The firm has a proven track record of success in Chapter 11 cases and related litigation as well as in out-of-court exchange offers and corporate restructurings. We also have extensive experience in real estate workouts.

With respect to litigation, our practice regularly involves:

  • Enforcement of creditors' rights
  • Defense and prosecution of preference
  • Fraudulent transfers
  • LBOs
  • Lender liability claims
  • Discharge issues
  • Environmental
  • Director fiduciary duty claims
  • Stay litigation concerning foreign and domestic arbitrations
  • Foreclosure proceedings

DEBTORS

Our attorneys represent debtors in Chapter 11 cases.  The firm represented various real estate limited partnerships as debtors in New York, Texas, Florida and Tennessee as well as partners in insolvent partnerships. We represent numerous debtors in possession in a broad range of industries including:

Real Estate

  • 530 West 26th Street LP, the lease holder for premises adjacent to the High Line
  • Haven Eldercare LLC, the operator of 25 nursing homes in New England

Business and Financial Services

  • Butler Services International Inc., a provider of outsourced employees services
  • Coin Phones, Inc., a private payphone company
  • LBS Communications, Inc., a television syndication company
  • Rooney Pace Group, Inc., the holding company of a securities brokerage firm
  • Term Industries, Inc., a lessor of automobiles, medical and other equipment

Manufacturing and Industrial

  • Gulf States Steel, Inc. of Alabama, an integrated steel mill producing sheet and plate products
  • York Research Corp., a developer of co-generation facilities
  • Beltran Corporation, a food processor and distributor
  • Seatrain Lines, Inc., a container shipper
  • Alithochrome, a commercial printer

Retail and Consumer Goods

  • Wally Findlay Galleries, a New York art gallery.
  • Cook United, Inc., the operator of a chain of retail department stores located principally in the Midwest
  • Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation, a catalogue retailer and shoe manufacturer located in Virginia
  • Oneita Industries Inc., a manufacturer of activewear and infantswear located in Alabama
  • Automotive Industries, Inc., a public company operating a chain of retail stores selling tires and other automotive replacement parts located in Georgia
  • Summergrade Corporation, a manufacturer of pillows, comforters and related products

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.