Partner
CurrentMonica is a Dallas-based Partner who joined Force 10 with a long track record as a restructuring expert, Chambers-recognized bankruptcy attorney and advocate for bringing diversity and women to top corporate positions. Monica Blacker is an investor, advisor and international speaker who has extensive experience assisting clients in high stakes litigation and restructurings. Her varied experience leads to an innovative approach to solving complex business issues and effectively managing risk. During her 22 years of practice at several BigLaw firms, she represented debtors, secured and unsecured creditors in many major cases. Based on her 20+ year career as a fiduciary and restructuring and reorganization attorney, she has been retained by companies as a tool for their in-house team to interface with outside counsel and other advisors and became an invaluable member of the company’s team acting as a chief legal strategy officer to assess and manage the alternative restructuring strategies. In addition, she has been hired by public companies to report to their board of directors on diversity and inclusion matters. All of this experience makes her a unique professional with the ability to address not only restructuring and business issues, but also focus on diversity and inclusion.