Eric W. Anderson

Attorney

Current Position

Partner
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP
303 Peachtree St NE
Suite 3600
Atlanta, GA 30308
USA

Tel: (404) 420-4331
Fax: (404) 522-8409
Email: eanderson@phrd.com

Class: XXIII (2012)Circuit: Eleventh

Education

University of Wisconsin, BA with distinction (1982)
University of Wisconsin Law School, JD, cum laude (1986)

Professional Career

Partner, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP (2002-present)
Of Counsel, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker (Atlanta) (1998-01)
Partner (1994-98); Associate (1986-94), Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy (Atlanta)

Affiliations

American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow, Chair of the Eleventh Circuit Educational Programs and Law School Outreach Committee
American Bankruptcy Institute, Board of Directors (2016-present)
W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, Master of the Bench
State Bar of Georgia, Member, Bankruptcy Section
State Bar of Wisconsin (1986 - present)
Meritas, a worldwide law firm organization, Member, Board of Directors (2012-2015); Finance Committee (2011-13); Financial Services Section Planning Committee (2007-2014); Quality Assurance Committee (2013-2016)
Atlanta Bar Association, Board of Directors, Member-at-Large (2006-13); Bankruptcy Section Board Member (1999-07); Treasurer (2002-03); Secretary (2003-04); Vice Chair/Chair-Elect (2004-05); Chairman (2005-06)
Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Member, Board of Directors; Secretary, 2018-2019; Chair of Program Committee (2016-2020); President-Elect (2020-2021)
Atlanta Bar Association, CLE Board of Trustees, Chair (2008-09), Chair-Elect (2007-08); Membership Committee, Co-Chair (2010-11)
American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee
American Bankruptcy Institute Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, Advisory Board Member; Co-Chair (2011-12); Program Chair (2013)
Atlanta Bar Association and Fulton County Courts Law Week Committee, Chairman (2005-07)

Publications

"Killing Two Birds with One Stone: BAP Denies Novel Attempt for § 364(d) Exit Financing in SARE Case, Rules Stay Relief Should Have Been Granted," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. 39, No. 11, pgs 12, 50-51, November 2020, Co-author with Michael Sullivan, https://www.phrd.com/asset/5fa081f0d9e44
"DIP Financing: Structuring Roll-Overs, Cross-Collateralization, Priming Liens, Junior DIP Financing, and More," Strafford Publications, October 2020, Co-presenter
"Enforceability of Intercreditor Agreements in Bankruptcy: Maximizing Recovery for First and Second Lienholders," Strafford Publications, August 2020, Co-presenter
"Local Bankruptcy Rules: Georgia (N.D. Ga)," WestLaw, Practical Law, March 2019, Co-author, https://www.phrd.com/asset/5df9526782f89
"You Can't Bootstrap Yourself Into Bankruptcy Court," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, January 2015, Author
"Food for Thought: Assuming Contracts in Bankruptcy," TMA Journal of Corporate Renewal, May 2012, Co-author
"Can the Disclosure Statement Supplement the Plan to Preserve Estate Claims?," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXX, No. 8, October 2011, Author
"The Philadelphia Story: Third Circuit Denies Lenders' Credit-Bid Rights," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXIX, No. 4, May 2010, Author
"The Impact of Philadelphia Newspapers on a Secured Creditor's Right to Credit Bid," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXIX, No. 2, March 2010, Author
"Aiding and Abetting Breach-of-Fiduciary-Duty Claims in a Post-Recession Economy," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXVIII, No. 6, July/August 2009, Author
"363 Sales over the Objection of Junior Lienholders after Clear Channel," ABI Committee News, Vol. 7, No. 6, September 2008, Author
"Enjoining Actions Against Nondebtors: What Is The Proper Standard?, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, p. 26, December/January 2007/08, Author

Awards

The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year for Atlanta in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2012-2021)
Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer for Business (2018-2020)
Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia "Super Lawyer" (2007, 2012-2020)
Lawdragon, 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers (2020)
Georgia Trend Magazine, Georgia's Legal Elite for Bankruptcy/Creditor's Rights (2009, 2010, 2012, 2020)
Martindale-Hubbell and ALM, "Top Rated Lawyers"
Who's Who Legal for Restructuring and Insolvency
Atlanta Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, (2007)