Practice Areas & Industries: Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A., A Professional Corporation

Practice/Industry Group Overview

The Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Department of Cole Schotz is one of the most active and sophisticated corporate restructuring practices in the Mid-Atlantic Region, possessing the expertise to represent clients in any insolvency-related matter throughout the country. With 23 full-time insolvency lawyers in New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Maryland, the Department has extensive experience in Chapter 11 cases representing debtors, creditors’ committees, equity holders, fiduciaries, acquiring entities and other parties with substantial interests in insolvency proceedings throughout the United States. 

Cole Schotz possesses a unique status in the industry, with substantial, well-respected bankruptcy practitioners on the ground in the key corporate markets of New York, New Jersey, Wilmington and Baltimore.

Services Available

Business Reorganization

• Advise and implement out-of court debt restructurings, including refinancing of secured debt, negotiated settlements of debt, recapitalization and negotiation of loans, leases and other fixed obligations
• Advise as to whether Chapter 11 is viable reorganization option and provide all services necessary to facilitate the confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization
• Represent debtors, committees, secured creditors, equity holders, purchasers of assets, plan proponents , fiduciaries, trustees and stakeholders in all aspects of the Chapter 11 reorganization process
• Facilitate debtor-in-possession and permanent financing, equity participations, mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances
• Act as litigation counsel in complex litigation (adversary proceedings) or related proceedings in United States Bankruptcy Courts and District Courts .

Business Divestiture

• Assist clients in seeking the most advantageous means of disposing of business interests, whether through asset sales, stock sales or, if necessary, liquidation options in and out-of-court

Bankruptcy Litigation

• Represent debtors, trustees, equity holders, secured creditors, committees, landlords, employees and individuals in complex litigation throughout the state and federal courts of the United States