Chapter 11 Bankruptcies and Workouts

• Handles workout, forbearance and bankruptcy matters for various corporate clients including agricultural and mezzanine lenders, regional banks, and others.
• Represents industrial development agencies and municipalities in Chapter 11 cases to protect their interests.
• Assisted mall landlord in J. Crew, J.C. Penney and General Nutrition Corporation Chapter 11 cases.
• Represents interested parties in the Buffalo Diocese, Rochester Diocese and Rockville Centre Diocese Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Representation of multiple municipalities in multi-billion dollar Chapter 11 bankruptcies of mega pharmaceutical companies for claims of damages related to the opioid crisis.
• Represented debtor in large Chapter 11 case of a brewery/restaurant operation in Upstate New York.
• Filed the first Chapter 15 cross border case in bankruptcy court in the Syracuse Division of the Northern District of New York.
• Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Trustee for the Office of the United States Trustee for 28 years and served as counsel for the Trustee.
• Represents Bond Surety Company throughout the country in small, medium and mega Chapter 11 bankruptcies with large environmental and remediation issues.
• Assists agricultural lender in several large Chapter 11 and 12 bankruptcies and workouts throughout New York State.
• Represents buyers and drafts bankruptcy related attorney opinion letters in multi-million dollar sale and loan transactions.
• Defends clients in preference and fraudulent conveyance actions in bankruptcy court.
• Represents buyer of a commercial laundry plant in complicated section 363 sale process.

Collections and Fraudulent Conveyances

• Represents various financial institutions in New York State courts related to collections and breach of contract issues.
• Lead attorney in various complex commercial collection litigation matters for many firm clients ranging from small family owned businesses to multi-million dollar companies.
• Represents health care and long term care facilities in litigation including fraudulent conveyance and Medicaid issues and estate proceedings.
• Represent corporate client in pursuing fraudulent conveyances/alter ego claims in state court resulting in recovery in full.

Foreclosures and Receiverships

• Qualified by Office of Court Administration to be appointed receiver, counsel to receiver, and referee.
• Court-appointed counsel to Receivers in commercial cases in Central New York, including hotels and rental properties.
• Represents national lending institutions and loan servicers in residential foreclosures in all 62 counties of New York State, including many government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
• Represents local banks and agricultural lending institution in residential and commercial foreclosures and collection efforts including replevin of equipment and machinery throughout New York State.
• Berkshire Bank v. Fawer (Supreme Court, NY County): ongoing representation of lender in multimillion dollar foreclosure of residential condominium in New York City. Successful defense of appeal in the First Department.
• Wells Fargo National Association as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2015-C20,Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-C20 v Syracuse Airport Express, LLC et al. (Supreme Court Onondaga County), representation of Receiver in foreclosure of mortgage on Holiday Inn Express.

UCC and Other Related Matters

• Represents secured creditors and purchasers in uniform commercial code sales and acquisition of various businesses.
• Assists lenders with defending security interests in collateral and challenges of proper perfection and related issues.