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Represented New England Mountain Ventures, a Massachusetts private equity firm, in the acquisition out of bankruptcy of the Joe Jones Ski & Sport chain of seven retail stores for $5 million (Bankr. D. Me.).
Represented Tasman Industries, a family-owned leather producing and processing company headquartered in Louisville, KY, in the acquisition out of bankruptcy of leather tanning facilities and business in Hartland, Maine from Prime Tanning for $6.2 million (Bankr. D. Me.).
Represented Brascan Corporation/Great Lakes Hydro America (publicly traded real estate and power generation company headquartered in Toronto) in the acquisition out of bankruptcy of paper mills in Maine from Great Northern Paper Company. $140 Million Acquisition of Paper Mills (Bankruptcy District of Maine)
Obtained for BBC Worldwide Ltd. relief from the automatic stay to permit prosecution of proceedings in High Court in England to aid in defense of litigation commenced in Maine Superior Court and removed to Bankruptcy Court. Beeload Limited Chapter 11 (Bankr. D. Me.).
Represented the California Department of Water Resources in its efforts to recover overcharges resulting from the 2000-2001 western energy crisis, including in bankruptcy settlements with Chapter 11 debtors Mirant Corporation (N.D. Tex.), Enron Corporation (S.D.N.Y.) and NEGT (D. Md.), resulting in allowed secured and unsecured claims totaling in excess of $2.4 billion.Bankruptcy District of Maryland, Northern District of Texas and Southern District of New York
Delphi Corporation and Lear Corporation (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.). Lead counsel for a multi-national Tier 2 auto parts supplier in making contested reclamation, section 503(b)(9), unsecured and administrative claims against Chapter 11 Tier 1 auto parts suppliers Delphi Corporation and Lear Corporation, successfully negotiating a consensual resolution of all claims, including a trade agreement with Lear Corporation that resulted in payment in full of all pre and post-petition claims of client.
Representing Central Maine Power Company and Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. with respect to claims arising under various executory contracts, including pole ownership, maintenance and rental agreements. Successfully resolved plan confirmation objections in favor of our clients, resulting in preservation of ongoing, post-bankruptcy indemnification obligations of the debtors under their executory contracts with CMP and Unitil. FairPoint Communications, Inc. Chapter 11 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
In re Quebecor World (USA), Inc. (S.D.N.Y.), successfully represented a defendant alleged to have received in excess of $7 million in preferential payments by the Litigation Trustee. Currently representing another defendant in the same case alleged to have received in excess of $10 million in preferential payments.
Red Shield Environmental Chapter 11 (Bankr. D. Me.). Represented Fort James Operating Company in settling disputes concerning the ongoing vitality of deeded use restrictions following the sale of assets and assignment of leases.
The Hammer Corporation Chapter 11 (Bankr. D.N.H.). Obtained relief from the automatic stay, enabling Park National Bank, as a secured creditor with claims in excess of $1.4 million, to foreclose its mortgage on commercial property located in Nashua, New Hampshire.
We assisted a client in providing post-bankruptcy financing of approximately $70 million through mortgage and sale/leaseback arrangements on facilities in 10 states, and was heavily involved in the plan confirmation proceeding. Alterra Healthcare Corp. (Bankr. D. Del.).
