Overview
Our Bankruptcy-Related Litigation practice focuses on complex commercial bankruptcies. Clients involved in these matters need counsel with in-depth knowledge of the bankruptcy arena’s unique rules, as well as the courtroom experience to effectively handle witnesses and craft persuasive arguments.
McKool Smith brings decades of trial experience and a history of landmark victories to our bankruptcy-related litigation. We represent a wide range of clients, from Chapter 11 and 7 trustees to Fortune 500 companies from the energy, technology, engineering, construction, and financial sectors.
Representative matters include:
- Alter ego and single business enterprise claims
- Breach of fiduciary duty claims
- Claims involving disputes under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
- Claims objection proceedings
- Contract interpretation and enforcement claims
- Contract interpretation and enforcement claims
- Equitable subordination recharacterization claims
- Fraud and misrepresentation claims
- Fraudulent conveyance actions
- Lien avoidance
- Preferential transfer actions
- Turnover actions