Christopher M. Samis
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Email address
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302.984-6050Share profile
Band 3
About
Provided by Christopher M. Samis
Practice Areas
Chris Samis focuses his practice on corporate bankruptcy, business restructuring and other insolvency-related matters. He routinely represents debtors, official committees, individual creditors and other parties-in-interest in chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Chris’s bankruptcy and restructuring representations span a wide variety of industries including the retail, manufacturing, restaurant, telecommunications, publishing, pharmaceutical, biotech, energy, finance, entertainment, transportation, real estate and construction industries. Chris also represents assignees for the benefit of creditors in the Chancery Court of Delaware.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Personal
Villanova University School of Law, J.D.; University of Delaware, B.A.
Chambers Review
USA
Christopher Samis brings extensive creditor-side experience to the team, and is a fine choice of counsel for committees in a range of proceedings. He also often represents purchasers of distressed companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris is an excellent and pragmatic problem-solver with a mastery of the Delaware legal market."
"He is very involved in complex matters and provides creative ideas. He is very responsive and always gets back to me effectively."
"Chris is an excellent and pragmatic problem-solver with a mastery of the Delaware legal market."
"He is very involved in complex matters and provides creative ideas. He is very responsive and always gets back to me effectively."