Overview
She represents a range of clients, including unsecured creditors’ committees, corporate debtors, trustees, receivers, lessors, and assignees, in matters such as bankruptcies, wind-downs, asset sales, claim objections, and adversary proceedings.
She has experience managing disputes across jurisdictions, particularly those involving fraudulent transfers, preferences, and breaches of fiduciary duty. Clarissa also assists clients with the sale and acquisition of assets in distressed situations, including transactions under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to her bankruptcy work, Clarissa handles a variety of commercial litigation matters.
Education & Admissions
Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2020), Suffolk University Law Review
University of Arizona (B.A., Political Science and International Relations, 2014)
Admissions
- Arizona
- Texas
Clerkships
- Judicial Extern, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit
- Judicial Extern, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai’i
Experience
- Lead associate on matter securing multimillion-dollar settlement for a Trustee in action alleging fraudulent transfer, breach of fiduciary duty, RICO, and Ponzi scheme claims against bank defendants.
- Assisted in representing stalking horse purchasers in the purchase of a nationwide franchise restaurant and store locations.
- Lead associate on matters representing lending client in bankruptcy, including stay relief proceedings, loan enforcement actions and contested plan confirmation proceedings.
- Assisted in achieving successful reorganization of telecommunications equipment manufacturing company in a contested confirmation proceeding.
- Lead associate in representation of survivors of sexual abuse in enforcing their claims in bankruptcy.
News & Resources
- “Proposed Fixes for the Third-Party-Release Issue in Chapter 11 Cases,” American Bankruptcy Institute, 2024
- "In Defense of Third-Party Releases in Chapter 11 Cases: Part I, II and III," Best of ABI 2022: The Year in Business Bankruptcy, 2023
- “Alternative Debtor Management? Discharge Your Fiduciary Duty at $1,155 Per Hour!” DailyDAC, 2021
Events & Speaking Engagements
- “Balancing the Scales of Justice in Bankruptcy” State Bar of Arizona Convention, June 2024
- “Artificial Intelligence Panel Discussion,” American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, August 2023
- “Advanced Bankruptcy Panel, Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy Law,” Arizona State Bar, October 2022
Industries & Practices
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
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- Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
- Commercial Litigation