Andrew H. Sherman is Co-Chair of the Firm's Creditors' Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group. He has represented clients in a broad range of complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings and insolvency matters throughout the country. In addition to advising companies experiencing financial difficulties, Mr. Sherman routinely represents lenders and other parties in financings and acquisitions involving troubled companies. He has recently focused his practice on representing investment management firms in debt restructuring matters, commercial workouts and Chapter 11 cases in such cases as Motor Coach Industries Int'l, Inc. and Marcal Paper Mills, Inc. He has also recently represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Bayonne Medical Center bankruptcy case. In addition to his bankruptcy experience, he has represented parties in significant commercial litigation in the New York and New Jersey federal and state courts. Mr. Sherman has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®* published by Woodard/White under Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Law and the 2006-2011 editions of New Jersey Super Lawyers®* published by Thompson Reuters under Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights. *For ranking methodologies, please see www.bestlawyers.com and www.superlawyers.com. Affiliations Member, American Bar Association Member, New York State Bar Association Member, Essex County Bar Association Member, American Bankruptcy Institute Master, Bankruptcy Inns of Court Authored Articles 6/1/2011, Andrew H. Sherman - Medicare and Medicaid Issues in Insolvency Cases 1/24/2011, Andrew H. Sherman and Boris I. Mankovetskiy - Deepening Insolvency Is Alive And Relevant in New Jersey 4/20/2008, Andrew H. Sherman - Issues to Watch For - From Retail to Real Estate 3/4/2008, Andrew H. Sherman and Boris I. Mankovetskiy - Is Bankruptcy The Cure For Distressed Hospitals? 1/14/2008, Andrew H. Sherman and Boris I. Mankovetskiy - Prognosis Negative 1/1/2008, Andrew H. Sherman - Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law 2008 6/2/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Retaining Rights When Contractors Go Bankrupt 4/18/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - What If Bankruptcy Happens? 3/6/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Can the Enron Claims Trading Issues Be Avoided? Should You Consider Acquiring a Distribution Right? 1/26/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Assisting Companies in Reorganizing in the Face of Financial Difficulty 1/15/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Planning for a Grim Reality: In a Real Estate Slowdown, the Key to a Reorganization Is Proper Preparation 1/1/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Why Buy A Bankruptcy Claim When You Can Acquire A Distribution Right 11/1/2006, Andrew Sherman and Boris Mankovetskiy- "Untouchable?" Treatment of Tariff-Based Claims 3/6/2006, Andrew H. Sherman - Health Care Bankruptcy Prescription for 2006 6/1/2005, Andrew H. Sherman and Boris I. Mankovetskiy - Highlights of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 3/21/2005, Andrew H. Sherman - The Preference Problem 11/1/2001, Andrew H. Sherman and James M. Hirschhorn - Management Stock Option Programs in Bankruptcy Cases: Let the Market Be Your Guide Related Press Releases 3/21/2011, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2011 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/9/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Attorneys Continue to be Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 3/22/2010, Sills Cummis & Gross Announces Its 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers 8/5/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Retains Prestige in 2010 Best Lawyers ® 3/26/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Announces Its 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers 3/10/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Attorneys Serve as Coordinating Editors of NJHA's Hospital Closure Guidelines: A Bankruptcy Primer 2/16/2009, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Attorneys to Participate in New Jersey Hospital Association Webinar 10/28/2008, Highest Accolades from Best Lawyers ® for Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 11/1/2006, 26 Sills Cummis Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 Relevant News 11/10/2008, Andrew H. Sherman - NJ Channel 9 News 4/17/2008, Andrew H. Sherman - Financial Pains Pushing Hospitals to Bankruptcy 12/13/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Bailout May Save Nearly 900 Jobs at Bayonne Medical Center 10/8/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Bayonne Medical on life support 9/19/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Judge clamps strict limits on spending by hospital 9/18/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Judge limits spending by bankrupt Bayonne hospital 8/9/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Luncheon message: BMC is on the brink 5/10/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Bayonne Med Center owes lawyer who did hosp deal Relevant Events 7/22/2011, Andrew H. Sherman and George R. Hirsch - Financial Chaos and Budget Uncertainty - Is Municipal Bankruptcy in New Jersey's Future 10/8/2009, Andrew H. Sherman - American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries 3/3/2009, Gary W. Herschman, Andrew H. Sherman and Valerie A. Hamilton - Hospital Closure Guidelines: A Bankruptcy Primer Webinar 12/1/2008, Andrew H. Sherman - The Impact of the Financial Markets Crises and How It Will Affect Bankruptcy Lawyers and Their Clients - Podcast 5/29/2008, Andrew H. Sherman - Foreclosure and Repossession in New Jersey 10/4/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - 6th Annual RealShare New Jersey 3/6/2007, Andrew H. Sherman - Distressed Claim Trading: Legal Risks and Options 9/13/2003, Andrew H. Sherman - Negotiating Workouts In A Struggling Economy Relevant Representative Decisions 11/15/2011, TW Telecom Holdings Inc. v. Carolina Internet Ltd., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 22833 (10th Cir. Nov 15, 2011) 6/16/2011, In re Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 12109 (3d Cir. Jun 16, 2011) 2/24/2011, In re Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Secs. LLC, 445 B.R. 206 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2011) 11/30/2010, In re Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Secs. LLC, 440 B.R. 274 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010) 7/30/2010, In re Bayonne Med. Ctr., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77435 (D.N.J. Jul 30, 2010) 5/26/2010, In re Bayonne Med. Ctr., 429 B.R. 152 (D.N.J. 2010) 11/2/2009, Trucking Emples. of North Jersey Welfare Fund, Inc. v. Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist LEXIS 101695 (D.N.J. Nov 2, 2009) 2/27/2009, Thomason Auto Group, LLC v. China Am. Coop. Auto., Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22669 (D.N.J. Feb 27, 2009) 3/26/2008, In re Summit Global Logistics, Inc., 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 896 (Bankr. D.N.J. Mar 26, 2008) 8/9/2007, Orius Corp. v. Qwest Corp., 373 B.R. 555 (N.D. Ill. 2007) 3/26/2007, In re JS Mktg. & Communs., Inc., 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 1025 (Bankr. D.Mont. Mar 26, 2007) 10/13/2006, In re DiLoreto, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74927 (E.D.P.A. Oct 13, 2006) 9/7/2000, In re American Family Enters., 256 B.R. 377 (D.N.J. 2000) 8/1/2000, In re DiLoreto, 277 B.R. 607 (Bankr. E.D.P.A. 2000) 11/10/1997, In re First Interregional Equity Corporation, 218 B.R. 731 (Bankr. D.N.J. 1997) In re United Healthcare System, Inc., 1997 WL 176574; (D.N.J. 1997) In re Lazarus Burman Associates, 161 B.R. 891 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1994) In re Arts des Provinces de France, Inc., 153 B.R. 144 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1993) In re Masters, Inc., 149 B.R. 289 (E.D.N.Y. 1992) In re Kenston Management, Inc., 141 B.R. 13 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1992) |