About Jennifer
Jennifer Lyday, a partner at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC, represents creditors, trustees, and businesses in Chapter 11 proceedings, as well as advises on the sale and purchase of distressed assets. She is held in particular high esteem for her abilities in bankruptcy litigation and advising clients on broader commercial disputes. Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner at Waldrep LLP and an associate at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, focusing on corporate Chapter 11 representations and related state court debtor-creditor representations. Jennifer has represented secured creditors, distressed businesses, unsecured creditors’ committees, and trustees in business bankruptcy cases. She has also represented buyers and sellers of assets in bankruptcy. Jennifer has also counseled clients in complex civil litigation. Her civil litigation experience includes officers’ and directors' liability, personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, and professional negligence defense. Jennifer is currently on the panel of Subchapter 5 Chapter 11 Trustees for the Middle District of North Carolina. In addition, Jennifer has significant pro bono experience, particularly in helping domestic violence victims obtain 50-B protection orders, working with Legal Aid of North Carolina. She also regularly represents parents of children abducted and taken into the United States in Hague Convention cases.
Jennifer Lyday, a partner at Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC, represents creditors, trustees, and businesses in Chapter 11 proceedings, as well as advises on the sale and purchase of distressed assets. She is held in particular high esteem for her abilities in bankruptcy litigation and advising clients on broader commercial disputes. Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner at Waldrep LLP and an associate at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, focusing on corporate Chapter 11 representations and related state court debtor-creditor representations. Jennifer has represented secured creditors, distressed businesses, unsecured creditors’ committees, and trustees in business bankruptcy cases. She has also represented buyers and sellers of assets in bankruptcy. Jennifer has also counseled clients in complex civil litigation. Her civil litigation experience includes officers’ and directors' liability, personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, and professional negligence defense. Jennifer is currently on the panel of Subchapter 5 Chapter 11 Trustees for the Middle District of North Carolina. In addition, Jennifer has significant pro bono experience, particularly in helping domestic violence victims obtain 50-B protection orders, working with Legal Aid of North Carolina. She also regularly represents parents of children abducted and taken into the United States in Hague Convention cases.
Practice Areas
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Bankruptcy
- 2022 Pro Bono Award for the Bankruptcy Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
- The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) “40 Under 40” Honoree, 2021
- North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyer Pro Bono Award, 2013