Paige Barr Tinkham is a partner in Blank Rome’s Finance, Restructuring, and Bankruptcy practice group. Paige concentrates her practice on complex insolvency matters, litigation, and lending transactions, and clients trust her 20 years of experience developing business oriented, efficient, effective, and creative solutions.
Institutions of all sizes and nature across the country turn to Paige for her skillful representation in bankruptcy cases (including debtor-in-possession and exit financing, cash collateral, and other creditor disputes), receiverships, out-of-court creditor’s rights matters, lending transactions, and federal and state court litigation.
Clients rely on Paige when facing complex, multimillion-dollar matters throughout the United States. She regularly serves as counsel for lenders to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities; manufacturing companies; office, hotel, and residential buildings; restaurant operators; and retail entities.
Engagements illustrative of Paige’s vast experience include, serving as counsel to an administrative agent to a six-member bank group in the workout of a $387 million loan to an equipment dealer, representing shareholders sued for $1.4 billion in fraudulent transfer claims before the United States Supreme Court, and representing a global retail debtor operating over 300 stores in chapter 11 proceedings.
Crain’s Chicago Business recognized Paige as a Notable Woman in Law in 2022 and 2024 for her impact on the industry and the community. She is also recognized by Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Since 2013, Paige has served as a board member of the non-profit Ascend Justice (formerly the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic of Cook County), which serves individuals impacted by gender-based violence or the child welfare system in the Chicago community. In addition to holding multiple officer positions, she served six years on the executive committee and three years as the president of the board.
Paige regularly presents to clients, and at industry conferences, on topics related to insolvency litigation. Her recent speaking engagements include:
- Presenter, Complex Financial Restructuring Program, American Bankruptcy Institute (“ABI”) (2024)
- Presenter, Workouts and Bankruptcy: Navigating Distress Prior to Bankruptcy, North Shore General Counsel Association (2024)
- Panelist, 12th Annual Distressed Forum for Bank Special Assets (Midwest), Information Management Network (“IMN”), “Navigating Successful Receiverships” (2023)
- Panelist, 11th Annual Distressed Forum for Bank Special Assets (Midwest), Information Management Network (“IMN”), “Navigating Successful Receiverships” (2022)
- Panelist, 10th Annual Distressed Forum for Bank Special Assets (Midwest), Information Management Network (“IMN”), “Navigating Successful Receiverships” (2021)