Lenders and other creditors seeking recovery from insolvent or bankrupt individuals or businesses turn to the Creditors’ Rights practitioners at Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C. for an approach that is marked by responsiveness, creativity, efficiency and a passion for effective, collaborative solutions.
Capes Sokol’s creditors’ rights attorneys counsel creditors in out-of-court workouts and litigation in the bankruptcy courts, federal district courts, state courts and courts of appeals. Our attorneys have experience with preference claims, perfection of claims in bankruptcy, enforcement of security interests, 363 sales and the perfection and defense of statutory mechanic’s liens. The team possesses extensive experience in resolving construction disputes that arise in the context of bankruptcy proceedings. Capes Sokol attorneys assist individuals and businesses seeking to purchase assets from bankrupt or insolvent enterprises in addition to assisting financially viable companies with debt restructuring and refinancing negotiations.
Clients seek Capes Sokol’s expertise in creditors’ rights and bankruptcy on a wide range of legal issues, including:
- Perfection of claims and security interests
- Defense against trustee avoidance actions
- Reclamations
- Automatic stay litigation
- Foreclosures and receiverships
- Asset acquisition and disposition
- Proceedings to reject, assign or assume executory contracts and unexpired leases
- Workout negotiations
- Debtor-in-possession financing
- Loan restructurings
- Sale of defaulted loan obligations
- Involuntary bankruptcy petitions
- Construction dispute resolution in bankruptcy and other courts
- Representation of Creditors Committees, Indenture Trustees and Bondholder Committees
Our team of experienced professionals shares an abiding passion for representation that respects debtors’ and creditors’ rights and maximizes economic recovery. The Capes Sokol Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights group includes:
Attorneys
Laura E. Krebs Al-Shathir
Drey A. Cooley
Douglas S. Dove
Amy L. Fehr
S. Todd Hamby
John S. Meyer, Jr., Practice Group Chair
Brian J. Sabin
Paralegals
Barbara A. Cavicchia
Robin L. Steiner