Hughes Hubbard’s Bankruptcy Practice

Hughes Hubbard's Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy group represents companies, creditors and trustees in complex restructurings—both in and out of court—and in the multiple types of litigation that insolvency proceedings generate. Deeply experienced and commercially-savvy deal lawyers with a full team of stand-up litigators, our group consists of more than 30 lawyers located across five offices, including Paris, which serves as the hub of our European practice, and Miami, where our Latin American practice is centered.

Having achieved 100 percent recoveries for customers and distributing billions to creditors in the liquidations of Lehman Brothers Inc. and MF Global Inc., the largest and eighth largest bankruptcies in history, and having represented the receiver of Washington Mutual, the largest failed bank to date, our group is particularly well known in the area of financial services insolvency. We also have extensive experience in restructurings involving aviation, commodities, energy, manufacturing, media and entertainment, retail, shipping and technology.

The group’s prowess is routinely recognized by The Deal, Chambers USA, Legal 500, and Global Restructuring Review. We count among our group a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a contributing author to the leading treatise Collier on Bankruptcy, two Law360 Bankruptcy MVP’s, a Turnaround & Workouts Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer of the Year and two 40 under 40 Lawyers of the Year, and an American Lawyer Dealmaker of the Year. We have been recognized nationally as a “Practice Group of the Year.”

For further information, please contact:

Christopher K. Kiplok

Co-Chair

Kathryn A. Coleman

Co-Chair

Lehman Brothers Inc.: Representation of the Trustee in the $123 billion liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc., the largest bankruptcy in history. Secured a 100% recovery for customers, secured and priority claimants and distributed more than $9 billion to general unsecured creditors
Republic Airways: Representation of Republic Airways as debtor’s counsel in connection with the company’s $3.5 billion chapter 11 restructuring
GulfMark Offshore Inc.: Representation of DNB Bank ASA as prepetition, DIP and exit lender in connection with GulfMark Offshore Inc.’s $565.2 million chapter 11 restructuring
Nortel: Representation of the UK administrators of Nortel’s European, Middle Eastern and African affiliates in connection with one of the largest cross-border insolvencies ever, including parallel proceedings in Canada, the US and the UK
MF Global Inc.: Representation of the Trustee in the $40 billion liquidation of MF Global Inc., the eighth largest bankruptcy in US history. Secured a 100% recovery for customers and secured creditors, and a 95% recovery for unsecured creditors
CST Industries: Representation of CST Industries as debtor’s counsel in connection with the tank and dome manufacturing company’s $225 million chapter 11 restructuring
Receiver for Doral Bank: Representation of the FDIC in the $5.9 billion closure of Puerto Rico’s Doral Bank, the largest bank failure in the US since 2010
Scout Media: Representation of CBS Corporation as stalking horse bidder in its acquisition of the assets of digital sports media company Scout Media
iHeartMedia: Representation of Univision Communications as a leading member of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which, as a group, holds over $40 billion in intercompany claims
Toys “R” Us: Representation of Hain Celestial Group, Inc. in connection with its vendor-based claim in Toys “R” Us’ $7.9 billion chapter 11 restructuring
Takata Corporation: Representation of Daicel as a critical vendor in Takata’s $9 billion chapter 11 restructuring
Longview Power: Representation of MUFG Union Bank as collateral agent and issuer of synthetic letters of credit in multi-billion dollar restructuring of coal power facility
M&G USA Corporation: Representation of Banco do Brasil in connection with its significant secured claim against certain debtors in M&G USA Corporation’s $1.7 billion chapter 11 restructuring
The Weinstein Company: Representation of AMC Networks as a creditor in the Weinstein Company's $520 million chapter 11 restructuring
NII Holdings: Representation of American Tower as one of the largest trade creditors in the $3 billion chapter 11 reorganization
Worldwide Transportation: Representation of Marcou Transportation Group in connection with the acquisition of Worldwide Transportation pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
Excel Maritime: Representation of Credit Suisse AG as secured creditor, DIP lender and section 363 purchaser in a $1 billion restructuring of international shipping conglomerate
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd.: Debtor’s counsel in the chapter 11 restructuring of international shipping and service company that operates in seven jurisdictions globally
Cenveo Corporation: Representation of Cenveo in connection with a Rule 144A debt tender/exchange offer involving $189.7 million in notes
Mosiac Management Group Inc.: Representation of Caja Paraguaya De Jubilaciones Y Pensiones Del Personal De La Itaipu Binacional (CAJUBI) as chair of Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a major chapter 11 restructuring
Dendreon Corp.: Representation of the Chair of the Creditors Committee in the $640 million chapter 11 restructuring of a pharmaceutical company
Digital First Media: Representation of Digital First Media in its acquisition of Freedom Communications Inc. pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
International Ship Holdings: Representation of an unsecured claimholder in connection with the shipping company’s chapter 11 restructuring
Receiver for Washington Mutual Bank: Representation of the FDIC in the defense and resolution of several lawsuits relating to the sale of mortgage-backed securities
NSB Advisors: Representation of the largest creditor of investment fund NSB Advisors in the company’s chapter 11 restructuring
Receiver for IndyMac Bank: Representation of the FDIC in connection with the prosecution and defense of billions of dollars of indemnification claims relating to purchases of banking institutions from the receivership
Receiver for BankUnited Financial: Representation of the FDIC in connection with analysis of potential claims against officers and directors of the failed banking institutions; as well as in connection with many transactions involving the packaging and sale of assets acquired from insolvent banking institutions
Delta Petroleum Corporation: Representation of Delta Petroleum, a public oil and natural gas exploration company, as chapter 11 debtor’s counsel, and eight affiliated entities in all aspects of their chapter 11 restructuring
Affiliated Media, Inc.: Representation of Affiliated Media as lead restructuring counsel in prepackaged bankruptcy of second-largest newspaper publisher in the US. Achieved acceptance of prepackaged plan by virtually all creditors, and confirmation of plan in 41 days
Eagle Picher: Representation of trustees of a billion dollar trust established to resolve hundreds of thousands of asbestos personal injury cases
Refco Capital Markets, Ltd.: Representation of largest individual creditor, a Latin American resident, through month long trial and conversion to stock broker liquidation of this Bermuda entity
Enron Corp.: Representation of Aetna Inc. and affiliates in $1 billion commercial paper litigation
Spectrawatt: Representation of UK company in recovery of 100% of its advance payments following the bankruptcy of a US solar producer
MSR Resorts: Representation of the Trump Organization as stalking horse bidder and successful purchaser of the Doral resort in Miami, Florida
National Envelope Corporation: Representation of Cenveo, the Debtors’ largest competitor, in bidding for substantially all the assets of National Envelope, the largest envelope manufacturer in the United States
Atrium Corporation: Representation of existing equity holder in acquiring ownership of reorganized chapter 11 debtor via "new value" plan of reorganization. The debtor and its affiliates manufacture residential windows and patio doors
PBGC: Representation of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the Quebecor reorganization and in litigation arising out of the Metaldyne chapter 11
Nikon: Representation of Nikon Inc. as the largest creditor in the Ritz Camera and Penn Camera reorganization and in litigation arising out of the Circuit City bankruptcy
Union Bank: Representation of Union Bank in the prepackaged Homer City chapter 11 and other insolvency matters
Kraft Retail Holding Corp.: Representation of debtor in chapter 11 restructuring involving 80 subsidiaries in the retail sector
DaimlerChrylser Financial: Representation of DaimlerChrysler Financial in respect of aircraft lease transactions in the Delta Air Lines and United Airlines reorganizations
Toyota Motor Credit: Representation of Toyota Motor Credit Corp. as secured creditor in the Hi-Lift and Performance Transportation chapter 11 cases
Loews Corporation: Representation of Loews Corporation affiliates as hotel owner, operator and creditor in the Lake at Las Vegas chapter 11 cases
ALSTOM: Representation of ALSTOM in connection with its acquisition of substantially all the assets of Power Systems Mfg., LLC in the Calpine chapter 11 cases
Christie’s: Representation of Christie’s in connection with several chapter 11 cases, including the Barquet, Esmerian, Berryhill and Fred Leighton
Isetan Japan: Representation of Isetan Japan as landlord and largest creditor in chapter 11 case of Barney’s, Inc., including investigation and litigation of financial and accounting fraud, and franchise relationship covering operation of retail stores in Japan and Southeast Asia