Bankruptcy
New York Bankruptcy Attorneys
Lynch & Associates has substantial experience in the areas of in- and out-of-court workouts and secured and unsecured claim protection, maximization and recovery. Lynch & Associates appears regularly in the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in connection with such matters as:
• Preparation and filing of proofs of claim and defense thereof,
• Review and analysis of petition and schedules and assessment of strategic options in connection therewith,
• Attendance and examination of debtor at 341 meeting,
• Cash collateral protection,
• Negotiations concerning exit strategies and claim treatment,
• Stay relief and annulment,
• Receiver retention proceedings,
• Representation in connection with contested and uncontested disclosure statement and confirmation hearings,
• Valuation litigation,
• Representation relating to 363 sales,
• Claims trading,
• Representation of plaintiffs and defendants in adversary proceedings, including preference actions, and
• Representation in conversion and dismissal proceedings, as well as numerous related matters.
The firm’s collective bankruptcy experience also includes:
• Representation of small businesses in bankruptcy-related litigation and claims trading,
• Representation of debt purchasers in bankruptcy matters,
• Representation of small business and individuals in workouts,
• Counsel to the purchaser in an $82.5 million acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a North American provider of professional portrait photography products and services and all of its foreign and domestic subsidiaries,
• Representation of one of the largest chains of dialysis centers in the United States in connection with recovery on a distressed asset,
• Representation of a large manufacturer of aerospace, satellite, and automation and control products in connection with chapter 11 proceedings,
• Representation of a distressed debt hedge fund in connection with chapter 11 proceedings,
• Counsel to a large New York-based hospital and healthcare organization in its mega chapter 11 proceedings,
• Counsel to the trustee of liquidating trust,
• Co-counsel to a large dairy producer in its mega chapter 11 proceedings,
• Representation of a large telecommunications company in numerous corporate and litigation matters,
• Defense of a large and well known restaurant chain in bankruptcy litigation,
• Representation of two public companies that were the successful bidders in 363 sale transactions,
• Debtor’s counsel to large welding manufacturer in its chapter 11 proceedings,
• Debtor’s counsel to a large and well-known clothing manufacturer in its chapter 11 proceeding,
• Counsel to the largest creditor in a recent chapter 11 proceeding of a Latin American satellite television company,
• Counsel to substantial creditors in the Kmart, Hayes-Lemmerz, and Cambridge Holdings bankruptcies,
• The syndicated lenders in the chapter 11 proceedings of AMF Bowing, and
• Counsel to major airline and a large non-profit long-term care provider in out-of-court restructurings.
In addition to the past debtor representations above, Lynch & Associates’ most recent representations include predominantly secured lenders including numerous public and private lenders, and other creditors and claim holders in bankruptcy matters including Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, Peoples United Bank, FSB, New York Community Bank, TD Bank, N.A., WRA Properties, Inc., East 187 Eight, Inc., Church Lend LLC, Blue Rose Capital LLC, Brick Morris Capital, 3BM, Inc., Meacham Funding, Inc., Lenox Funding Inc., Castleton Funding, Inc., Davidson Heights LLC, Avenue L Funding Corp., Westchester Avenue Funding, Inc. and numerous others.
