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Peter's practice focuses on corporate insolvency and bankruptcy law, representing and counseling national and international companies, directors and officers and other individuals, debtors, trustees, creditors and creditors' committees, bank groups, bondholders and significant shareholders in complex reorganization proceedings and out of court restructurings.
He is experienced in all aspects of bankruptcy litigation--fraudulent conveyances, preferences, fiduciary duty, turnover, cramdown, stay litigation, contested plan confirmation and valuation disputes, intercompany litigation, subordination and recharacterization, executory contract issues and claims objections.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Bankruptcy matters that involved substantial contributions by Peter include:
PSINet Consulting Solutions Holdings, Inc.
Romacorp, Inc.
Mirant Corporation
Power Company of America L.L.C.
The Delaco Company
Adelphia Communications Corporation
Bank of New England
KCS Energy, Inc.
First City Bancorporation
CompuAdd Corporation
Bank of New England Corporation
Drexel Burnham Lambert Group, Inc.
Lomas Financial Corporation
Flagstar Corporation
VFB, LLC
Berkey, Inc.
L.J. Hooker Inc.
Newmark & Lewis, Inc.
Packaging Industries Group, Inc.
Southfork Seabury Partners
Russ Togs, Inc.
Cellcom Corp.
Karta Corp.
Significant Decisions
48th Street Steakhouse, Inc., reported at 48th Street Steakhouse, Inc. v. Rockefeller Group, Inc. (In re 48th Street Steakhouse, Inc.), 835 F.2nd 427 (2d Cir. 1987)
Bank of New England Corp., reported at Fleet Data Processing Corp., v. Branch (In re Bank of New England Corp.), 218 B.R. 643 (1st Cir. BAP 1998).
VF Brands, Inc., reported at In re VF Brands, Inc., 275 B.R. 725 (Bankr. D. Del 2002).
Karta Corp., reported at Cartalemi v. Karta Corp. (In re Karta Corp., et al.), 342 B.R. 674, (S.D.N.Y. 2006).
Karta Corp., reported at Cartalemi v. Karta Corp. (In re Karta Corp., et al.), 342 B.R. 45, (S.D.N.Y. 2006).
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
" 'Motorola': Absolute Priority Rule, FRBP 9019 Settlements" New York Law Journal (June 18, 2007)
"Equipment Leasing Issues in Bankruptcy" New York Law Journal (May 21, 1998)
Author
"Third Pension Liability" chapter, ABI's Pension Manual: A Practical Guide to Pension Issues Arising in Business Bankruptcy Cases, American Bankruptcy Institute (2007).
"Third-party Liability In Pension Plan Terminations Under the Bankruptcy Code," Vol. XXIV, No. 2 Issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (March 2005)
"An Out of Town Lawyer's Guide to Wilmington Bankruptcies," Presentation to the ABA Section of Business Law Meeting (March 2001) (Unpublished)
BRIEFINGS, SEMINARS & SPEECHES
Speaker
"Dana's Chapter 11 Filing," Beard Audio Conferences, Beard Group Law and Business Publishers (March 2006)
"What Happens When a Judgment Debtor Files for Bankruptcy," Litigation with An Eye Toward Protecting Your State Court Judgment in a Subsequent Bankruptcy. Center for Continuing Legal Education, Pace Law School (April 2004)
"Creditor Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance," The New England Insurances and Investments (June 1997)
"Managing the Chapter 11 Plan Process," Capital Bar Region Bankruptcy Bar Association
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Connecticut Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Bar Association City of New York Subcommittee on Bankruptcy
Board of Visitors of Pace University School of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute
International Bar Association
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