Jessica M. Signor
she/her/hers
Associate
Jessica Signor is an associate in our Litigation Practice Group, where she focuses her work primarily in the areas of workout, restructuring and bankruptcy. Jessica advises clients on creditors' rights in connection with bankruptcy filings and insolvency proceedings for a variety of business types including, insurers, research and advisory companies, financial institutions and commercial landlords.
Jessica assists clients on a wide range of creditor matters in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases, including but not limited to, filing proofs of claims (including administrative expense claims and rejection damages claims), determining the treatment of claims under a plan of reorganization, evaluating the treatment of a client’s contract in the context of a plan, negotiating language for inclusion in a confirmation order, and advising on how to vote on a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. When adversary proceedings are threatened or commenced, Jessica assists clients through the process of analyzing and defending a preference claim to help to reach a settlement based on a variety of defenses, often resulting in settlement at a fraction of the originally demanded amounts.
Credentials
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2014
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 2009
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of CT
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of NY
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of NY
Distinctions
- Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021-2025)
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Bankruptcy: Business (2022-2024)
- Connecticut Law Review; Membership Manager (2013-2014)
- Student Bar Association, President (2013-2014)
- CALI Excellence Awards: Moot Court (2012) and Advanced Topics in Bankruptcy (2014)
Professional Affiliations
- Fairfield County Bar Association: Member, Board of Directors
- Connecticut Bar Association
Community Involvement
- United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut: Stamford Community Council