Overview
Susan Carlson supports clients with transactional, restructuring and litigation matters, focusing on commercial loan facilities, debt reorganization, document review and production. Susan is a solutions-based problem solver who takes complete ownership of project responsibilities with a “think outside the box” mentality.
Transactional, Restructuring & Litigation Matter Support
Susan assists with matters involving the following:
- Secured, unsecured, syndicated and acquisition credit facilities
- Asset, real estate and agricultural backed financing
- Tribal and cross-border financing
- Private equity and portfolio finance transactions
- Airline and railcar finance
- Restructuring of underperforming loans and work outs
- Adversary complaints and bankruptcy related litigation
- Team development and knowledge management
Prior Experience
Susan has extensive experience, including:
- Securitization of assets, including UCC/EFS financing statements, real property and ship mortgages, pledges and grants of security interests in stocks, intellectual property, aircraft, railcars and vessels
- Preparation and management of transaction documents
- Due diligence, lien and asset review, retrieval of corporate documents
- Authentication and legalization of documents
- Provided in-house paralegal support to a firm client
- Corporate and consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure
- Bankruptcy procedural filings
- Chapter 11 debtor representation in three jointly administered bankruptcy cases filed in the Central District of California bankruptcy court
- Review nationally filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions for client case involvement
- Creditor’s committees and trustee representation
Personal Interests
Susan recently had the adventure of a lifetime traveling to Iceland to experience the phenomenon of the aurora borealis and an icy hike on a glacier.
Related Legal Services
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Credentials
Certifications
Certified Bankruptcy Assistant
Education
Arizona State University
B.S. in Business Administration
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Advocates for Human Rights — Asylum case proceeding
- Advocates for Human Rights — Minnesota Anti-Sex Trafficking Project
- VLN Housing Court Clinic
- Domestic Abuse Service Center
- Project Homeless Connect
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2015-19