Michael R. Seidl, resident in Delaware and the firm’s Wilmington office, has pursued insolvency law and related litigation practice for more than 25 years, representing debtors, official committees, liquidating trusts, and creditors in chapter 11 cases for publicly traded and privately held companies in many jurisdictions across the country. Michael’s representations involve multiple industries and include prominent chapter 11 engagements such as representing debtor Athenex and affiliates in their liquidation proceedings in Houston, debtor Quiksilver and affiliates in their reorganization proceedings in Delaware, debtor Filene’s Basement and affiliates in their liquidation in Delaware, debtor Murray Inc. in its liquidation in Nashville, and debtor Superior Telecom and affiliates in their reorganization proceedings in Delaware. Michael has also represented official committees and postconfirmation estates in matters like Ascena Retail Group (E.D. Va.), Cinemex (S.D. Fla.), KH Funding (D. Md.), and Payless Holdings (E.D. Mo.). Michael is one of several authors of
First Day Motions, a publication of the American Bankruptcy Institute that serves as a guide to preparing for a new chapter 11 debtor filing. Michael has been listed in
Best Lawyers in America on multiple occasions. Michael holds a B.A. degree in English from James Madison University (1988), an M.A. degree in English from James Madison University (1990), a Ph.D. in English from the University of Delaware (1995), and a J.D.,
cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center (1996).
Clerkships
•Judicial law clerk, Judge Jonathan R. Steinberg (Vet. App. 1996 - 1998)
Publications
•First Day Motions (3d ed.) A Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy CaseAmerican Bankruptcy Institute, June 2012
•“A Tale of Two Discourses,” 47 Stanford Law Review 247 (1995)
•“Cross-Cultural Commerce in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice,” 10 American University Int’l Law Review 859 (1995)
News
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 15, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2023
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 18, 2022
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2021
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 20, 2020
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2019
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2018
Michael Seidl Honored With University of Delaware Citation for Outstanding Achievement
October 1, 2014
Third Edition of First Day Motions Guide Published
American Bankruptcy InstituteJune 1, 2012
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Award: 2012 Middle Market Turnaround of the Year
December 12, 2012
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Award: Media & Entertainment Turnaround of the Year
June 26, 2012
Successful Retail Liquidation: Plan Confirmed in Filene's Basement Chapter 11 Case
January 26, 2010
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