Ms. Hayden has practiced in the corporate workout and bankruptcy arena for nearly 40 years. As a shareholder in the Firm's New Orleans office and a member of the Financial Services Department, her practice is concentrated on assisting clients with restructuring and creditors' rights both in and out of bankruptcy proceedings. She has represented creditors and debtors in mass tort bankruptcies. She represents trustees, debtors-in-possession, committees and creditors in a broad spectrum of industries that includes manufacturing, real estate, hotels, gambling, nursing homes, airlines, convenience stores and retail operations as well as individuals. Some of her more unique clients have been an alligator farm, a horse racing track and a world's fair.
Ms. Hayden serves on the American College of Bankruptcy board and served two terms as the chairperson of the Consumer Protection, Lender Liability and Bankruptcy Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. For several years she has served as co-chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education Committee and currently serves as the chair of the State's MCLE Committee.