Mette represents clients facing complex, financially distressed situations and bankruptcy issues. Named one of California’s leading bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys by Chambers USA, Mette has a reputation for providing unwavering and dogged representation in sophisticated workouts, restructurings, distressed M&A transactions and bankruptcy matters to help ensure her clients attain the best possible outcome.

Clients hailing from a range of industries – retail, restaurant, hospitality, agriculture, fitness, financial services, health care, real estate, and media and entertainment – praise Mette’s skill in the insolvency world, referring to her as “a pit bull in heels” and a “rock-hard…negotiator.” Others note Mette is:

“Very direct, has a plan of action and goes on the attack with it.”
“A dynamic attorney. She is smart and thinks outside the box.”
“Professional, articulate and one of the brightest bankruptcy attorneys I know.”
“An extremely skilled bankruptcy attorney who has the ideal balance of being technically skilled and practically balanced, always with one eye on delivering value to her clients.”
A “tireless and creative” advocate.
“Particularly effective and rare as an attorney due to her experience and people skills in navigating tricky distressed investing deals.”

Utilizing her razor-sharp business acumen and a practical approach to her clients’ financial challenges, Mette represents debtors, creditors, investors, creditor committees and other parties in all areas of reorganization, distressed sales and acquisitions, liquidations and bankruptcy-related litigation.

With a high degree of emotional intelligence, Mette also possesses a keen ability to adeptly and effectively manage the most challenging people and situations that often arise in bankruptcy. With this trait, she has gained a reputation for successfully and smoothly handling confrontational negotiations in her client representations.