Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy

Defrees & Fiske attorneys routinely represent secured and unsecured creditors, financial institutions, debtors, trustees, assignees, and creditors committees in formal and informal insolvency proceedings. Additionally, Defrees & Fiske lawyers have served as bankruptcy trustees and receivers in state court proceedings. We are experienced at representing both sides of the debtor-creditor relationship. Our experience and expertise includes representing the following parties:

• Secured and unsecured creditors in prepetition workouts and forbearance agreements as well as in bankruptcy court proceedings;

• Trustees, receivers and other fiduciaries in insolvency proceedings;

• Debtors in Chapter 7 liquidation and Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings;

• Purchasers of assets, debt instruments or stock of troubled companies directly or indirectly through a bankruptcy trustee or assignee;

• Assignees for the Benefit of Creditors in common law liquidations;

• Banks and financial institutions in the enforcement of its loans and security agreements;

• Creditors and debtors in preference and fraudulent conveyance proceedings;

• Directors and officers concerning their fiduciary duties in insolvency situations.

Contact us for any questions that arise in your credit relationships.