Douglas N. Candeub is a business lawyer with extensive experience in bankruptcy and insolvency field, business litigation, and commercial transactions. In bankruptcy matters, Doug has represented corporate and individual debtors, creditors' committees, lenders, other creditors, and purchasers of assets.
Bankruptcy Experience
· Restructuring debt through cash collateral/DIP financing and prepetition asset protection
· Negotiating and gaining approval of plans of reorganization
· Litigating disputed claims and accounts receivable actions
· Consulting employee retention and severance matters
· Coordinating sale or purchase of real estate and other assets
· Overseeing litigation involving preferences, fraudulent transfers, and contracts
· Handling loan documents, purchase and sale agreements, corporate start-ups, and other contracts.
In the litigation arena, Doug has been the principal attorney for clients in numerous commercial and business tort matters, in both state and federal court. He has successfully argued appeals in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In over 35 of the litigated matters in which he served as a principal attorney have resulted in court decisions published in the official reporters or on Westlaw.
Honors and Awards
· University of Pennsylvania Law Review
· Legal Writing Instructor, University of Pennsylvania as third year law student
Activities and Affiliations
· Delaware State Bar Association, Member
· American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Committee in the Business Law Section, Member
· Philadelphia Bar Association, Member
· Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Member
· American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
Publications
2008 to Present
Delaware Business Bankruptcy Report
The Delaware Business Bankruptcy Report is a Blog published by Morris James LLP. Members of Morris James' Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights Group update the blog, which presents current decisions, news and commentary regarding commercial bankruptcy cases in Delaware.
Bankruptcy Strategist, Contributor
National Law Journal, Contributor
Clerkships
Clerk for The Honorable Robert M. Hill, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas