Overview Doug Rosner, a Director, has extensive experience in complex Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 7 liquidations, workouts and related litigation and transactions throughout the country and internationally. Described in Chambers USA as "a brilliant lawyer, very precise, clearly at the top of his game," Doug has represented corporate debtors, unsecured creditors' committees, lessors, secured and unsecured creditors, asset purchasers and trustees. In addition, Doug has counseled lenders and borrowers in corporate and real estate financing transactions and workouts, including asset-backed securitizations and asset-based loans. Representative Experience ˇ Representing Magic Brands and Fuddruckers, an owner, operator and franchisor of over 200 fast casual restaurants in the United States and Canada, in their Chapter 11 reorganization pending in the District of Delaware. ˇ Representing Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Arthur D. Little, Inc., Diomed Inc., Parks Corporation, USM Corporation, Whistler Corporation, CSA, Inc., Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Inc., National Fish & Seafood, Inc., Cambex Corporation and Thinking Machines Corporation. ˇ Representing High Voltage Engineering Corporation and its ten subsidiaries in their Chapter 11 reorganization involving the restructuring of over $170 million in publicly held senior notes. ˇ Representing an apparel retail chain in out-of-court liquidation and global compromise with landlords to terminate leases. ˇ Representing Malden Mills Industries, Inc. as a special debtor in possession financing counsel in its Chapter 11 reorganization. ˇ Representing Gordon Brothers Group, LLC in acquiring the operating assets of Quaker Fabric Corporation in its Chapter 11 case. ˇ Representing acquirer of the real estate assets of Plymouth Rubber Company as part of its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. ˇ Representing a secured lender in Chapter 11 going-concern liquidation of Gitto Global Corporation, a leading plastics compounder. ˇ Representing mortgagee in receivership proceedings involving Longhill Gardens Condominiums, Springfield, Massachusetts. ˇ Representing client in acquisition of distressed debt portfolio and subsequent workouts, foreclosures and bankruptcies in multiple jurisdictions. ˇ Representing mortgage lender in workout of condominium construction loan. ˇ Representing mortgage lender in single asset real estate case(s). ˇ Representing a secured lender in out-of-court workout of multi-national computer component reseller and commodity parts broker. ˇ Representing subordinated lender in out-of-court restructuring of national plastics manufacturer. ˇ Representing senior indenture trustee and majority senior noteholder in Bank of New England's Chapter 7 case. ˇ Representing a creditor group in cross-border reorganization of multi-billion dollar Dutch telecommunications company. ˇ Representing controlling shareholder and affiliates in Chapter 11 liquidation of a national retail chain and subsequent restructuring of multi-national business segments. ˇ Representing an assignee for benefit of creditors in orderly liquidation of regional construction company. ˇ Representing shopping center landlords in Chapter 11 cases of Ames Department Stores, Inc., Bally's Total Fitness, Barney's, Inc., Boston Market, Bradlees Stores, Inc., Cherry & Webb, Discovery Zone, Inc., Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., Kmart, Lechter's, Lauriat's, Inc., Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc., Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., Rich's Department Stores, Inc., Strawberries, Inc., This End Up and The Weathervane Retail Corp. ˇ Representing office landlords in bankruptcy cases of Digital Broadband Communications, Inc., EC Cubed, Inc., The Finova Group, Inc., Nortel Networks, Inc., Pinpoint Corporation, Teligent, Inc., USG Corporation, Washington Group International, Inc., Winstar Communications, Inc., WorldCom, Inc. and XO Communications, Inc. Professional and Community Involvement ˇ President, Brandeis Alumni Club of Greater Boston ˇ Member, Brandeis University Alumni Association Board of Directors ˇ Member, American Bankruptcy Institute ˇ Member, Executive Committee and Council of the Boston Bar Association ˇ Member, Turnaround Management Association ˇ Member, Association for Corporate Growth ˇ Former Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Law Section, Boston Bar Association, 2006-2008 Awards and Recognition ˇ Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent ™ ˇ Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2012 ˇ Massachusetts Super Lawyer, 2004-2011 ˇ Chambers USA, "America's Leading Business Lawyers", 2003-2011 ˇ "Up and Coming Lawyer of the Year," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, August 2002 Speaking Engagements ˇ Panelist, "Construction Law Update: Contractor Bankruptcy," Boston Bar Association, June 2007 ˇ Panelist, "Directors and Officers Issues in Insolvency Proceeding," MCLE, October 2005 ˇ Panelist, "Investing in or Acquiring Underperforming Companies: How the Deal Gets Done," American Bankruptcy Institute, July 2006 ˇ Panelist, "The New Bankruptcy Code," Boston Bar Association Seminars, June 2004, October 2005 ˇ Panelist, "The New Bankruptcy Legislation Explained," MCLE, May and July 2005 Press Releases September 2011
Abacus Finance Group Acts as Lead Agent September 2011
Goulston & Storrs Attorneys Named to 2012 Edition of Best Lawyers® June 2011
Chambers USA Ranks Goulston & Storrs in Multiple Practice Areas October 2010
Goulston & Storrs Client, Betsey Johnson, Successfully Restructures August 2010
Goulston & Storrs Attorneys Named to 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers June 2010
Chambers USA Ranks Goulston & Storrs in Leading Practice Areas July 30, 2009
Goulston & Storrs Attorneys Named in 2010 Best Lawyers® June 15, 2009
Chambers USA Ranks Goulston & Storrs in Leading Practice Areas: 22 individual attorneys receive recognition December 2008
At Ease in Difficult Markets Publications & Mentions June 2010
"Goulston & Storrs Named Finalist in USA Awards for Excellence 2010," BBA e-newsletter May 2010
"Smaller Businesses See Rise in Q1 Bankruptcies," Boston Business Journal |