Top Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Lawyers Near Me in WILMINGTON Area

Tom is experienced in representing a broad range of entities in complex commercial bankruptcy cases including, among others, debtors, committees, debtor-in-possession lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, landlords, lessors, insurers, and parties purchasing assets. He regularly defends preference and fraudulent transfer actions and participates in the preparation of opinion letters regarding bankruptcy law matters in connections with complex commercial transactions.

Ms. Darby is the co-founder of DARBY | BROWN-EDWARDS LLC, is the Firm’s Managing Partner, and heads the Firm’s business and corporate litigation practice. She concentrates her practice on corporate bankruptcy and restructuring and commercial and corporate litigation. Johnna has experience representing creditors and interested parties, among others, in Chapter 11 cases and adversary proceedings. She also represents businesses in various contexts, including business and commercial disputes pending in federal and state courts.  Darby | Brown-Edwards LLC is a State of Delaware certified women-owned and minority-owned business.

I am a bankruptcy, restructuring, litigation and renewable energy lawyer.   I have over 20 years of experience in the restructuring field involving many of the largest and most complicated business reorganizations, out-of-court restructuring matters, workouts, liquidations and distressed acquisitions and sales in Delaware’s state and federal courts, as well as in other jurisdictions across the country.. I also have wide-ranging commercial transactions and other transactional experience, representing clients as in-house counsel, as well as a private practitioner.   From 2005 to early 2009, I served as General Counsel of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a clean energy leader and one of the largest competitive energy suppliers in North America.   At NextEra, I oversaw all legal aspects relating to the company’s activities.. Prior to entering private practice in 1996, I was a member of the corporate legal department for The Columbia Gas System, Inc., where I focused primarily on the bankruptcy proceedings of Columbia and its subsidiary, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, until their successful emergence from bankruptcy protection in 1995.

Greg is a partner at the Wilmington, Delaware law firm of Pinckney, Weidinger, Urban & Joyce, LLC and a member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group. He has been involved in all aspects of financial restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware and in other jurisdictions on behalf of a wide range of clients, including debtors, corporate and individual creditors, committees and other parties in interest. In addition, Greg has represented clients in corporate, commercial and bankruptcy-related litigation matters before the Delaware Court of Chancery, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Eric J. Monzo focuses his practice primarily on issues relating to business restructuring and insolvency. He regularly represents a wide range of stakeholders including corporate debtors, commercial creditors, official and unofficial committees, trustees, lender groups, agents to syndicated lending groups, financial institutions, principal financial and private equity sponsors, officers, insurers, accountants, and financial advisors.. Eric handles matters relating to the restructuring and liquidation of companies in a broad range of industries with specialization in construction, energy, finance, food and beverage, healthcare, technology, transportation, real estate and retail. Eric is experienced in representation of clients regarding multi-jurisdictional and international insolvency proceedings and litigation.. A specific area of focus of Eric’s practice includes assisting clients regarding complex legacy liability issues in bankruptcy such as environmental, pension, union and similar types of claims.. While in law school, Eric was a member of Law Review. Upon graduation, Eric served as the law clerk for The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge, United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Delaware. Eric earned a certification in employee benefits and estate planning through the Temple University School of Law and assists entities, such as employee and healthcare benefit plans and trustees relating to issues of executive compensation, deferred compensation, severance, and ERISA in the context of bankruptcy.. Practice areas:• Bankruptcy and Restructuring• Committee Representations• Distressed Entity, Insolvency Counseling• Litigation and Liquidation Trustees• Corporate and Fiduciary Litigation• Legal Opinions• Bankruptcy in Mass Tort Litigation• Blockchain Technologies, Cryptocurrency Bankruptcies, and Claw-Back Litigation• Energy Industry

Dave focuses his practice on commercial and corporate bankruptcy, commercial and general litigation, and corporate law. Dave has experience in all aspects of corporate and personal bankruptcy having practiced many years for the bankruptcy section of the Department of Justice. Dave also has experience in various aspects of litigation, including lead trial counsel in a number of civil and commercial litigation cases in federal and state courts.. Prior to forming Bielli & Klauder, Dave spent ten years as a Trial Attorney for the Office of the United States Trustee, the bankruptcy arm of the Department of Justice. As an attorney in the Wilmington, Delaware office of the U.S. Trustee’s Office, Dave had primary responsibility on behalf of the federal government for some of the largest corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcies in the country, including, among others, Owens Corning, W.R. Grace & Co., Tribune Co., Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. and NewPage Corp. He was also selected to be a part of the team at the U.S. Trustee’s Office providing assistance on the historic General Motors chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Dave has litigated numerous complex matters in federal bankruptcy courts in Delaware and Pennsylvania. His responsibilities for the U.S. Trustee’s Office also included forming creditors’ committees, conducting debtor examinations, drafting objections, motions, and other pleadings, and appearing in federal bankruptcy court on a routine basis on various matters.. After leaving the U.S. Trustee's Office, Dave joined O'Kelly Ernst & Bielli, LLC, where he helped expand their bankruptcy and litigation practices in both Delaware and Pennsylvania. Dave then left O'Kelly Ernst & Bielli and formed Bielli & Klauder with Tom Bielli in October 2015, and continues to grow his practice areas

Christopher Ward represents distressed companies with a business-minded, client-driven approach. He has represented clients in corporate bankruptcy, financial restructuring, bankruptcy litigation, and distressed asset sales for the last two decades. He has extensive experience in Delaware in addition to working nationally.  Chris also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute, which provides him with full-insight into the restructuring community. As Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring practice and Managing Shareholder of the Delaware office, Chris routinely tackles financial restructurings, litigation, and asset sales with a creative and aggressive approach. He has significant experience in representing Chapter 11 debtors and Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors, which allows him to provide his clients with compressive insight into both sides of the restructuring industry. As a result, Chris advises his clients in situations where a negotiated resolution may be the appropriate course of action or, when an agreement cannot be reached, he aims to zealously push his client’s interests forward in litigation. Chris leads Polsinelli’s national bankruptcy practice from Delaware, but practices all across the country.  Whether it be a bankruptcy, or another restructuring alternative, Chris has the depth and breadth in his practice to represent clients in distressed deals no matter where they arise.

Chris Samis focuses his legal practice on corporate bankruptcy, restructuring and other insolvency-related matters. He routinely represents both debtors and creditors in chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Chris also represents assignees for the benefit of creditors in the Chancery Court of Delaware.