AREAS OF PRACTICE
Bankruptcy/Workout
Representative Clients

Professionals in this Group

In the News:
Client Alert:
Credit Crisis Limits Options for Troubled Companies:
The Coming Rise in Distressed M&A

May 8, 2008

Swaps and Repos May Exacerbate Financial Distress and Complicate Restructurings for Hedge Funds, Troubled Companies and
Municipalities

March 12, 2008

Past Issues of Bankruptcy Client Alert

With 18 attorneys, Stevens & Lee’s Bankruptcy/Workout Department is one of the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region and possesses the experience, expertise and depth to handle any kind of bankruptcy or restructuring matter. Stevens & Lee’s bankruptcy/workout lawyers represent clients locally, regionally and nationally. Our clients include banks and other lending institutions; financially distressed companies; stockholders, bondholders and parties with other debt or quasi-equity positions; creditors’ committees; trade creditors, including manufacturers, insurers, service providers, material suppliers, contractors and subcontractors; landlords and tenants; municipal bodies; and other parties involved in all types of restructuring, bankruptcy and other proceedings; and acquisitions and divestitures of troubled companies.

Lawyers in our Bankruptcy/Workout Department have experience in all aspects of financial transactions and commercial collections and are able to approach bankruptcy and workout proceedings and corporate restructurings with a broad perspective.

Our lawyers appear in bankruptcy courts throughout the country. In addition, Stevens & Lee’s strategically located offices provide easy local access to all state courts and the federal, district and bankruptcy courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, the District of Delaware, the District of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. They allow us to provide a breadth of geographic coverage that is virtually unmatched by any other firm. Regular institutional clients of our Bankruptcy/Workout Department include IBM Credit Corporation, DeLage Landen Financial Services, Wachovia Bank, Sovereign Bank, Wilmington Trust Company, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, Realty Income Corporation, Public Service Company of New Mexico, Lyondell Chemical Co. and T-Mobile Wireless.

Our size, multiple locations, and experience in this field make us an attractive, cost-effective alternative in complex matters. Our bankruptcy/workout lawyers enjoy the challenges and responsibilities that are a part of practicing in the constantly evolving fields of restructurings, bankruptcy, and debtor/creditor law. We take pride in providing prompt, efficient, and effective legal services.

For more information on our bankruptcy/workout practice, please e-mail  Joseph H. Huston, Jr. (creditor) or call him at 302-425-3310, or Robert Lapowsky (debtor) or call him at 215-751-2866.

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