Practice Areas & Industries: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Trial attorneys in Baker Donelson's Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group represent clients in litigation related to bankruptcy, insolvency, loan workouts, collections, repossessions, foreclosures, lien disputes and other matters affecting debtor-creditor relationships, including cases involving preferences, fraudulent transfers, lien avoidance, secured creditor rights, forfeiture, setoff, lender liability, breach of contract and numerous other creditors' rights issues. Trial attorneys in the Bankruptcy Group have also served as counsel for trustees and debtors in Chapter 11 reorganizations.

Representative Matters

• Represented secured lender owed approximately $80 million in bankruptcy of large franchise restaurant operation.
• Represented Bankruptcy Examiner in investigation and analysis of alleged officer/director liability of publicly traded company.
• Represented approximately 30 landlords in bankruptcy of large publicly traded retail business.
• Represented equity holder with approximately $1 billion of investment in pre-bankruptcy workout negotiations involving large national company.
• Served as Bankruptcy Examiner appointed to oversee litigation expenditures in large patent infringement case.
• Represented Bondholders' Committee in bankruptcy proceedings relating to single asset real estate bankruptcy.
• Represented creditor holding $20 million in mortgage debt in complex apartment bankruptcy case.
• Represented members of board of directors sued by bankruptcy trustee for breach of fiduciary duties.
• Coordinated foreclosure efforts for numerous properties in multiple states in connection with restaurant chain insolvency matter.
• Represented Creditors' Committee in suit to recover monies from controlling shareholder and directors for breach of fiduciary duty and corporate waste related to the shifting of assets to related companies and the payment of excessive salaries.
• Represented national lender in class action litigation over handling of claims in consumer bankruptcy matters.

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