The current pandemic has created financial and other disruptions to numerous businesses throughout the country. As a result, the possibility of acquiring a distressed business has become a real opportunity for numerous companies that might not otherwise have engaged in such an approach.
This presentation will discuss the key strategies, opportunities, and risks involved in acquiring distressed businesses both in and out of bankruptcy court proceedings. There is little doubt that a well-planned and structured acquisition of a distressed business can provide immense benefits to a buyer, but at the same time there are numerous risks and traps for the unwary that need to be recognized and managed for an acquisition to be successful.
Bill Fish practice spans across a broad range of legal disciplines including business services, complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, real estate, and the First Amendment. He has tried numerous complex matters in state and federal court and regularly represents clients in complex bankruptcy proceedings, acquisitions, real estate transactions, loan transactions, and other business matters throughout the country.
Bill also represents clients in cross-border and other international transactions. He acts as general counsel to a broad range of clients, providing legal advice on a variety of business topics. He also counsels’ clients on how best to structure joint ventures and other related matters. He also regularly represents clients regarding the acquisition, re-development, financing, sale and operation of all types of senior housing facilities.
Bill has served as a mediator and has participated in numerous mediations and other ADR sessions. His approach to mediation is consistent with and based on the model standards of the American Bar Association.
He was selected by Best Lawyers as the Lawyer of the Year (Hartford region) in 2018 for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Lawyer of the Year (Hartford region) in 2015-2017 and 2019 for Litigation – Bankruptcy and Lawyer of the Year (Hartford region) in 2011 and 2019 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights. He also is a Fellow in The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Jennifer Doran focuses her practice on business law, with an emphasis on closely held and family owned businesses, commercial transactions, and creditors’ rights.
She specializes in advising closely held business on intergenerational issues, succession planning, and growth strategies, including mergers and acquisitions, ESOPs, and intra-company transactions. Jennifer also counsels’ clients on formation issues, joint ventures, contract preparation, security issues, equipment leasing, distribution rights, licensing, and other commercial matters. She has particular expertise in the construction and distribution industries.
Jennifer also represents creditors in insolvency and bankruptcy matters including workouts, preference and fraudulent transfer actions, the assumption of real estate leases, single purpose entity structures, the acquisition of assets from bankruptcy, and other issues facing both secured and unsecured creditors. She also counsels’ clients with respect to the structure of securitized loan transactions and represents indenture trustees on a variety of matters, including default issues.
Jennifer serves on Hinckley Allen’s Executive Committee.
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