Andrew C. Kassner is the executive and managing partner of the firm, and the chair of the Corporate Restructuring Practice Group.
Areas of Concentration. Andy's practice is concentrated in workouts, complex Chapter 11 cases and related bankruptcy litigation. He has argued cases before more than 40 different judges in 30 federal jurisdictions throughout the country. He has represented clients in more than 350 Chapter 11 cases, including debtors, secured creditors, significant unsecured creditors, and interested parties (such as leasing companies, suppliers and insurance companies), trustees, committees and purchasers of assets. Andy has also developed particular capabilities in all aspects of business retail and manufacturing restructurings, real estate, hospitality, lease finance, telecommunications and health care insolvency matters.
In General. After receiving an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Andy graduated cum laude in 1983 from New York Law School (Journal of International and Comparative Law; American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law). After receiving his law degree, Andy began practicing bankruptcy and creditors' rights law in New York City and thereafter moved to Philadelphia and was associated with the firm of Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel. He joined the firm in 1986.
Professional Memberships and Activities. Andy is a member of the Delaware Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He has lectured at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and has appeared on CNN's Managing with Lou Dobbs. He has been featured as a speaker on panels sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Strategic Research Institute, the National Business Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Practising Law Institute. Andy also has taught advanced bankruptcy law at Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, and was co-chair of the Business Law Section Bankruptcy Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association from 2000-2005. In 1999, Andy was named as one of the "Best Lawyers in Philadelphia" by Philadelphia Magazine. In 2005, Andy was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy. Andy has been selected in the 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, in the specialty of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Other Associations. Andy is a member of the board of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project.
Publications
1/12/2012, "Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Officers Scrutinized in Bankruptcy Case."
The Legal Intelligencer
Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
10/13/2011, "Bankruptcy Jurisdiction: Where is the Site of the Fight?"
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
7/15/2011, "Court Tosses '10 Rittenhouse' Owners Bankruptcy Filing"
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
6/21/2011, "Who Can Complain?"
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
4/29/2011, "The Fog of War, Bankruptcy Sales"
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
3/15/2011, "To Err is Human... To Release, Divine"
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
1/27/2011, Usury Savings Clause Doesn't Protect Lender in Bankruptcy Case
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
12/7/2010, Dubious Equivalents: Debate Continues Over Secured Lenders' Right to 'Credit Bid' in Bankruptcy
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
11/1/2010, "R.I.P.
Frenville: 3rd Circuit Overrules Its Own Unpopular Case"
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
10/1/2010, "IP License Rights in Bankruptcy: The Trademark Dilemma"
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Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
7/2/2010, "What Constitutes 'Good Faith' in Filing for Bankruptcy"
The Legal Intelligencer
Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
5/27/2010, "The Trump Brand Deals Icahn a Chapter 11 Loss"
The Legal Intelligencer
Andrew Kassner, Joseph Argentina
6/1/2006, The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: The Impact on Chapter 11 Reorganization - Part II
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Andrew Kassner
5/1/2006, The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: The Impact on Chapter 11 Reorganization - Part I
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Andrew Kassner
Speaking Engagements
3/14/2012, PBI
"What's Hot in Complex Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice"
Andrew Kassner Philadelphia, PA
2/29/2012, GF Management
The Hospitality Loan Forum
Andrew Kassner, King of Prussia, PA
10/28/2010, Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 15th Annual Bankruptcy Institute
"Asset Sales in Bankruptcy"
Andrew Kassner, Philadelphia, PA
8/6/2010, American Bankruptcy Institute's 6th Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
Quick Sales and Credit Bids
Andrew Kassner, Cambridge, MD
5/12/2010, 2010 RBS High Yield Conference
"The Future of Credit Bidding"
Andrew Kassner, Las Vegas, NV
11/9/2009, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference Fall Program and Reception
"Keep It Interesting: Novel Issues Right Here in Philadelphia in the Inquirer Case"
Andrew Kassner, Philadelphia, PA
10/13/2009, Sterling Educational Services
"Workouts: How to Negotiate With Defaulted Borrower"
Andrew Kassner, Wilmington, DE
8/1/2008, American Bankruptcy Institute's 4th Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
The Good Earth: Real Estate Issues
Andrew Kassner, Cambridge, MD
8/10/2007, American Bankruptcy Institute's 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
Anything but Bankruptcy, Revisited: A Nonbankruptcy Case Study
Andrew Kassner, Cambridge, MD
6/21/2007, Tenth Annual Conference on Corporate Reorganizations: Successful Strategies for Restructuring Troubled Companies
"Home Builders and the Subprime Lenders"
Andrew Kassner, Chicago, IL
1/18/2006, American Bankruptcy Institute's Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
Anything but Bankruptcy!: ABCs, Receiverships and Other Alternatives
Andrew Kassner, Philadelphia, PA
11/8/2005, 7th Annual Distressed Debt Investing Forum - West
Andrew Kassner, Las Vegas, NV
8/5/2005, American Bankruptcy Institute's Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
Anything but Bankruptcy!: ABCs, Receiverships and Other Alternatives
Andrew Kassner, Cambridge, MD
11/8/2004, 6th Annual West Distressed Debt Investing Forum
"Buying and Selling Distressed Companies: Creating Value from Chaos"
Andrew Kassner, Las Vegas, NV
(Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office)