SGD&R guides clients in bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors' rights. The practice includes all areas of out-of-court workouts and chapter 11, 7 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings. Our representation includes banks, mortgagees, landlords, sureties, and other major secured and unsecured creditors, equity and bond holders, purchasers of assets from entities in reorganization or liquidation, debtors- in-possession, and bankruptcy trustees in chapter 11 reorganization and chapter 7 liquidation proceedings.
The firm has substantial experience in the negotiation and implementation of plans of reorganization, stay relief applications, and cash collateral orders. We also regularly represent clients in all aspects of bankruptcy litigation, including contested plans of reorganization, valuation hearings, the prosecution and defense of preference and fraudulent transfer actions, assumption and/or rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases, as well as § 363 asset sales of property of the estate, § 105 injunction applications for a debtor's insiders, motions to reduce a debtor's exclusivity periods under § 1121, motions to excuse receivers from compliance with § 542, and abstention motions under 28 U.S.C. § 1334.
SGD&R also represents mortgagees in commercial and residential foreclosure work, including defense of lender liability claims, compliance with the Fair Foreclosure Act, and institution of legal proceedings and intermediary applications such as enforcement of rent assignments and applications for receivers. |
