Bankruptcy
Neal & Leroy provides expeditious, practical and economical guidance in bankruptcy related matters. Our advisory and crisis management skills allow us to implement an effective course of action for our clients to further their particular needs.
We have extensive experience representing debtors, creditors’ committees, assignees, trustees and other interested parties in complex bankruptcy and reorganization cases. We offer an aggressive, yet cost effective, approach in analyzing our clients’ needs, and implementing an appropriate strategy to address those needs.
Our attorneys maintain a depth of experience in various aspects of bankruptcy liquidation, reorganization and litigation including:
- Modification or Relief of the Automatic Stay
- Lease Rejection
- Executory Contracts
- Preference Litigation
- Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation
- Use of Cash Collateral
- Asset Transfers
- Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
- Commercial Collections
- Foreclosure
- Tax Exemptions
- Lender Liability Defense
- Creditor's Rights
- Pre- and Post-Judgment Remedies
Some of the large and complex matters in which our attorneys have been involved include: In Re: Montgomery Wards, LLC, et. al.; In Re: K-mart Corporation, et. al; In Re: HAR Technologies, Inc.; In Re: Intersweet, Inc.; In Re: Emerald Casino, Inc.; In Re: Resource Technology Corporation; In Re: Barton Printing Company and In Re: Custom Coffee, Inc.
Despite the vast array of services available to our clients, one pledge remains consistent throughout: To provide our clients with quick, practical and economical solutions to their issues and concerns.
One of our attorneys, Thomas W. Goedert, is an advisory Board Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Types of Clients Represented
- Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession
- Secured and Unsecured Creditors
- Secured and Unsecured Creditors’ Committees
- Individual Creditor Committee Members
- Real Estate Owners, Lessors and Lessees
- Equity Security Holders
- Bond Holders
- Asset Purchasers
- Claim Purchasers
- Landlords
- Chapter 7 Trustees
- Assignees for the Benefit of Creditors
Key Representative Matters
- Counsel to numerous creditors in K-Mart and Montgomery Ward, LCC bankruptcies; successfully recovered administrative priority claims, and secured and unsecured claims on their behalf.
- Represent numerous mid-size corporations in providing workout or exit strategies, including preparation of plans or reorganization in Chapter 11.
- Represent debtors in various bankruptcy and restructuring matters.
- Counsel to numerous commercial/retail property owners and tenants regarding bankruptcy lease rejection matters.
- Counsel to creditors regarding preference litigation, claim protection and post-petition activities.