Partner, Litigation Department
Chair, Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice Group Practice Focus Mr. Bruck's practice is devoted in large part to the bankruptcy, reorganization and insolvency areas of the law. Included within this area is restructuring, financial planning, out of court workouts, state court receiverships and federal bankruptcies. His practice is, in part, transactional and, in part, litigation. During the early years of his practice, he spent considerable time in commercial foreclosures and real estate related transactions, developing a broad understanding of the interaction between borrowers, guarantors and lenders. Subsequently, his practice expanded to involve a broader range of commercial matters. Mr. Bruck is also involved in representing clients in partnership and shareholder disputes. He represents Chapter 11 debtors and other stakeholders in bankruptcy proceedings. Professional Activities / Honors · Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation: Bankruptcy categories. · Master of The New Jersey Bankruptcy Inns of Court. · Member of the Bankruptcy Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. · Member of the Essex County Bar Association. · Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. · Past president of the Association of the Federal Bar for the State of New Jersey. Publications / Articles / Presentations · Presenter, "Environmentally Contaminated Property Issues When Owners Face Insolvency," Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP webinar, February 15, 2011. · Panelist, "Special Issues for Homebuilders In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy," Hot Topics for Home Builders in Bankruptcy, Bloomberg L.P., May 2008. · Panelist, "Doing Business in a 'Challenging' Market: How To Weather The Storm and Live To Fight Another Day," Atlantic Builders Convention, April 2008. · Lecturer, "Legal Issues Facing Homebuilders in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008. · Lecturer, "Mortgage Foreclosures," Institute for Continuing Legal Education. · Lecturer, "Construction Loan Workouts," Professional Education Services. · Co-author, "Bankruptcy Law: The Single Asset Real Estate Debtor," New Jersey Law Journal, January 15, 2007. · Author, "Chapter 11...The Real Deal," Exhibit A, Fall 2003: Vol. 7 No. 4. · Author, "Real Estate Bankruptcies - As the Pendulum Swings," Exhibit A, Summer 1996. · Author, "Trading in Claims: To Buy or Not to Buy? Get Ready to Justify Your Motives" The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, October 1995. Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, October 1995. |