Representative Matters
Corporate Law
- Served as the interim general counsel for a manufacturing corporation that has 38 locations across 15 states, employing approximately 3,000 people.
- Drafted formation and governance documents for start-up business ventures and prepared amendments to these documents as these corporate entities grew and expanded. Represented numerous business entities in obtaining financing and represented companies in loan modification agreements.
- Represented businesses in mergers and acquisitions, including both buy-side and sell-side sale transactions.
- Negotiated on behalf of clients in connection with contracts and other agreements. Represented businesses in commercial litigation proceedings, particularly in disputes with financial institutions.
Bankruptcy Law
- In re: LTL Management LLC (Western District of North Carolina/District of New Jersey) – Served as local counsel during the North Carolina part of the proceeding to a law firm that was prosecuting thousands of talc personal injury claims against this Johnson & Johnson subsidiary in this nationally known mass tort bankruptcy case.
- In re: Portrait Innovations, Inc. et al. (Western District of North Carolina) — Represented the Debtor in obtaining a confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for a national professional portrait studio operator with over 119 studios in 31 states.
- In re: Hendricks Furniture Group, LLC, et al. (Western District of North Carolina) Represented the Debtor in obtaining a confirmed Chapter 1 1 plan of reorganization for a retailer of furniture and home accessories.
- In re: Plej's Linen Supermarket SoEast Stores, LLC, et al. (Western District North Carolina) — Represented the Debtor in obtaining a confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for a regional retainer of linens and home accessories with approximately 38 stores.
- In re: E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, Inc., et al. (Middle District of North Carolina) Represented the Debtor in the filing of this Chapter 1 1 liquidation of a convenience store chain that once operated in more than 600 locations.
- In re: Bon Worth, Inc. (Western District of North Carolina) — Represented the Debtor in the sale under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code of a women's retail clothing store chain with approximately 50 locations.
- In re: Burch Company (Western District of North Carolina) — Represented a secured lender that provided post-petition financing to a Chapter 1 1 debtor that had assets that consisted primarily of intellectual property.
- In re: J.A. Jones, Inc., et al. (Western District of North Carolina) — Served as local counsel to the Creditors Committee in a case involving a large construction conglomerate in their Chapter 11 liquidation.
- In re: RFS Escuta Inc., et al. (Western District of North Carolina) — Served as local counsel to the Creditors Committee in a case involving a paper mill in its Chapter 11 liquidation.
- In re: Petition of Richter & Partners as Monitor and Interim Receiver of Cavalier.
- Specialty Yarn Inc., et al. (Western District of North Carolina) — Represented the Canadian receiver appointed in a Canadian insolvency proceeding in an ancillary case under the former Section 304 of the Bankruptcy Code involving a textile manufacturing facility in Gaston County, North Carolina.
