Overview

Andrew Haynes represents financially distressed businesses, their owners, and their creditors in reorganizations, restructurings, and bankruptcy litigation. He counsels closely held companies and the individuals who run them through Chapter 11 (including Subchapter V) reorganizations, and represents the lenders, creditors, and trustees involved in bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy litigation. Andrew serves as Vice Chair of the Subchapter V and Small Business Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Business Bankruptcy Committee, and he writes and speaks on developments shaping bankruptcy practice, including third-party releases, artificial intelligence, and other topics. He complements his restructuring work with commercial litigation in Arizona’s state and federal courts.

Awards

  • American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee, 20/20 Partners Rising Leader Award (Class II), 2026
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2025–2026; Commercial Litigation, 2026
  • Southwest Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars” in Bankruptcy: Business, 2026

Activities

  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee — Vice Chair, Subchapter V and Small Business Subcommittee
  • Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court — Membership Committee Chair
  • American Bankruptcy Institute — Member
  • State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy and Civil Litigation Sections — Member

Insights

Presentations

  • “Purdue Pharma Decision and Its Implications on Third-Party Releases,” Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court (Nov. 2024)
  • “Legal Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Bankruptcy Practice,” State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention (June 2024)
  • “Purdue Pharma and Third-Party Releases: A Bitter Pill,” Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court (Nov. 2023)

Publications

  • “Barry Goldwater Inst. for Pub. Pol’y Rsch. Ctr. v. City of Phoenix,” Arizona Appellate Blog (July 2026)
  • “Stone v. Pima County,” Arizona Appellate Blog (June 2026)
  • “Raba Kistner, Inc. v. Connect 202 Partners, LLC,” Arizona Appellate Blog (Feb. 2026)