Bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, including representation of creditors, debtors and trustees
Co-chair, New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) Committee on Bankruptcy
Litigation in the federal courts and bankruptcy courts, including cases relating to insolvency, derivatives and financial fraud
Highlighted Publications
NYCLA Bankruptcy Committee seminar, presentation by the Hon. Cecelia Morris regarding Bankruptcy Court jurisdiction and funding, December 2012
Developments Affecting US Chapter 11 Reorganizations, seminar presentation, Union Internationale des Avocats Winter Meeting, St. Christoph, Austria, March 1 – 3, 2009
Credit Default Swaps in the Global Credit Crunch, seminar presentation, New York, May 1, 2008
"'Tellabs' Decision: Strong, Stronger Inferences of Scienter," New York Law Journal, June 27, 2007
"Stoneridge: Supreme Setback for the 'Scheme' Theory?" New York Law Journal, Jan. 25, 2008
"Court's 'Reliance' Test for § 10(b) Private Causes of Action," LexisNexis, Feb. 5, 2008
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Highlighted Matters
Bankruptcy counsel to trustee for the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc., including bankruptcy court litigation, cross-border claims of Lehman non-US affiliates, investigation of regulatory compliance and transaction-based matters
Representation of Canadian retirees in litigation arising out of pre-bankruptcy transactions of Chicago Sun Times (US parent) with Hollinger (Canadian subsidiary)
Representation of Canadian retirees in litigation arising out of Indalex bankruptcy proceedings in US and Canada
Counsel to the South Korean bankruptcy trustee of Cho Yang Shipping in US Chapter 15 proceedings
Counsel to Canadian bankruptcy monitor of Baronet Inc. in US Chapter 15 proceedings
Representation of banking clients in connection with derivatives-related litigation in bankruptcy/insolvency context
Counsel to Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in connection with bankruptcy-related accounting fraud cases (Refco, Werner Ladder, Parmalat, Priceline, Texas Petrochemicals, Levitz Furniture, etc.)
Representation of the Bank of Lithuania in enforcement of an arbitral award against prospective bankruptcy
Representation of Isetan Japan as landlord and largest creditor in Chapter 11 case of Barney's Inc., including investigation and litigation of financial and accounting fraud, and franchise relationship covering operation of retail stores in Japan and Southeast Asia
Counsel to Alstom Inc. (France) as purchaser of assets in Calpine and NRG Chapter 11 proceedings
Defending fraud and fraudulent conveyance claims against European investors in connection with insurance company insolvency and liquidation
Counsel to Chapter 11 trustee in In re Braniff International Airlines Inc., including fraud investigation and prosecution of claims for management misconduct, litigation of security interests in insurance proceeds, and recovery of payments to equipment lessors
