The firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring group is comprised of highly-skilled and experienced attorneys who concentrate their practice on bankruptcies, restructurings, reorganizations, workouts and liquidations. The group represents secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, trustees, and official and unofficial committees in bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings throughout California. The attorneys in the group are devoted to solving the problems posed by bankruptcies, insolvencies, and other financially troubled situations that confront the firm’s corporate clients. The firm has the resources necessary to respond rapidly to the types of crises that confront companies under severe financial distress. Our bankruptcy and restructuring group has experience leading clients through the turmoil created by financial distress, including business restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, workouts, liquidations and reorganizations. In particular, the firm’s attorneys have experience representing a wide range of clients and matters, including:
- Companies exploring bankruptcy alternatives
- Companies requiring restructuring or reorganization
- Creditor committees
- Individual creditors
- Pre-petition and post-petition lenders
- Landlords
- Indenture trustees
- Purchasers acquiring assets from bankrupt companies
- Directors of insolvent companies
- Equity holders
The firm employs a team approach to tackling client matters by pairing bankruptcy specialists with transactional attorneys and seasoned litigators who scope out the options available to the client, and then identify and implement the best solution to the particular problem posed. The bankruptcy and restructuring group is supported by other firm attorneys who work in related areas of law such as corporate, securities, finance, tax, real estate, environmental, intellectual property and employment. The firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring group also provides crisis management counseling to our corporate clients and their boards of directors long before a formal bankruptcy proceeding begins. We use our expertise in bankruptcy and restructuring matters to assist companies in financial crisis to avoid formal bankruptcy proceedings for the benefit of all the stakeholders. The group also advises troubled companies on how to avoid the pitfalls that can cause their business’ financial circumstances to further deteriorate while in, and immediately prior to entering, bankruptcy. Our clients have come to rely on our discretion, as well as our ability to know where the trouble spots are likely to be, and then identify optimal solutions to address the client’s specific problems.
To find out more about the services offered by the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring group and to receive a complimentary phone consultation, contact our office at 925-274-9600 or info@finkellawgroup.com.