CHRISTINE F. KENMORE
Of Counsel

ckenmore@hcesq.com
(858) 756-6342

Practice Areas:
Business Restructuring and Insolvency Workouts
Real Property Transactions Creditor’s Rights
Bank and Banking Law Business Bankruptcy

Christine F. Kenmore has represented clients in commercial and corporate insolvency matters for over 20 years.

Christine spent the first 10 years of her practice at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP. As a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office, Christine represented a variety of lenders in commercial, corporate and real estate lending transactions. In addition, Christine represented various types of parties in bankruptcy proceedings, including debtors, creditors, purchasers, committees, and equity interest holders. She has also represented venture capitalists and other investors in connection with investing in insolvent companies.

Christine left private practice in 1993 to join the Legal Department at Wells Fargo Bank in Los Angeles. For over a decade at Wells Fargo, Christine routinely advised management regarding all issues raised by distressed commercial, corporate and real estate loans and related litigation matters. In addition to negotiating and documenting large syndicated lending transactions, other commercial, corporate and real estate loans and sales of distressed debt, Christine strategized extensively with senior bank management regarding complex multi-party bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workout negotiations. She was also instrumental in developing bank policies and procedures for the handling of treasury management and investment products in the context of insolvencies.

Christine’s extensive experience as in-house bank counsel makes her particularly adept at understanding and addressing business, operational and regulatory concerns, as well as the paramount legal issues that must be addressed in the context of workouts and insolvency.

Christine received her law degree, cum laude , from Boston University in 1984 where she served on the Law Review as Editor in 1982-83 and as Executive Editor in 1983-84. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in philosophy, magna cum laude, from Barnard College in 1981.