Leslie Heilman
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Email address
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302-252-4446Share profile
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About
Provided by Leslie Heilman
Practice Areas
Leslie C. Heilman concentrates her practice on commercial restructuring and bankruptcy, representing creditor committees, debtors, commercial landlords, trade vendors and suppliers, secured and unsecured creditors, and other parties-in-interest in business reorganization and liquidation cases both in Delaware and nationally. Leslie is also experienced in bankruptcy-related litigation, including claims administration, avoidance actions, and other adversary proceedings.
In addition to her restructuring and bankruptcy practice, Leslie assists in the firm's public finance practice, serving as trustee counsel and providing Delaware opinions in connection with tender option bond financings.
Leslie was a litigation paralegal for 10 years before becoming an attorney.
Career
Admissions: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Professional Memberships
Delaware State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section
American Bankruptcy Institute
Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
Treasurer, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Delaware Network, 2017-2019
The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Personal
Widener University School of Law (J.D. 2004, magna cum laude)
Staff Member, Research Editor, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law
Recipient, The Honorable Helen S. Balick Award, for excellence in the study of bankruptcy or creditors' rights, 2004-2005
Recipient, Donald E. Pease Best Student Article Award, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 2002-2003
Nominee, Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student Award, American College of Bankruptcy, 2005
Cedar Crest College (B.A. 1994, magna cum laude)
Chambers Review
USA
Leslie Heilman receives praise for her bankruptcy practice, which includes a specialist focus on advising commercial landlords, particularly in the retail sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is extremely knowledgeable and provides effective counsel."
"She is extremely knowledgeable and provides effective counsel."