Client Collaborations
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Kept state-court receiver in place to preserve creditor client's collateral during a Chapter 11 case. Objected to the debtor in possession’s cash collateral motion to make repairs, due to no adequate protection or business justification. Obtained documents by subpoena and deposed the debtor’s principal and appraiser. After an evidentiary hearing, the court denied the motion and granted relief from stay instead. The bankruptcy case converted to Chapter 7, and creditor foreclosed.
Represented Entranco, Inc. in its Chapter 11 reorganization and court approved sale of its business.
Represented secured creditor in seeking to affirm on appeal a receivership sale order that included an excise tax exemption. King County Superior Court granted the receiver an excise tax exemption on the sale of Clark County real estate, subject to the client’s judgment. The state appealed. The issue was whether the receiver’s sale was “upon execution of a judgment” under RCW 82.45.010(3)(j). Wrote response brief and offered oral argument on this issue of first impression. Court of Appeals reversed the exemption order in a published opinion.
Represented primary secured lender in bankruptcy of Chelsea Investment, Inc.
Represented Metawave Communications, Inc. in its Chapter 11 liquidation.
Represented H.E. Mills Electric Company in its Chapter 11 case.
Represented consulting firm as receiver for 15 American Eagle Mortgage entities. The entities own real estate and real estate contracts/loans. Placed the entities into voluntary receivership in Clark County Superior Court through an assignment for the benefit of creditors. The receiver has been selling the real property and collecting on the real estate contracts in order to generate proceeds to distribute because of millions of dollars in investor claims.
Represented the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee in the Chapter 11 reorganization of Saigene Corporation.
Represents multiple regional banks in class action lawsuits regarding overdraft and insufficient fund fees.