Peter S. Goodman

Principal

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Peter Goodman is a Principal in McKool Smith's New York office.  He has represented clients in complex bankruptcies for more than 20 years. 

Mr. Goodman's practice focuses on corporate insolvency and bankruptcy law, representing and counseling national and international companies, directors and officers and other individuals, debtors, trustees, creditors and creditors' committees, bank groups, bondholders and significant shareholders in complex reorganization proceedings and out-of-court restructurings.  He is experienced in all aspects of bankruptcy litigation - fraudulent conveyances, preferences, fiduciary duty, turnover, cramdown, stay litigation, contested plan confirmation and valuation disputes, intercompany litigation, subordination and recharacterization, executory contract issues and claims objections.

Representative Matters

SemCrude, L.P.

PSINet Consulting Solutions Holdings, Inc.

Romacorp, Inc.

Mirant Corporation

Power Company of America L.L.C.

The Delaco Company

Adelphia Communications Corporation

Bank of New England

KCS Energy, Inc.

First City Bancorporation

CompuAdd Corporation

Bank of New England Corporation

Drexel Burnham Lambert Group, Inc.

Lomas Financial Corporation

Flagstar Corporation

VFB, LLC

Berkey, Inc.

L.J. Hooker Inc.

Newmark & Lewis, Inc.

Packaging Industries Group, Inc.

Southfork Seabury Partners

Russ Togs, Inc.

Cellcom Corp.

Karta Corp.

Professional Activities

Board of Visitors of Pace University School of Law; American Bankruptcy Institute; International Bar Association.

Awards & Recognition

Named to the New York Super Lawyers 2007 in Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Metro Magazine (2007-2009).

News

• Independent Oil & Gas Producers Sue Subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs and BP
• McKool Smith Adds National Bankruptcy Practice

Articles

“The 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments: New Traps Emerge for the Casual Practitioner,” ABA GP/Solo Section, The New Lawyer Volume 4 Number 4, January 2007.  

“Dana's Chapter 11 Filing,” Beard Audio Conferences, Beard Group Law and Business Publishers (March 2006).

“What Happens When a Judgment Debtor Files for Bankruptcy, Litigation with An Eye Toward Protecting Your State Court Judgment in a Subsequent Bankruptcy,” Center for Continuing Legal Education, Pace Law School (April 2004). 

“Creditor Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance,” The New England Insurances and Investments (June 1997). 

“Managing the Chapter 11 Plan Process,’ Capital Bar Region Bankruptcy Bar Association.