Keri L. Riley
Keri L. Riley is Partner at the firm. Focused primarily in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency law, she has a represented debtors and creditors in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, including complex Chapter 11 reorganizations and liquidations, Chapter 7 cases, adversary proceedings, and appeals to the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Keri graduated from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law with honors in 2014. While attending law school, she was a member of the DU National Trial Team and ABA Appellate Advocacy Team, and won multiple awards for her advocacy skills. Prior to joining the firm, Keri was employed as a law clerk for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, where she worked with the Consumer Protection Services Department, advocating for the rights of consumers who were subjected to illegal business practices.
Keri’s commitment to her clients has continued to earn her recognition in the legal community following graduation, and she has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers every year since 2018. She has also been active in assisting the survivors of human trafficking rebuild their financial lives through her continued pro bono work with the Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking.
Presentations:
- Up in Smoke: Cross Border Insolvency in the Cannabis Space, Panelist, ABI Annual Spring Meeting, April 2021
- SBRA: Subchapter V Strategy and How to Get Your Plan Confirmed, Moderator/Panelist, ABI Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, January 2021
- For the Future: Hot Topics in Commercial Bankruptcy, Moderator/Panelist, ABI Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, January 2020
- The Cannabis Conundrum, Panelist, American College of Bankruptcy’s Next Chapter in Bankruptcy & Insolvency, August 2019
- Some Like It Hot: Topics and Rules Update, Panelist, ABI Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, January 2019
- Bankruptcy Case Law Update, Panelist, Colorado Bar Association, September 2016
Publications:
- NORTON JOURNAL OF BANKRUPTCY LAW AND PRACTICE, “Limitations on a Secured Creditor’s Right to Credit Bid Under the “For Cause” Provision of Bankruptcy Code § 363(k)” (April 2017)
- NORTON JOURNAL OF BANKRUPTCY LAW AND PRACTICE, “Why Filing Tax Returns by April 15th Matters” (June 2014)
- NORTON JOURNAL OF BANKRUPTCY LAW AND POLICY, “The Standard for Dismissal and Stay Relief in Single Asset Real Estate Chapter 11 Cases” (June 2014)