State Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section
     

Select Presentations

  • “2018 Case Law Update,” Minnesota CLE, 2018 Bankruptcy Institute (October 2018)
  • “Recent Bankruptcy Supreme Court Cases: What You Need To Know,” Minnesota State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section (September 2017)
  • “Mock Hearings – Examples of What to Do and Not to Do in Trial,” Minnesota CLE 2014 Bankruptcy Institute (October 2014)
     

Industries & Practices

  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
  • Capital Markets
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Trust Services
  • Lending Transactions
  • Mortgage Banking
  • Securities & Financial Services Litigation & Enforcement
  • Securitization

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Turnaround Management Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
     

Accolades

North Star Lawyer logo

  • MSBA North Star Lawyer Pro Bono 2018, 2017
Natasha Wells