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Education
- Lafayette College (A.B. 1978)
- Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981)
Bar & Court Admissions
- 1982, New York
- 1982, Massachusetts
Attorneys
Robert J. Feinstein
Robert J. Feinstein is the managing partner of the firm's New York office, which he opened in 2001. Practicing for over thirty years, he has had extensive experience representing debtors, creditors' committees, equity committees, acquirers, examiners, and others in business reorganizations and related litigation. Since 2006, Mr. Feinstein has taught complex bankruptcy litigation as an adjunct professor in the LL.M. in Bankruptcy program at St. John's University School of Law and lectures frequently at educational programs for bankruptcy professionals. He is the associate editor of the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, has authored numerous articles on bankruptcy topics, and is a regular contributor to the Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor and Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice 2d. He was profiled in the American Lawyer for his work as debtors' counsel in the Penthouse and Mike Tyson chapter 11 cases and was named as a New York Superlawyer in Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Rights. Mr. Feinstein is a graduate of Lafayette College and received his J.D. magna cum laude from Boston University School of Law. He holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and was recently ranked among Bankruptcy/Restructuring attorneys by Chambers USA. Mr. Feinstein is admitted to practice in New York.
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Bar Association of the City of New York Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization (2008-11)
Publications
- "Second Circuit Review," Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (1992 - 2011)
- "Charitable Hospitals in Chapter 11," 1999 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 25 (1999/2000)
- Co-author with I. Scharf, "Update on the Role of Examiners in Chapter 11 Cases," 2004 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 421 (2004)
- Co-author, "LBO Litigation, Financial Projections and the Chapter 11 Plan Process," 21 Seton Hall Law Review 559 (1999)
Programs and Lectures
- Norton Bankruptcy Institute, American Bankruptcy Institute, St. John's University School of Law, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Turnaround Management Association
Representations
- Official creditors' committees in AMF Bowling Worldwide; Agway; Berry-Hill Galleries (Coram Capital); Brooke Corporation; Chrysler (conflicts counsel); Circle Fine Art Corp.; Circuit City Stores; Coach America; Empire Beef; Flying J; Foss Manufacturing; Frank Parsons, Inc.; Freedom Communications; Gas City; Irving Tanning ; Jevic Holding; JHT Holdings; Loews Cineplex Entertainment; Lou Pearlman and Trans Continental Airlines; Movie Gallery Inc. I and II; Namco LLC; National Envelope; Neff Corporation; Palm Harbor Homes; Pennsylvania Fashions; Reddy Ice; Residential Capital (conflicts counsel); Salander O'Reilly Galleries; Strauss Discount Auto; Wehrenberg Theaters
- Ad hoc movie studio committee in the Blockbuster chapter 11 case
- Chapter 11 debtors in Penthouse Magazine publisher General Media (named one of the "Top 10 Successful Restructurings of 2004" by Turnarounds & Workouts); boxer Mike Tyson; Dice (named one of the "Top 10 Successful Restructurings of 2003" by Turnarounds & Workouts); Digital Domain Media; ACandS; Hvide Marine; Venture Stores; Hexcel Corporation; Dana Corporation (conflicts counsel)
- Receiver for Blockbuster Canada in chapter 15 case
- Examiner appointed in Ralph Esmerian and R. Esmerian, Inc. chapter 11 cases
- Equity holder in Elite Model Management
News
- Reddy Ice Creditors' Committee Selects Pachulski Stang as Its Counsel
- New York Super Lawyer
- Pachulski Stang Honored for Work on Flying J and The Walking Company Chapter 11 Cases
- Flying J Confirmed Plan Pays Creditors in Full
- Plan Approved in Freedom Communications Greatly Enhances Creditor Recovery
- Pachulski Stang Hired to Represent Creditors in Circuit City Chapter 11 Case
Past Events
- Advising Distressed Businesses & Business Bankruptcy Cases
- The Great Debates: “Do creditors' committees serve a useful purpose in cases where the debtor's assets are overly encumbered and the amount of unsecured claims is a fraction of the amount of secured debt?”
- Chapter 11 Forum
- Handling the Administratively Insolvent Estate: What to Do When Your Chapter 11 Goes South
- My Estate Is Administratively Insolvent: What Do I Do? What to Do When Your Case Turns Out Differently From How You Planned
- Postconfirmation Liquidating Trust Issues: Standing, in Pari Delicto, and Challenges for Liquidating Trusts in "Sell and Sue" Cases.
- Cross-Border Insolvency – Acting for an Unsecured Creditors’ Committee
- Faster Than a Speeding Bullet – The Fast Track Bankruptcy Process
- Fixing Broken Not-for-Profit Entities
- Legal Issues Arising in a “Down” Art Market
- Litigation in Chapter 11 Cases