Michael Lichtenstein, a shareholder in the Litigation and Corporate Department and co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Group, practices in the areas of workouts, bankruptcy litigation and commercial litigation. His practice includes representation of debtors, creditors committees, creditors, financial institutions, landlords and equity holders in Chapter 11 proceedings in more than ten states and in commercial litigation in state and federal courts.  Mr. Lichtenstein has represented several telecommunications companies in large Chapter 11 proceedings with debts ranging from $25 to $400 million and has represented companies in a variety of industries in the purchase and sale of assets in bankruptcy proceedings.  Recently, Mr. Lichtenstein represented a defense contractor, a high tech company and various furniture retail chains in Chapter 11 proceedings.

Mr. Lichtenstein has represented banks, financial institutions and various creditors in commercial litigation involving contracts, securities, telecommunications, construction, commercial leases and trademarks.  He has litigated in state and federal courts across the country and has argued several times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 

Mr. Lichtenstein has been involved in contested confirmation hearings related to airlines, shopping centers, the retail industry, health care institutions and office buildings, and was responsible for the real estate issues in a retail bankruptcy involving 1500 stores.   

Prior to joining Shulman Rogers, Mr. Lichtenstein was a litigation and bankruptcy partner at Swidler Berlin, L.P. in Washington, D.C.

News

• Michael Lichtenstein named to SmartCEO's Legal Elite
• Shulman Rogers Has Sixteen Attorneys Named to the 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers Listing
• Twenty-three Shulman Rogers Attorneys Recognized in The American Lawyer's "Top Rated Lawyers" Series
• Michael Lichtenstein Discusses Bankruptcy
• Almost all Ritz Camera stores to be shuttered
• Bankruptcy filing spurs Ritz Camera to refocus — again
• Maryland’s struggling photo shops forced to refocus
• Shulman Rogers Has Eight Attorneys Named to the 2012 Super Lawyers Business Edition Listing for Washington, D.C.
• Sixteen Shulman Rogers Attorneys Named to the 2012 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Listing
• Local Lawyer Makes Community Service A Family Priority
• Shulman Rogers will have strong presence at MD Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame dinner
• Insolvency
• Uncertain times for Rosecroft — again
• Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker will be recognized for work on ‘Turnaround and Restructuring of Classic Brands’ transaction during the 10th Annual M&A Advisor Awards
• Rosecroft Bankruptcy Settlement Approved
• Penn National closes on Rosecroft sale
• Service of Pleadings on Counsel under Bankruptcy Rules 7004, 9014 and 9010
• Judge approves Penn National's purchase of Rosecroft
• Penn National to buy Rosecroft Raceway for $10.2 million, with goal to add slots at track
• Orioles owner Angelos is interested in buying Rosecroft Raceway
• Bia Pro Bono Project Update
• Shulman Rogers Helps Client Reorganize for Success

Publications

• Insolvency - Chapter 11 Reorganization or Liquidation for Businesses in the United States 
  Lawrope International 
• Disappointed Bidders Don’t Have Standing to Appeal an Order Approving a Sale of Assets
  XXXI ABI Journal 2, March 2012 
• What Are A Tenant's Rights When A Landlord Files For Bankruptcy? Real Estate Law Journal Summer, 2012 with Richard Goldberg
• Service of Pleadings on Counsel under Bankruptcy Rules 7004, 9014 and 9010, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 2011
• The Treatment of IRUs in Bankruptcy Proceedings, In the Matter of Rural Health Care Support Mechanism WC Docket No. 02-60, July 15, 2010
• Non-Dischargeability of Debts Under Section 523(A)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code, The Banking Law Journal, June 2009
• The Imposition of Constructive Trusts in Bankruptcy Proceedings (with Stephen A. Metz), ABI Business Reorganization Committee Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 2, 2008
• The Payment of "Stub Rent" Under the Bankruptcy Code, Real Estate Law Journal, Fall, 2007
• Bankruptcy Courts' Treatment of Severance Agreements Providing for Continued Payments to Former Employees, Business Law Brief, Fall, 2006
• Assertions of Insolvency in Avoidance Actions to Rebut Financial Statements, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, October, 2005
• How New Bankruptcy Code Changes Affect Tenants, Commercial Tenant Lease Insider, August, 2005
• How New Bankruptcy Code Changes Will Affect You, Commercial Lease Law Insider, July, 2005
• Service of Process on a Defendant's Counsel in an Adversary Proceeding, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, June, 2005
• Supreme Court Ducks Sovereign Immunity Question: A Recap of Circuit Conflicts, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August, 2004
• Violations of the Automatic Stay: Void or Voidable, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, May, 2004
• Calculating a Landlord's Claim in Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law Journal, Fall, Volume 32, Number 2, 2003
• Who Is An Insider For Voting Purposes in a Single Asset Chapter 11?, Bankruptcy Law and Practice, March/April, Volume 10, Number 3, 2001
• The Treatment of IRUs in Bankruptcy Proceedings, Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, November/December, Volume 11, Number 1, 2001

Seminars & Speaking Engagements

• "Exit Stategies in Chapter 11: Asset Sales and Structured Dismissals," The Twelfth Annual Spring Break Weekend, Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association May, 2012
• MICPEL, Advanced Real Property Institute, October 7, 2009 “Bankruptcy Brush Up:  What to do when a landlord files?”
• Recent Case Developments in Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Cases, The Tenth Annual Spring Break Weekend, Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association
• Chair, Loan Workout, Bankruptcy and Collateral Liquidation in the District of Columbia, Lorman Education Services

Professional & Community Affiliations

• American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
• Walter Chandler Inns of Court, Master
• American Bar Association, Member
• Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member