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Joel A. Waite: Lawyer with Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

Joel A. Waite

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Practice Areas

  • Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring
  • Creditor Committee Practice
  • Debtor/Corporate Restructuring
  • Mass Tort Bankruptcies
 
University Elizabethtown College, B.A., magna cum laude
 
Law SchoolWashington & Lee University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude
 
Admitted1990, Delaware; 1991, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
 
Biography

Joel represents corporate debtors, committees, lenders, creditors and other parties in interest in all aspects of the chapter 11 restructuring process. He has been involved in many of Delaware's most significant bankruptcy cases, a representative sample of which is listed under the Experience link.

He has also authored materials and lectured on bankruptcy topics.

Distinctions

· Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2010

· Delaware Super Lawyers®, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2007-2010

Memberships and Affiliations

· Delaware State Bar Association, Member

· American Bar Association, Member

· American Bankruptcy Institute

· Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Director (2007 - present); Vice-President, Development (2010 - present)

Experience

Bill's Dollar Stores, Inc. Chapter 11 Proceeding

Bonus Stores, Inc.

DirectTV Latin America

Edison Brothers

General DataComm Industries, Inc.

Glenoit LLC, f/k/a Glenoit Corporation Chapter 11 Proceeding

KB Toys, Inc.

Laroche Industries Inc. and Laroche Fortier Inc.

London Fog Industries, Inc. et al. Chapter 11 Proceeding

MobileMedia Communications, Inc. et al. Chapter 11 Proceeding

Paging Network, Inc. et al. Chapter 11 Proceeding

Reading China and Glass, Inc.

Smith Corona Corporation
Young Conaway served as lead counsel for Smith Corona, who was a provider of typewriters, supplies and various office products but ceased its manufacturing operations in late 1997 and transitioned into a sales and marketing organization.

Werner Co.

Media

The Deal Ranks Young Conaway #7 Bankruptcy Firm, 1.5.2011
In The News

Most Super Lawyers® In Delaware...Again!, 6.16.2010
Press Release

Chambers USA Recognizes Young Conaway Attorneys As Leaders In Their Field, 6.10.2010
Press Release

 
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Office Information

Joel A. Waite
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
1000 West Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19899-0391




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