Best Lawyers in New Jersey, United States for Litigation - Bankruptcy

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...

Charles M. Forman, senior member of Forman Holt, is a nationally recognized leader in the field of insolvency and bankruptcy law in the region with more than 40 years of experience as an attorney for debtors and creditors in addition to his service as a Plan Administrator and Liquidating Trustee and as an Independent Director. He has been a member of the private panel of trustees appointed by the United States Department of Justice. Mr. Forman also has served as an attorney for other trustees...

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...

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...

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...

Joseph L. Schwartz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Joseph L. practices law in Madison, New Jersey Best Lawyers has recognized Joseph L. Schwartz since 2010. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Joseph L. Schwartz ...

Mr. Mairo focuses his practice on commercial litigation, workouts, financial reorganizations, and creditors’ rights. A respected and particularly well-rounded insolvency lawyer, he has represented an extensive slate of clients that comprises debtors, secured lenders, creditors’ committees, landlords, administrative agents for syndicates of lenders, foreign representatives, and more. Throughout his decades-long career, he has handled mid-size to multibillion-dollar bankruptcy matte...

Michael Holt has built a reputation as a thorough and no-nonsense bankruptcy attorney and commercial litigator. Adept in crisis management and problem solving, Mr. Holt represents fiduciaries in insolvency cases. Mr. Holt often represents official creditor committees in the context of Chapter 11 proceedings and unofficial creditor committees in the context of business workouts. His skills keep him involved in an array of activities such as coordinating the windup of an operating debtor, admin...