Victoria W. Counihan (Shareholder) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., Politics, magna cum laude, 1993) Alpha Sigma Nu; Villanova University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996) Order of the Coif; Managing Editor of Production, Villanova Law Review. Victoria W. Counihan concentrates her practice in the areas of debtor and creditors' rights and litigation in bankruptcy reorganizations and liquidations, as well as assignment for the benefit of creditors cases. She has experience in representing debtors, unsecured creditors' committees, liquidating trustees, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, DIP lenders, and indenture trustees.
Areas of Concentration
· Bankruptcy reorganizations and liquidations
· Debtor and creditor rights
· Bankruptcy-related litigation
· Post-confirmation trusts
· Assignments for the benefit of creditors
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- Member, ABI Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Committee, 2008
- Editor, ABI Third Circuit and Delaware Case Updates
· Member, Delaware Bar Association
- Secretary, Women and the Law Section, 2001-2003
- Vice President, Women and the Law Section, 2003-Present
- Member, Bankruptcy Law Section
· Member, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
- Vice-President and Co-Founder, IWIRC Delaware Network, 2002-2004
- President, IWIRC Delaware Network, 2004-2006
· Member, Villanova Wilmington Area Law Alumni Leadership Board
· Member, Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
· Pro Bono Guardian Ad Lietum in Delaware Family Court for Dependent Children
Awards & Recognition
· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2009
· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2006-2009 editions
· Recommended, PLC Which Lawyer Guide, Restructuring and Insolvency, 2008-2009
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Contributing author, Wiley Bankruptcy Law Update, 1999-2001
Lectures
· Speaker, "Getting Started With Your Bankruptcy Case," Bankruptcy Law and Procedure from Start to Finish presented by The National Business Institute, July 24, 2007
· CLE presentations to the Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
Member: American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Committee, 2008; Editor, Third Circuit and Delaware Case Updates); Delaware State Bar Association (Secretary, Women and the Law Section, 2001-2003; Vice President, Women and the Law Section, 2003; Member, Bankruptcy Law Section); International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (Vice-President and Co-Founder, IWIRC Delaware Network, 2002-2004; President, IWIRC Delaware Network, 2004-2006); Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court.
Practice Areas: Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy.Email: Victoria W. Counihan
Scott D. Cousins (Co-Managing Shareholder, Wilmington Office) born December 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Delaware; Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; Supreme Court of Delaware. Education: Stockton State College (B.S., 1989); Widener University School of Management (M.B.A., 1992); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1992).
Scott concentrates his practice in the areas of reorganization, bankruptcy, out-of-court restructuring, litigation and energy. Scott has wide-ranging legal experience, representing clients as in-house counsel, as well as from a private practitioner's viewpoint. From 2005 to early 2009, Scott served as General Counsel of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a clean energy leader and one of the largest competitive energy suppliers in North America. At NextEra Scott oversaw all legal aspects relating to the company's activities. Prior to entering private practice in 1996, Scott was a member of the corporate legal department for The Columbia Gas System, Inc., where he focused primarily on the bankruptcy proceedings of Columbia and its subsidiary, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, until their successful emergence from bankruptcy protection in 1995.
Scott has substantial experience before the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, the Delaware District Court and the Third Circuit representing debtors, creditors committees, unsecured creditors, secured creditors, banks, Boards of Directors and members of management for public and private entities, both in Wilmington and across the country.
Areas of Concentration
· Chapter 11 debtors' and creditors' rights
· Workouts and out-of-court restructurings
· Acquisitions involving financially distressed companies
· Litigation
· Energy
Significant Representations
· Represents multiple corporate debtors in connection with some of the largest Chapter 11 cases in Delaware and elsewhere
· Restructuring counsel for multiple entities with respect to their out-of-court restructuring efforts
Professional & Community Involvement
· Editor and administrative board member, The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 editions
· Voted by Delaware Today as one of the "100 Best Lawyers in Delaware"
Legal Experience
· General Counsel, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
· Attorney, The Columbia Gas System, Inc.
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Author, a chapter on assets dispositions and acquisitions in conjunction with prepackaged plans of reorganization in the treatise, Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions
· Author, "Postpetition Financing of Dot-Coms," The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Volume 27, No. 3 2002
· Author, "Chapter 11 Asset Sales," The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Volume 27, No. 3 2002
Practice Areas: Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy; Energy & Natural Resources.Email: Scott D. Cousins
Donald J. Detweiler (Shareholder) born Wilmington, Delaware, October 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Delaware; 1993, Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1986); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1992).
Donald J. Detweiler concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, insolvency, creditor's rights, post-confirmation litigation trusts and litigation, with particular experience representing debtors, creditors' committees, directors and officers, employees, acquirers and litigants in national Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Donald has an active bankruptcy, corporate restructuring and litigation practice with representations in some of the largest Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases in the country. In addition to his bankruptcy experience, Mr. Detweiler has successfully litigated, tried (jury and non-jury), and defended several complex commercial litigation and product liability cases in the state and federal courts of Delaware. Donald has served as counsel to numerous Chapter 11 debtors and creditors' committees in several business segments, including manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, insurance and finance, specialty products marketing and distribution, and printing.
Areas of Concentration
· Bankruptcy
· Insolvency
· Corporate restructuring
· Post-Confirmation Litigation Trusts
· Creditor's rights
· Commercial and corporate litigation
Significant Representations
· Lead counsel to the Official Committee of Trust Preferred Debt Holders of Conseco, Inc., the third largest bankruptcy case in history.*
*The above representation was handled by Mr. Detweiler prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, Delaware State Bar Association
· Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
· Bencher, Richard S. Rodney Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
· Board Member, Supporting KIDDS, Inc.
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2007-2009 editions
· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2009
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Co-author, "Scope of Directors' Fiduciary Duties to Creditors," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August 2007
· Author, "Second Circuit Court Finds Non-Debtor Releases Are Permissible in a Plan of Reorganization Upon Finding of Unusual Circumstances and Necessity," July 2005
Miscellaneous
· Donald is frequently tapped to write and speak about current issues affecting the deal community.
Member: American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Richard S. Rodney Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court (Bencher).
Practice Areas: Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy; Subprime & Mortgage Markets.Email: Donald J. Detweiler
Jonathan I. Lessner (Managing Shareholder Wilmington Office) born Miami Beach, Florida, December 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Delaware; 1993, Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1985); The Ohio State University (M.A., 1986); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991) Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Law Review.
Jonathan's practice involves a broad range of transactional matters, including the delivery of Delaware third-party legal opinions, non-consolidation opinions, corporate trust services, secured transactions, commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, insurance law and venture capital investments. He also has wide-ranging experience in alternative entity investments, including Delaware statutory trusts, general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies.
Areas of Concentration
· Delaware opinions
· Non-consolidation opinions
· Transactions involving Delaware statutory trusts, general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies
· Corporate trust advice
· Secured transactions
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities; Structured Finance & Derivatives.Email: Jonathan I. Lessner
Michael J. Maimone (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., January 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1997, Delaware. Education: College of Mount Saint Vincent (B.A./B.B.A., 1984); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1987).
Michael J. Maimone is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Wilmington office. Michael is an experienced corporate attorney and litigator who practices primarily in Delaware and New York. Michael's corporate practice involves counseling clients on a broad range of matters such as hostile acquisitions, going-private transactions, corporate restructuring, mergers and other negotiated transactions and proxy contests. Michael's corporate litigation practice includes representing clients in litigation involving mergers and acquisitions, class and derivative actions, and general corporate law issues.
Areas of Concentration
· Corporate litigation
· Mergers and acquisitions
· Corporate restructuring
Significant Representations
· Advised numerous boards of directors and committees of boards of directors in the context of hostile acquisitions, mergers and other negotiated transactions.
· Advised numerous boards of directors in connection with the adoption of defensive devices in the context of potential hostile acquisitions.
· Advised numerous boards of directors and committees of boards of directors in the context of internal investigations involving alleged wrongdoings by directors and officers of the corporations.
· Negotiated the sale of a privately-held corporation to a Fortune 500 corporation, which required the prior spin-off of real estate assets to the stockholders of the privately-held corporation.
· Negotiated the financing of numerous "start-up" corporations with various investors, which included investments by Fortune 500 corporations.
· Advised numerous foreign-based venture capitalists in connection with various investments in the United States.
· Advised both corporations and stockholders in connection with director and stockholder requests for information under Delaware statutory law and litigated actions in connection with director and stockholder requests for information.
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in numerous courts and jurisdictions involving corporate law issues.
· Represented and advised stockholders in a litigated action commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit involving the duties owed by boards of directors to unsecured creditors and to stockholders in the context of corporate insolvency.
· Represented and advised stockholders in a litigated action commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery and appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court involving the duties owed by boards of directors to stockholders in the context of proxy contests.
Clerkship
· Law Clerk to the Justices of the Supreme Court of Delaware for the 1987-88 Judicial Team, assigned to The Honorable Henry R. Horsey
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities; Litigation.Email: Michael J. Maimone
Kelly A. Terribile (Shareholder) born Albany, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware. Education: Le Moyne College (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1991); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1996).
Kelly A. Terribile has broad experience representing public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, asset sales, and stock purchases and issuances, including contests for corporate control and going-private transactions. Kelly also has extensive experience with respect to issues arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, including opinions with respect to such statutes and Delaware law.
Areas of Concentration
· Mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, tender offers, asset sales, and stock purchase and issuances
· Board, committee and significant stockholder counseling and representation
· Corporate governance and corporate counseling
· Public and private entity representation from formation to dissolution
· Delaware opinions
Significant Representations
· Recently counseled an acquiror of more than 49% of the outstanding voting stock of a public company
· Recently counseled a board of directors in connection with a successful proxy contest
· Numerous representations of targets and acquirors in merger and acquisition transactions
· Several representations of purchasers and sellers of significant assets
· Numerous representations of private equity firms, other investors and corporations in connection with stock purchases and issuances
· Numerous representations of borrowers in structured finance transactions relating to Delaware law and substantive consolidation
· Litigation of corporate governance and fiduciary duty issues and issues arising under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Co-Author, "Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law," Delaware Law Review, Vol. 7:2, 2004
· Author, "2002 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law," Insights, Vol. 16, No. 10, October 2002
· Author, "2001 Amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law," Insights, Vol. 15, No. 8, August 2001
· Co-Author, "Delaware Law and Director's Duties in Change of Control Transactions," Corporate Law and Practice Course Handbook, No. 45, Practicing Law Institute, 1999
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities.Email: Kelly A. Terribile
ASSOCIATES
Joseph B. Cicero (Associate) born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Delaware; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A.); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003) Research Editor, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law; Widener Scholar; Dean's Honors List; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Joseph Cicero is an associate in Greenberg Traurig's Delaware office. Joe is an experienced corporate attorney and litigator who practices primarily in Delaware. Joe's corporate practice involves counseling clients on a broad range of matters such as hostile acquisitions, going-private transactions, corporate restructuring, mergers and other negotiated transactions, proxy contests, dividends, preferred stock designations, stock repurchases, dissolutions, and charter and bylaw amendments. Joe's corporate litigation practice involves the representation of corporations, directors, and stockholders in litigation involving mergers and acquisitions, fiduciary duties, statutory proceedings under Delaware's General Corporation Law, and general corporate law issues.
Areas of Concentration
· Corporate litigation
· Mergers & acquisitions
· Corporate restructuring
Significant Representations
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving stock issuance and demands for the registration of stock transfers
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving mergers and acquisitions
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving the interpretation of charter provisions and bylaws
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and officers in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving directors' and officers' requests for advancement and/or indemnification
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving dissolution of various business entities
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving stockholder appraisal actions
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving demands for inspection of corporate books and records
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving demands to compel meetings of stockholders
· Represented and advised corporations, directors and stockholders in litigated actions commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving stockholder voting rights
· Represented limited liability companies in a litigated action commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery and appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court involving an asset sale
· Represented a stockholder in a litigated action commenced in the Delaware Court of Chancery involving a non-competition agreement
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, Delaware State Bar Association
· Member, Federal Civil Panel, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
· Guardian Ad Litem, Delaware Office of the Child Advocate
Clerkship
· Wolcott Law Clerk, Honorable Randy J. Holland, Delaware Supreme Court, 2002-2003
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Co-Author, "Inside Gheewalla," Boardroom Briefing: The Legal Issue, Fall 2007
· Co-Author, "Court Rejects Direct Creditor Claims for Breach of Directors' Fiduciary Duty," International Law Office, June 29, 2007
· Co-Author, "Books And Records Litigation: The Precursor To Derivative And Class Actions," Class Actions & Derivative Suits, Vol. 15, No. 1, Winter 2005
Books
· Contributing Author, "Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation," ABA Section of Business Law, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009 Editions
Miscellaneous
· Panelist, "Corporate Governance 101," PBI Thirteenth Annual Business Lawyer's Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2007
Member: American Bar Association; Delaware State Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate & Securities.Email: Joseph B. Cicero
Brian L. Colborn (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Education: Widener University (B.A., Criminal Justice/Sociology, 1999); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002); Board Member, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law; Business Organizations Law Certificate, with honors; Phi Kappa Phi; Widener Scholar.
Brian L. Colborn is an associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice of Greenberg Traurig's Wilmington office.
Areas of Concentration
· Transactions involving Delaware corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and statutory trusts
· Delaware opinions
· Non-consolidation opinions
· Chapter 11 debtors'/creditors' rights
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, Delaware Bar Association
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
Clerkship
· Judicial Extern, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, The Honorable Mary F. Walrath
Member: Delaware State Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute.
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities.Email: Brian L. Colborn
Diane N. Ibrahim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., cum laude, Political Science and Psychology, 2002); Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005) Temple Law Review.
Diane N. Ibrahim practices in the Corporate and Securities Department of Greenberg Traurig's Wilmington office.
Areas of Concentration
· Transactions involving Delaware corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and statutory trusts
· Corporate Governance
· Delaware Opinions
· Non-Consolidation Opinions
Clerkship
· Judicial Extern, Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Petrese B. Tucker
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Author, "Demystifying the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosing Protected Health Information to Law Enforcement," Annual Report of the New Jersey Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, 2004.
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities.Email: Diane N. Ibrahim
Kimberly A. Ladig (Associate) born Waterville, Maine, December 31, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1996); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Delaware and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Limited Partnerships; Limited Liability Company Law.Email: Kimberly A. Ladig
Monica Leigh Loftin (Associate) born Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Delaware; 1996, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1987); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995) Associate Editor of The Widener Law Symposium Journal.
Monica Leigh Loftin is an associate in the Corporate & Securities Practice of Greenberg Traurig's Wilmington office.
Areas of Concentration
· Transactions involving Delaware corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and statutory trusts
· Delaware opinions
· Non-consolidation opinions
· Chapter 11 debtors'/creditors' rights
Clerkship
· Law Clerk, Honorable Richard S. Gebelein, Superior Court for the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, 1995-1996
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities.Email: Monica Leigh Loftin
Dennis A. Meloro (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Education: Cornell University (B.A., Economics, 2000) Dean's Honor List; Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003) Managing Editor, Widener Law Review; Corporate Finance Certificate of Achievement; Dean's Honors List.
Dennis is an Associate in the Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice and Corporate and Securities Practice based in Greenberg Traurig's Delaware office. He focuses his practice on Chapter 11 cases, adversary proceeding litigation, corporate litigation and securities law. Dennis has experience in representing chapter 11 debtors, unsecured creditors' committees, liquidating trustees, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, DIP lenders, and indenture trustees, as well as litigating actions to recover preferential and fraudulent transfers. Dennis also has experience in assignments for the benefit of creditors under Delaware law.
Significant Representations
· Chapter 11 Cases
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Werner Holding Co. chapter 11 cases.
- Northwestern Energy Corporation in connection with its chapter 11 case and related litigation.
- The pre - and post-petition secured lenders in the Fleming Companies, Inc. chapter 11 cases.
- Defendants in numerous bankruptcy cases involving the pursuit of preferential transfers, fraudulent conveyances, and other causes of action.
· Securities Matters
- Representation of various brokerages in connection with actions for fraud, unauthorized trading and violations of the Delaware Securities Act.
- Representation of brokerage in connection with action involving alleged market-timing and late trading.
· Litigation Matters
- Representation of financial institution in connection with actions involving the administration of a charitable trust.
- Action involving investment in a commercial real estate venture.
- Various corporate governance matters before the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, Cornell Club of Greater Philadelphia
· Member, Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network
Clerkship
· Judicial Extern, Honorable Russell M. Nigro, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2002-2003
Member: American Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy; Litigation; Corporate & Securities.Email: Dennis A. Meloro
Titania Mack Parker (Associate) born Morristown, New Jersey, May 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Delaware. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., Law, Letters & Society, 1997); New York University School of Law (J.D. 2001).
Titania Mack Parker is an associate in the Litigation Practice based in Greenberg Traurig's Delaware office. Ms. Parker's practice focuses primarily on representing Delaware corporations and their directors in corporate litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, including shareholder class actions and derivative suits, contested mergers and acquisitions and contested shareholder elections. Ms. Parker also serves as a volunteer guardian ad litem through a program administered by the Delaware Office of the Child Advocate.
Areas of Concentration
· Corporate litigation
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, Delaware State Bar Association
- Member, Family Law Section
- Past Member, Executive Committee (2005-06)
- Past Chair, Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section (2004-05) Past Vice Chair of Legislative Affairs, Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section (2003-04)
· Past Member, Board of Directors, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (2005-08)
· Member, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Author, "Inspired to Serve the Community," In Re, July/August 2003
Member: Delaware State Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Past Member, Executive Committee, 2005-06; Past Chair, Multicultural Judges and Lawyers Section, 2004-05)
Practice Areas: Litigation.
Max Riffin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware. Education: Trinity College (B.A., with honors, 2004); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2008).
Max Riffin is an associate in the firm's Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice. His experience focuses on corporate bankruptcy, restructuring and other insolvency-related matters.
While attending law school, Mr. Riffin served as a judicial extern in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Riverside, California.
Areas of Concentration
· Corporate bankruptcy
· Restructuring
· Insolvency-related matters
Legal Experience
· Judicial Extern, United States Bankruptcy Court, Riverside, California
Practice Areas: Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy.Email: Max Riffin
Sandra G. M. Selzer (Associate) born Millville, New Jersey, March 31, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1994); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2002) Editorial Board Member, Widener Law Symposium Journal.
Sandra Selzer focuses her practice on commercial bankruptcy litigation. She represents debtors, creditors' committees, and other constituents in commercial Chapter 11 cases.
Areas of Concentration
· Bankruptcy reorganizations and liquidations
· Bankruptcy-related litigation
· Assignments for the benefit of creditors
· Commercial litigation
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
· Member, Delaware Bar Association
· Member, Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court
· Volunteer guardian ad litem, Office of the Child Advocate
· Member, University of Delaware Ag Alumni Association
· Member, American Agricultural Law Association
Clerkship
· Law Clerk, Honorable Jan R. Jurden, Superior Court of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 2002-2003
Other Experience
· Bankruptcy Extern, Honorable Mary F. Walrath, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware
· Bankruptcy Special Project Legal Assistant at one of Delaware's largest law firms
- Analyzed legal issues of Delaware Bankruptcy Court opinions
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Co-author, "Scope of Directors' Fiduciary Duties to Creditors," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August 2007
· Author, Preservation Law Survey 2001: State Preservation Law, 8 Widener Law Symposium Journal 381 (2002)
Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Delaware State Bar Association; Richard S. Rodney American Inn of Court; American Agricultural Law Association.
Practice Areas: Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy.Email: Sandra G. M. Selzer
Gregory E. Stuhlman (Associate) born Great Falls, Montana, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware; 2008, Minnesota; 2009, North Dakota; U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Education: North Dakota State University (B.A., 2002) Golden Key International Honor Society; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005) Syracuse Law Review; Order of the Coif; Justinian Honorary Law Society.
Gregory Stuhlman is an associate in the Corporate & Securities and Litigation Practices of Greenberg Traurig's Wilmington office.
Areas of Concentration
· Transactions involving Delaware corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and statutory trusts
· Delaware opinions
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, Delaware Bar Association
· Member, American Bar Association
Member: Delaware State Bar Association; American Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities; Litigation.Email: Gregory E. Stuhlman