Erin M. Edelman
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Recognized for
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
The Elite Counsel Perspective
Clients facing insolvency benefit from Erin’s formidable command of bankruptcy and restructuring, evident in her practice leadership, litigation and negotiated workouts.
Clients facing insolvency benefit from Erin’s formidable command of bankruptcy and restructuring, evident in her practice leadership, litigation and negotiated workouts.
Overview
Erin Edelman leads Armstrong Teasdale’s Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. She represents debtors, secured lenders and unsecured creditors in business insolvency matters, helping them pursue recovery through bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. Her work spans the transactions and disputes that arise in corporate restructuring, including preference and related litigation, loan workouts, asset acquisitions and divestitures, and the negotiation and documentation of capital and debt structures.
Erin’s broader litigation practice includes commercial and real estate matters. She represents lenders seeking remedies for breaches of promissory notes and guaranties. In real estate matters, she represents utility companies and handles litigation that includes condemnation proceedings and large-scale tax appeals. She also has experience across a variety of civil litigation matters.
Before joining Armstrong Teasdale, Erin practiced at another St. Louis firm, where she focused on general civil litigation. During law school, she served as a judicial extern to Judge Angela T. Quigless of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District.
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Saint Louis University Public Law Review (Staff Member and Symposium Editor)
- Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant
- Order of the Woolsack
- Dean's List
- Academic Excellence Awards
- University of Missouri (B.J., magna cum laude)
- Strategic Communication
- Dean's List
- University of Missouri (B.A., magna cum laude)
- Political Science
Admissions
- Illinois
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Honors & Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Banking and Finance Law (2021-present), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2022-present)
- Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2018-present)
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (2024-present)
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association (Co-chair, Asset Distribution Subcommittee of the Business Law Section)
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL)
- Bankruptcy Practice Memorial Fund
- The Missouri Bar