| ADDRESS: | Office 900 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 756-2000 james.peck@srz.com |
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| DEPARTMENT: | Corporate/Bankruptcy - Co-Chairman | |
| AREAS OF EXPERTISE: |
Representation of Lenders, Creditors' Committees and Debtors in chapter 11 cases; loan workouts; bankruptcy litigation | |
| EDUCATION: | Dartmouth College, B.A., 1967 New York University School of Law, J.D. 1971 | |
| PRIOR EXPERIENCE: | Duane Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Partner 1981-1990; Associate 1975-1980 | |
| MEMBERSHIPS: | Professional: Association of The Bar of the City of New York Business Bankruptcy Section, American Bar Association American Bankruptcy Institute Civic & Philanthropic: Past President, Dartmouth Club of Philadelphia | |
| SEMINARS AND PUBLICATIONS: |
Member of the Board of Contributing Authors to "The
Bankruptcy Strategist" "The Wang Bankruptcy: Committee Professionals Will Assume Fee Risks," Bankruptcy Strategist, March 1993 "The Turbulence Between Sections 1110 and 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code," Bankruptcy Strategist, February 1994 "ëPrepackaged' Bankruptcy for the Real Estate Practitioner," and "The Effect of Bankruptcy Cases on Mortgage Foreclosures," New York State Bar Association "New Money Issues - Making Loans to a Debtor Outside of and During a Bankruptcy," Practicing Law Institute "Airline Bankruptcies and New ß1110," Strategic Research Institute "Risks to the Lender in Workouts and Bankruptcy: Selected Issues" "Dealing with Troubled Hospitality Assets: Issues and Answers" | |
| ACADEMIC: | Faculty, New York University, School of Continuing
Education, "Hotel Foreclosures and Bankruptcies" Faculty, Temple University School of Continuing Legal Education, "Business Reorganization" Adjunct Faculty, Rutgers/Camden School of Law ,"Advanced Bankruptcy Practice" | |
| SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS: |
Representation of the Creditors' Committee of Rockefeller
Center Properties. Representation of co-lenders in out-of-court restructuring of loan secured by Manhattan office building. Coordinating Counsel for Class 5 Creditors in objecting to confirmation of TWA's reorganization plan. Representation of vendors to TWA in restructuring of obligations secured by 767 aircraft. Representation of secured lender to hotel and convention center complex. Representation of co-lenders in prepackaged bankruptcy of Manhattan office tower. Representation of secured lender to Commodore Electronics in its Bahamian liquidation. Representation of secured creditor in pre-petition and post-petition negotiation of reorganization plan for cable television company. Representation of surety in restructuring of mechanical contracting company and in resolution of secured claims of project lenders secured by technologically flawed cogeneration plant. Representation of insurance company lenders to Braniff International Airways, including negotiation and drafting of BRNF Liquidating Trust. Representation of bank group with secured claims against related entities engaged in storage and distribution of petroleum products. Representation of principal secured creditor in bankruptcy of American International Airlines, including litigation of Section 1110 issues and repossession of aircraft. Representation of controlling shareholders of Braniff, Inc., leading to involvement in structuring of liquidation of airline collateral and negotiation of plan of reorganization. Representation of creditors' committee of Phoenix Steel Corporation, including an active role in negotiations with secured creditors, asset dispositions and development of plan. Representation of manufacturer of personal computers supplied to Leading Edge Products, a chapter 11 debtor. Representation of committee of unsecured lenders to diversified electrical contracting firm in bankruptcy. Representation of bondholders in restructuring of national chain of art galleries. Representation of Halls Motor Transit, Inc. as chapter 11 debtor from prefiling negotiations with lenders and equipment lessors through plan confirmation. Representation of LBS Communications in out-of-court restructuring, followed by chapter 11 filing and confirmed chapter 11 plan. Representation of New York Seven-Up Bottling Company in out-of-court liquidation and as chapter 11 debtor. Representation of CalTex Industries as debtor in possession in chapter 11 case in the District of Delaware resulting in confirmed chapter 11 plan. | |