Speaker 01.23.25
01.23
2025 ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium
Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Patrick Fitzmaurice has a great ability to understand how the pieces of the puzzle fit together almost before anyone else can see it. He has great, high-level problem solving skills.
Patrick Fitzmaurice is a trusted advisor who counsels clients concerning complex bankruptcy and litigation matters.
Patrick’s practice focuses on litigation in domestic and cross-border insolvency matters in which he regularly represents clients in fraudulent transfer and other types of avoidance litigation. Patrick is also frequently involved in advising creditors in foreclosure and other types of enforcement actions involving real estate and UCC collateral.
Patrick also regularly represents insolvency office holders in asset recovery investigation and enforcement matters.
Representative Experience
- Advised a multinational company concerning numerous large asset transfers and various related litigations in the United States, Switzerland and Hong Kong.
- Representing the joint official liquidators or two affiliated Cayman Islands funds in Chapter 15 proceedings and various related asset recovery matters, including a significant avoidance action against the funds’ former investment advisor and others.
- Served as counsel to a London-based specialty finance company in loan workout and recovery actions and related litigation and bankruptcy matters.
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- Representing international bank in borrower’s bankruptcy case and obtained appointment of a chapter 11 trustee and confirmed liquidation plan for the borrower/debtor proposed by the bank over various objections in contested hearing.
- Representing the joint liquidators of British Virgin Islands fund in Chapter 15 proceedings and related asset recovery matters.
- Represented lenders in real estate foreclosure and other enforcement actions in various jurisdictions throughout the United States.
- Represented a bank group in fraudulent transfer litigation commenced by the representative of the Mirant Corp. bankruptcy estate.
Professional Highlights
Speaking Engagements
- “Recent Developments in Chapter 15,” Asset Recovery Americas Conference, June 27, 2024. Panelist.
- “Purchasing Distressed Real Estate Debt: Performing Due Diligence, Documenting and Closing the Deal, Liquidating the Debt,” Strafford Webinars, March 12, 2024. Panelist.
- “Bankruptcy and the Letter of Credit Dilemma,” Strafford Webinars, August 2, 2023. Panelist.
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- “Acquisition of Distressed Real Estate Debt: Due Diligence, Key Contract Provisions, Mortgage & Mezzanine Issues,” Strafford Webinars, September 20, 2022. Panelist.
- “Bankruptcy Code Changes Under the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act,” Strafford Webinars, April 7, 2021. Panelist.
- “Distressed Real Estate: Mezzanine Loan Enforcement and Bankruptcy Issues,” Pillsbury CLE California Marathon webinar, January 11, 2021. Speaker.
- “Mezzanine Loan Enforcement under the UCC,” Swimming Lesson Videocast Series: Surviving and Navigating the Choppy Waters of Distressed Real Estate, December 12, 2020. Speaker.
- “Commercial Foreclosures,” Swimming Lesson Videocast Series: Surviving and Navigating the Choppy Waters of Distressed Real Estate, December 4, 2020. Speaker.
- “Bankruptcy Alchemy: Can You Really Bankruptcy-Proof a Borrower?,” Troutman Sanders’ New York Lending Seminar, November 2016. Panelist.
- “A Discussion of the Differences between Chapter 15 and Chapter 11,” Terralex Annual Meeting – Bankruptcy Group Seminar, September 2016. Panelist.
- Blog Posts
- “Pandemic Does Not Satisfy Lease’s Casualty Clause Court Finds,” Pillsbury’s Gravel2Gavel, April 1, 2021.
- Honors and Awards
- Lawdragon 100 Leading Cayman Lawyers (2025)
Education
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J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2001
cum laudeB.A., Georgetown University, 1996
Admissions
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New York
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York