Best Lawyers Near You in Iselin, New Jersey for Litigation - Bankruptcy
David leads the firm’s bankruptcy practice, representing debtors, creditors, landlords asset purchasers, court-appointed fiduciaries, plan sponsors, and other stakeholders in the areas of bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, shareholder disputes and complex distressed corporate transactions. With many years of experience and expertise in areas of the law that include bankruptcies, insolvency proceedings, commercial foreclosures, receiverships, distressed real estate and commercial t...
Mark B. Conlan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Mark B., who practices law in Roseland, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mark B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Robert K. Malone is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Robert K., who practices law in Roseland, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nicholas A. Duston is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Bankruptcy. Nicholas A. Duston focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York and is also often engaged to appear pro hac vice throughout the country. His practice primarily involves disputes among business owners, their managers, and their employees, or complex creditor’s rights issues. Nick has extensive experience...
Armen Shahinian practices in the areas of commercial litigation, construction litigation, fidelity and surety law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He joined the firm in 1977 and today leads the firm’s nationally recognized Fidelity and Surety Group, one of the largest in the country. Armen served as a member and chairman of the New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee for West Essex County from 1989 to 1993. He is a member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial &am...
Alan J. Brody focuses his practice on bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, commercial insolvency and financing. He has a wide range of experience representing clients in a variety of bankruptcy proceedings, as well as insolvency issues in business transactions, out-of-court restructurings, asset-based loans and debtor-in-possession financing. Alan has broad experience in complex bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigation and has represented entities in the restructuring, financing and acquis...
Nancy is a bankruptcy and insolvency attorney who focuses on trustee and creditor rights law. She provides representation in debtor, creditor and trustee disputes under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as well as common law causes of action. She assists clients in financial distress, provides support in court-approved reorganizations, and has experience in the enforcement and defense of claw back provisions under federal and state law. Nancy serves as a Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 11 Subchapter...
Thomas M. Walsh practices in the areas of commercial litigation, corporate restructuring, distressed M&A transactions, bankruptcy, and debtor and creditors’ rights. In the litigation arena, Tom regularly appears in bankruptcy courts across the country, as well as federal courts throughout New York and New Jersey. Within the transactional setting, he has assisted clients across a variety of industries – including real estate, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and t...
S. Jason Teele is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group with 25 years of experience representing clients in complex bankruptcy and insolvency matters throughout the United States. He represents issuers, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, equity holders, boards and management teams, and purchasers of distressed assets in Chapter 11 cases, liquidations, and related litigation, guiding clients through ...
Andrew H. Sherman is Chair of the Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group at Sills Cummis & Gross. He is a leading practitioner in hospital and other health care provider bankruptcies throughout the United States, especially representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors. Andrew Sherman serves as counsel to debtors, official and unofficial committees, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, and other parties in interest in out-of-court restructuring...
Gregory A. Kopacz is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group. He provides practical, business-oriented legal solutions to debtors, official and ad hoc committees, lenders, landlords, tenants, and trade creditors in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, out-of-court workouts, and related litigation. His experience spans numerous industries, including education, energy, healthcare, insurance, media and entertainment, real estate, re...
David H. Stein is co-chair of the Banking & Financial Services and the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights groups at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Mr. Stein represents lenders, receivers, trustees, official committees, debtors, and strategic purchasers of distressed real estate and other operating assets in lending, work-out, commercial litigation, reorganization, foreclosure litigation, asset recovery and judgment enforcement matters, including high profile cases such as Barneys New ...
Dale E. Barney has extensive experience in all aspects of debtor/creditor relations; bankruptcy and insolvency litigation; and commercial and chancery litigation. With substantial trial and appellate experience, Mr. Barney leads the dedicated litigation team within the Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Department and also offers cost effective alternatives to litigation, through arbitrations, mediations, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. He advises clients on...
Carl Soranno came to the practice of law following a 10-year career in finance, securities, and investment banking. Carl has combined that experience with 26 years as a multidisciplinary commercial litigator which has shaped him into a formidable litigator and trial attorney, Carl has litigated well over 1,000 large and small actions, including disputes related to complex family matters, child custody, commercial transactions, contracts between debtors and creditors, commercial lending/workou...
Boris I. Mankovetskiy is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group. He focuses his practice on complex corporate restructurings, including Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court workouts. His clients include official creditors’ committees, debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, investors that focus on distressed situations, and other parties-in-interest in corporate insolvency matters. Boris Mankovetskiy has particularly exte...
Bruce J. Wisotsky has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, equity committees, trustees, landlords, and other individual creditors in Chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy proceedings in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Florida, and other jurisdictions. He has also represented assignees for the benefit of creditors in state court insolvency proceedings. A significant portion of Bruce’s practice has involved out-of-court restructurings, either as counsel to companies and individuals exp...
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