Ohio Bankruptcy Lawyers

Bailey Cavalieri, LLC

For additional information about Bailey Cavalieri’s bankruptcy work, please contact Nick V. Cavalieri.

The bankruptcy and commercial transaction practice of Bailey Cavalieri, LLC serves corporations and their principal creditors and investors by providing legal services to troubled company bankruptcy and financial restructuring situations. Our firm’s bankruptcy and commercial transaction group has ten (10) commercial transaction attorneys, including two (2) partners, four (4) of counsel, four (4) associates.

In addition, attorneys from other departments within Bailey Cavalieri, LLC, practicing in areas such as tax, corporate, litigation, and real estate regularly work on restructuring and bankruptcy-related matters. These skilled Ohio lawyers handle both transactional and litigation restructuring matters.

At Bailey Cavalieri, LLC, we represent debtors, creditors, committees, acquirers, investors, examiners, indenture trustees, receivers and others in judicial or non-judicial debt restructurings, acquisitions, financings and other related matters and in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

Chapter 11 Reorganization Cases

Bailey Cavalieri, LLC has a great deal of experience in Chapter 11 reorganization cases and has substantial experience in the representation of all constituencies in bankruptcy proceedings. The Firm has advised on several recent, widely publicized complex Chapter 11 cases pending or substantially consummated including the following:

Acting as lead counsel in reorganization cases on behalf of:

• Baja Boats, Inc. (manufacturer of performance power boats)
• Colfor Manufacturing, Inc. (manufacture and sale of goods used in the automotive industry)
• Genesis Worldwide, Inc. (manufacturer of steel handling equipment)
• Nationwise Automotive, Inc. (national retailer of automotive parts)
• Roberds, Inc. (national retailer of furniture, electronics, and appliances)

Acting as creditors' committee counsel in:

• Cook United, Inc. (national discount retailer), Chapter 11 counsel to the Official Debentureholders' Committee
• Horizon PCS (telecommunications), Chapter 11 counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
• National Petroleum Corporation (oil and gas exploration pipeline, and production), counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
• Southern Air Transport, Inc. (air transportation of cargo), Chapter 11 counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
• Ormet Corporation (primary aluminum manufacturing), Chapter 11 counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
• SPECO Corporation (manufacturer of parts for defense industry), Chapter 11 counsel for Official Creditors' Committee
• Wendy's Food Systems, Inc., Chapter 11 counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
• White Motor Creditor, Chapter 11 counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
• Whitnam Oil & Gas Co., Inc. (creditor and creditor's committee work)

Creditor Work

At Bailey Cavalieri, LLC, our proficient team of Ohio bankruptcy attorneys represent commercial and investment banks, savings institutions, agent banks, administrative agents for bank groups and other financial institutions in their management of troubled credit, restructuring of lending relationships and lender liability defense in and out of bankruptcy court. Representative clients include:

• Bank of America/Nationsbank
• Bank One, NA
• Provident Bank
• PNC Bank
• General Electric Capital Corporation

Bankruptcy Related Litigation

The Columbus and Dayton, Ohio-based law firm of Bailey Cavalieri, LLC regularly represents clients in appellate and trial matters in federal and state courts. Our skilled bankruptcy litigation lawyers have vast experience in prosecuting and defending fraudulent transfer and preference actions, and all other litigation arising in the debtor/creditor or bankruptcy contexts.

Commercial Transactions

At Bailey Cavalieri, LLC, we provide effective legal advice on all aspects of the Uniform Commercial Code and Secured Transactions. Our commercial transactions attorneys are capable of assisting you with the structuring secured transactions and reviewing and analyzing collateral used in such transactions. In recognition of the importance of legal opinions in this area, the attorneys regularly prepare and negotiate security interest opinions with and for other counsel.

Additionally, our dedicated Ohio attorneys have comprehensive knowledge and experience in all types of personal property matters, including property subject to the Uniform Commercial Code.