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Representation of secured creditors, select debtors and purchasers in individual and business bankruptcy and receivership cases, and in workouts, restructurings, liquidations and foreclosures.

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Assisting banks, other institutional lenders, real and personal property lessors, creditors' committees and others in commercial and consumer bankruptcy and other insolvency litigation.

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Prosecution and defense of insolvency-type suits and other actions, including fraudulent transfer, leveraged buy-out litigation, preference and other avoidance-type litigation, claims disputes, subordination actions, asset acquisition disputes, contested plan confirmations, cram-down and valuation issues and appeals arising out of such proceedings.

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Representation, both regionally and nationally, of institutional consumer lenders in a broad range of consumer bankruptcy issues, federal compliance litigation, disputes and appeals, including appeals before federal courts and bankruptcy appellate panels, in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Los Angeles, California, as well as before the United States Courts of Appeals for the First (Boston), Second (New York City), Ninth (San Francisco), and Eleventh (Atlanta) Circuits. We were also successful in jointly handling a noteworthy bankruptcy appeal before the United States Supreme Court.

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Serving many years as a court-appointed trustee, receiver, mediator and special master in reorganizations and liquidations, as well as counsel to such functionaries, in federal and state insolvency matters.