Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Attorneys with offices in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia and Representing Clients Nationwide
The Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group attorneys represent all parties involved in business reorganization cases as well as complex issues involving litigation. Our clients include debtors, creditors’ committees, bankruptcy trustees, secured lenders, landlords and asset purchasers in bankruptcy and federal courts in the DC metropolitan area as well as Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Mexico, Illinois, Indiana, New York and Delaware. Additionally, Michael Lichtenstein has been appointed as a mediator by the Bankruptcy Court on several occasions.
The Group is supported by and able to draw upon the skills of other attorneys of the Firm in the areas of corporate and securities law, tax, real estate, telecommunications, intellectual property and employment law, as well as attorneys from the Firm’s well-recognized Commercial Litigation Department with respect to complex bankruptcy litigation matters. The Group regularly represents both borrowers and lenders alike in all sorts of debt restructures and workouts.
We have an established reputation as the “go-to” lawyers for judges, bankruptcy trustees, receivers and other bankruptcy attorneys. Our attorneys are often requested to act as general counsel or special counsel to trustees, and we receive appointments as trustees, examiners and mediators by local Bankruptcy Courts in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Additionally, we serve as debtors’ counsel in complex Chapter 11 proceedings, including retail and manufacturing chains. As part of the Firm’s foreclosure practice, members of the Group assist clients with the eviction of commercial enterprises and individuals from real property subject to foreclosure proceedings.
Our Clients Represent a Wide Range of Industries, Including:
• Parking Garages
• Defense contractors
• High tech
• Furniture
• Financial services
• Health care
• Telecommunications
• Real estate
• Retail
• Wholesale
• Restaurants
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