Bankruptcy/Restructuring
USA Guide 2024 : Delaware
Band 4
Contact number
+1 302 442 7010About
Provided by Benesch
Benesch’s Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group has represented a diverse range of corporations in workouts and as debtors-in-possession, as well as creditor interests, committees, and lenders, and has extensive experience in all major professional capacities of public, corporate and large private entity chapter 11 practice, creditor compositions, and other methods of restructuring debt. The professionals in the Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group provide nationwide counseling and advocacy services to companies involved in bankruptcy-related matters, either as creditors, as debtors, or as members of an official committee of unsecured creditors.
Benesch’s Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights attorneys have substantial experience representing corporate debtors-in-possession and creditors’ committees in chapter 11 reorganizations, borrowers and debtors in capital debt restructurings and chapter 11 reorganizations, lenders in syndicated and unsyndicated loan origination and troubled debt restructurings, and investors in or acquirers of distressed businesses and ventures in or outside of bankruptcy proceedings. They are skilled in capital debt restructuring, loan workouts, creditor and debtor rights, and sophisticated negotiation, as well as commercial litigation, depending on the requirements of the case.
Chambers Review
Benesch offers a comprehensive practice and is recommended for its experience representing creditors' committees and investment firms in Chapter 11 reorganizations. The team in Delaware is well equipped to handle distressed sale transactions, as well as loan originations, workouts, foreclosures and receiverships.
Work Highlights
- Benesch represented Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust, and affiliated debtors, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We rely on their team for incredibly complex work in the restructuring space and they always deliver. They are 100% client-focused."
"They have great commercial sense."
"We rely on their team for incredibly complex work in the restructuring space and they always deliver. They are 100% client-focused."
"They have great commercial sense."
Notable Practitioners
Jennifer Hoover is well versed in insolvency matters, and is experienced at handling the transactional and litigation aspects of bankruptcy reorganizations, liquidations and workouts.
"She is exceptionally commercial."
"Jennifer is responsive, thoughtful and a valuable sounding board. She provides sophisticated counsel and is able to work hand-in-hand to get a resolution."
"She has a wealth of practical knowledge."
Chair of the firm's insolvency and creditors' rights practice, Michael Barrie is well placed to handle a variety of insolvency and bankruptcy matters across a range of industries, including healthcare, energy and real estate.
"He understands complex deals and structures."
Kevin Capuzzi specializes in representing creditors' committees, individual creditors, lenders and trustees. His practice spans bankruptcy litigation and bankruptcy representation.
"He is incredibly client-oriented, quick to respond and a master at predicting procedural issues in Delaware."
"He is level-headed, eager to help and a smart guy. He is able to collaborate in order to find the best path forward."