The attorneys working in Jackson Kelly’s Bankruptcy practice area have broad-range experience dealing with preferences, fraudulent transfers, contested plans, lifting automatic stays, claims disputes, commercial disputes, leases and executory contracts, equitable subordination, discharge litigation, environmental, out-of-court workouts, structuring transactions, providing pre-bankruptcy advice, and other contested issues. These attorneys often represent clients in the purchase of assets from bankruptcy debtors and entities on the brink of insolvency.
Jackson Kelly has represented creditors, bond indenture trustees, Chapter 11 debtors and creditors committees, DIP lenders, real estate lessors and lessees, and bankruptcy trustees in bankruptcy court and at all appellate levels. These attorneys have been consistently recognized at the state and national level for their legal and ethical excellence in publications such as The Best Lawyers in America®.
Notable areas of experience include:
- Pre-bankruptcy consultation for both creditors & debtors
- Pre-bankruptcy financial workouts for both debtors & creditors
- Bankruptcy litigation
- Prosecution & defense of preferences
- Prosecution & defense of fraudulent transfers
- Claims disputes
- Commercial disputes
- Plan litigation
- Discharge litigation
- Restructuring & reorganization (Chapter 11)
- Protection of creditors’ interests & maximizing recoveries
- Lift stays – foreclosure
- Assumption & rejection for lessors & lessees
- Establishing claims
- Protecting indenture trustees & bondholders
- Purchase of assets from distressed companies & bankruptcy debtors
- Structuring of transactions to avoid bankruptcy pitfalls
