Jaime A. Welsh

Jaime Welsh is a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group. Her practice focuses on the representation of creditors in bankruptcy cases and insolvency proceedings in courts throughout the United States, as well as the representation of clients in complex commercial litigation.

In her bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice, Jaime represents creditors in all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings, including motion practice, the negotiation of plans and disclosure statements, the filing of claims, and the defense of fraudulent transfer and preference claims.  Outside of bankruptcy proceedings, Jaime advises clients on workouts and out-of-court restructuring, as well as the impact bankruptcy and insolvency laws may have on contracts or business relations.  Her bankruptcy and creditors’ rights clients include financial institutions, insurance companies, healthcare businesses, and trade creditors.

Jaime also represents clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters. Appearing frequently in both state and federal court, she handles product liability actions, business torts, contract disputes, commercial debt collection, and commercial foreclosures. She has been a trial team member in multiple cases tried to a jury verdict, including multiple defense verdicts in favor of one of the firm’s pharmaceutical clients. In her civil litigation practice, Jaime’s clients include national and multinational companies in the finance, pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare industries.

Jaime also maintains an active pro bono practice through firm partnerships with GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, Lawyers for Children America, and the Center for Children’s Advocacy.

Jaime graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law with Honors, where she served as an Associate Editor of the Connecticut Law Review.