Overview
Corporate Restructuring
With extensive experience in all stages of complex restructuring transactions, Mike is a trusted adviser to clients facing in-court and out-of-court reorganizations, capital restructurings, acquisitions and divestitures. He has handled numerous cases in the manufacturing, financial services, real estate, senior living care and retail industries.
Troubled companies and their boards often turn to Mike when nearing the “zone of insolvency.” He represents debtors, trustees, receivers, committees, borrowers, lenders, creditors, investors, sellers and purchasers.
Mike also represents insurers in mass tort Chapter 11 cases involving asbestos, environmental, product liability and special liability claims. He currently serves as the state court receiver in a multimillion-dollar securities fraud Ponzi scheme.
Representative Experience
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- In re RAIT Funding LLC (Bankr. D. Del.) — Representing Chapter 11 debtors, which include a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) with a complex and extensive organizational structure
- In re Archdiocese of Portland (Bankr. D. Or.) — Represented insurance company in complex mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re BC Sports Collectibles (Bankr. D. Del.) — Represented Chapter 11 debtor retailer with 50 retail store locations in 12 states
- In re Budd Company, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.) — Representing insurance company in asbestos liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska (Bankr. D. Alaska) — Represented insurance company in mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Corinthian Colleges, et al. (Bankr. D. Del.) — Represented purchaser of 56 career colleges
- In re Diocese of Davenport (Bankr. S.D. Iowa) — Represented insurance company in mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Diocese of Tucson (Bankr. D. Ariz.) — Represented insurance company in mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re DMX/Maxide (Bankr. D. Del.) — Represented Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
- In re Energy Future Holding Corp. (Bankr. D. Del.) — Represented indentured trustee for secured bondholders in litigation related to bondholders’ right to make-whole premium
- In re Fletcher International (Bankr. S.D.N.Y) — Represented auditor in Chapter 11 case involving master hedge fund and feeder funds
- In re First Page Associates, Inc. (Bankr. D.N.J.) — Represented Chapter 11 debtor window and door manufacturer
- In re General Motors Corp. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y) — Represented insurance company in mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Jones Stephens (Bankr. D. Del.) — Represented Chapter 11 debtor plumbing-goods wholesaler
- In re Kentile Floors, Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) — Represented insurance company in asbestos liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Manhattan Bagel Company, Inc. (Bankr. D.N.J.) — Represented Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
- In re Mark IV Industries, Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) — Represented insurance company in environmental liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Mediashift Inc. (Bankr. C.D. Cal.) — Represented DIP lender and purchaser of assets in Chapter 11 case of advertising company
- In re Metex Mfg. Corporation (Bankr. S.D.N.Y) — Represented insurance company in asbestos liability Chapter 11 case
- In re MIIX Group, Inc. (Bankr. D.N.J.) — Represented publicly traded Chapter 11 debtor parent company of medical professional liability insurer and its affiliates
- In re Napa Home & Garden, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.) — Represented insurance company in mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Oak Rock Financial (Bankr. E.D.N.Y.) — Represent equity investor in Chapter 11 case involving financial services firm
- In re Perpetua Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.) — Represented insurance company in mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Princeton Video Image, Inc. (Bankr.D.N.J.) — Represented Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
- In re Robert Brennan (Bankr.D.N.J.) — Represented Chapter 11 trustee in securities fraud bankruptcy case
- In re Roman Catholic Bishop of Helena, Montana (Bankr. D. Mont.) — Represented insurance company in mass tort liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Sagecrest II LLC (Bankr. D. Conn.) — Represented insurance company in complex Chapter 11 case in connection with section 363 sale
- In re Society of Jesus, Oregon Province (Bankr. D. Or.) — Represented insurance company in mass tort special liability Chapter 11 case
- In re Washington Mutual Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.) — Represented insurance company in complex Chapter 11 case
Personal Interests
In his spare time, Mike is an avid golfer. He can hurl irons at small objects with deadly accuracy. He’s rarely on par and has never bogeyed the 19th hole. Legend has it that while playing a round at Paiute Golf Resort in Vegas, a rattlesnake bit him. After five days of excruciating pain, the snake died.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law
J.D. (1996)
Seton Hall University
M.B.A. (1992)
Fairfield University
B.S. (1990)
Insights & Events
Insights
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Turnaround Management Association, New York City Chapter — Board Member, 2018 to present; Marketing Committee (Chair, 2018); Programming Committee (Chair, 2016)
Firm Leadership
- Leader, Finance & Restructuring Practice Group, 2022-present
- Co-leader, Corporate Restructuring Practice Group, 2020-22
- Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP — Co-chair, Corporate Restructuring Group; Professional Development Committee; Intake Committee
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2023-25
This award is conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - Chambers USA — New Jersey, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2019-24
This award is conferred by Chambers & Partners. A description of the methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - New Jersey Super Lawyers — 2009-24
This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - New Jersey Super Lawyers — Rising Star, 2006-07
This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.