Adjunct Professor of Law
Managing Director, Wells Fargo Finance in New York
Professor McGuinness is Managing Director of Wells
Fargo Finance in New York focusing on the restructuring sector
in the Northeast with particular expertise in restructuring
financings and insurance products.
From October 2003 through April 2006, Mrs. McGuinness served as
United States Trustee and oversaw the administration of the largest
and most complex chapter 11 restructurings in recent history that
were filed in the Southern District of New York. Among the cases
commenced during her tenure were Delphi Corporation, Delta
Airlines, Dana Corporation, Northwest Airlines, Refco Inc., Calpine
Corporation, and St. Vincent’s Medical Center, all multi-billion
dollar reorganizations.
For several years before her appointment by the United States
Attorney General, Mrs. McGuinness chaired the restructuring
practice at Ivey, Barnum & O’Mara, LLC in Greenwich,
Connecticut. Before that, from 1988 to 1999, she was as an
Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
representing federal agencies in the bankruptcy court and
prosecuting bankruptcy crimes. While at the United States
Attorney’s Office, she served as a mediator for the Senior Counsel
for Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Department of Justice and
developed a curriculum and teaching materials on mediation advocacy
and advanced negotiations for civil assistants nationwide.
After leaving the Department of Justice, Deirdre joined CIT Group
as a Managing Director and Senior Restructuring Advisor for
Corporate Finance where she acted as strategic advisor to the
industry business units on all areas and opportunities in
restructuring.
Professor McGuinness had taught Representing Trustees in
Bankruptcy with Professors Elsaesser and Hildebrand.