Bankruptcy - Bast Amron

Bast Amron’s boutique practice in debtor-creditor matters allows us to employ insight gained from the representation of creditors, debtors, and trustees in a wide variety of legal proceedings both inside and outside of bankruptcy.

The firm counsels distressed businesses and individuals about practical, economic, and legal solutions to the financial difficulties they may be facing. We have the ability and expertise to represent both debtors and creditors in a variety of contexts, including business strategy and negotiation, and, if necessary, bankruptcy filings and litigation. We work with debtors to analyze their goals, resources, threats, and strategic alternatives. We also have experience working with secured and unsecured creditors in the stages before, during, and after bankruptcy to best protect their rights. In the bankruptcy context, we have utilized the full range of creditors’ remedies in representing creditors, including motions to dismiss or convert, motions to appoint a trustee, motions for relief from stay, opposition to use of cash collateral, opposition to plan confirmation, litigation, and bankruptcy appeals.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Debtors/Trustees

Counsel to Debtors-in-possession, Debtors, Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Trustees in numerous cases, such as:

In re AMV Enterprises, Inc., Chapter 11
In re Homes at Lawrence Homeowners Association, Inc., Chapter 11
In re Cinemex USA Real Estate Holdings, Inc., Cinemex Holdings USA, Inc., and CB Theater Experience, LLC, Jointly Administered Chapter 11
In re ImmunSYS, Inc., Chapter 11
In re Camaguey Plaza, LLC, Chapter 11
In re Lofts on the Park LLC, Chapter 11
In re Mimi Talbott, Chapter 11
In re Phoenix Worldwide Industries, Inc., Chapter 11
In re 942 Penn RR, LLC, Chapter 11
In re Global Energies, LLC, Chapter 11/7
In re Certified HR Services, Chapter 11
In re Abraham Gosman, Chapter 7
In re Atlas Environmental, Chapter 11

Creditors Committees

Counsel to Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors, Investor Creditor Committees, Plan Administrators, and Liquidating Trustees in various Chapter 11 cases, such as:

In re SBG Burger Opco, LLC, et al. (Starboard Group), Jointly administered
In re FedNat Holding Company, et al., Jointly administered
In re Ilan Doron
In re Miami Air International, Inc.
In re Mosaic Management Group, Inc. et al., Jointly administered
In re Ecological Paper Recycling, Inc.
In re Pharma Science Nutrients, Inc.
In re Advanced Blast Protection, Inc.
In re Solar Cosmetic Labs, Inc. et al., Jointly administered
In re Britt Metal Processing, Inc.
In re Gemini Air Cargo, Inc.
In re Hospital Staffing Services, Inc.
In re Safety-Kleen Corp., et al., Jointly administered
In re MCZ/Centrum Florida XVIII, LLC
In re Cornerstone Propane, L.P.

Creditors

Creditors in many complex Chapter 11 cases across the country, such as:

In re Orion Technologies, LLC
In re Mercon Coffee Corporation
In re Sears Holding Corporation
In re Off Lease Only, LLC, et al
In re WeWork, Inc., et al
In re The Property Advocates, P.A.
In re Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al
In re The Hertz Corp.
In re Celsius Network, LLC
In re FF Fund I. L.P., et al
In re Delphi Behavioral Health Group, LLC
In re Atom Holdings
In re Unipharma, LLC
In re BlockFi, Inc.
In re Staymobile Venture LLC
In re Fairfield Sentry, Ltd.
Secured creditor in In re Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, LLC, Chapter 11
Several Latin American financial institutions In re Refco Inc., in Chapter 11
Local exchange carriers and other telecommunications providers in Worldcom, Global Crossing, Viatel, Star Telecommunications and other national bankruptcies
Pre-petition and post-petition lender in Chapter 11 of international injection molding manufacturer with seven facilities in four countries
Secured lenders in the following sales:
Banca del Gottardo in the $148 million sale of the Roney Plaza in In re Roney Associates, Chapter 11
Comerica Bank in series of sales of operating plastics manufacturers in In re Security Plastics, Chapter 11
Bay View Bank in sale of 15 Church’s fried chicken franchises in In re The Restaurant Group, Chapter 11
Lienholders of assets of a large national home builder in In re Levitt Homes, Chapter 11
Bentley Bay Condominium Association as creditor of a developer in In re Florida Development Associates, Ltd., Chapter 11
Pre-petition and post-petition lender with over $100 million facility in Chapter 11 of large hotel and condominium property in Miami Beach
Secured creditors of large national home builder in In re TOUSA Inc., et al., Chapter 11