Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

• Delaware counsel for senior secured lender in Fisker Automotive bankruptcy.
• Represented Ad Hoc committee of salaried retirees in the Hawker Beechcraft bankruptcy. Created fund to provide compensation for participants of terminated pension plan for salaried retirees.
• Obtained recognition of an Indonesian insolvency proceeding as counsel for an Indonesian shipping company as debtor in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York.
• Representation of the Ad Hoc Committees of Consumer Victims, holders of over $1.25 billion of product liability personal injury claimants in the Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcies.
• Represented TD Bank with regard to $20 million construction loan in the bankruptcy of Delaware real estate developer. Prevented imposition of priming lien and obtained stay relief.
• Counsel to AK Steel Corporation in the New Jersey bankruptcy of a steel distributor. Discovery of fraudulent conveyance and breach of fiduciary duty claims resulted in substantial recovery for unsecured creditors and an award of attorneys’ fees for making substantial contribution to case.
• Counsel to Chapter 11 Trustee of public healthcare company in Delaware. Obtained confirmation of reorganization plan pursuant to which more than $50 million was distributed to public shareholders. Prosecuted breach of fiduciary duty claims against former Chairman and CEO.
• Represented a commercial bank with hotel mortgage in overturning a confirmation order on appeal in New Jersey bankruptcy.
• Represented a warehouse lender in a bankruptcy of a Long Island mortgage broker accused of double-hypothecation of collateral.
• Delaware co-counsel to the official retiree committees in the Intermet and Hayes-Lemmerz bankruptcies in Delaware.
• Represented a Pittsburgh-area construction company, Philadelphia paint manufacturer and South Jersey fast food franchisee as debtors in obtaining plan confirmation in Chapter 11 cases.
• Counsel to the University of Pennsylvania in the Enron bankruptcy.
• Representation of an equitable lien claimant in Mike Tyson’s bankruptcy.
• Counsel to NCR with respect to $21 million claim in New Jersey bankruptcy of armored car company.
• Represented an unsecured creditors’ committee in a New Jersey bankruptcy of an oil and lube franchisor.

Litigation

• Complex Commercial Cases – Represents clients in a wide variety of complex litigation matters in both federal and state courts, such as breach of fiduciary duty, directors and officers litigation, lender liability, fraudulent conveyance, trademark, antitrust and environmental cost recovery actions. His experience includes corporate litigation in the Delaware Chancery Court.
• Employment – Represents corporations and senior executives in employment discrimination actions, breach of contract cases and restrictive covenant disputes.
• Products Liability – Defense of claims involving diverse products such as helicopter engines, electrical equipment, MRI equipment, power tools and air bag components, as well as asbestos and benzene exposure actions.
• Construction Industry – Counsel to owners, general contractors, construction managers and subcontractors in litigation concerning both public and private contracts.