(Main Office)

Adam Landis, Dan Rath and Rick Cobb founded Landis Rath & Cobb LLP in 2003 to provide clients with sophisticated bankruptcy, restructuring and commercial litigation services outside the formal structure of the large firms in which they practiced throughout their careers.

Our expertise extends to all aspects of complex commercial bankruptcy and litigation cases. Clients benefit from our experience in representing all major constituencies in restructurings and bankruptcy cases: our diverse practice includes borrowers, debtors, official committees, secured lenders, asset acquirers, and creditors. In addition to advising clients in contested matters and adversary proceedings in bankruptcy cases, our litigation practice extends to all manner of complex commercial disputes in state and federal court. We also have significant experience working with all manner of alternative dispute resolutions, including, mediation and arbitration, both formal and informal.

Whether working with clients directly or partnering with co-counsel to serve our clients' needs, we are committed to providing superior bankruptcy and litigation representation in the most efficient and cost effective way. We have a proven track record in delivering on that promise, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss your legal needs with you.

Statement of Practice

Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Bankruptcy, Construction Litigation, Bankruptcy Chapter 11, Bankruptcy Chapter 7, Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Litigation, Liquidation, Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts, Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Address

919 Market Street, Suite 1800
Wilmington, DE 19801, (New Castle Co.)

Phone

Phone: 302-467-4400
Fax: 302-467-4450

Website

http://www.lrclaw.com

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM

Adam G. Landis (Member) born New York, N. Y., 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts and New York; 1996, Delaware. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1985); Northeastern University (J.D., 1991). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Adam G. Landis

Daniel B. Rath (Member) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Delaware; 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1985); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Construction Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Environmental Litigation; Asbestos Litigation.Email: Daniel B. Rath

Richard S. Cobb (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Delaware; 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: Moravian College (B.A., 1986); Villanova University (J.D., 1992). Co-Author with Jay L. Panzarella: "Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Process Presents Acquisition Opportunities", January, 2000 and June 18, 2003. Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Richard S. Cobb

William E. Chipman, Jr. (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, December 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Delaware. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., 1990); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Certified Public Accountant, Delaware. Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Litigation.Email: William E. Chipman, Jr.

ASSOCIATES

Kimberly A. Brown (Associate) born Great Falls, Montana, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware. Education: Widener University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Delaware State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.

Rebecca L. Butcher (Associate) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Delaware; 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1996); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Member: Delaware State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Rebecca L. Butcher

J. Landon Ellis (Associate) born Crossville, Tennessee, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: Carson-Newman College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Delaware State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: J. Landon Ellis

James S. Green, Jr. (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Delaware. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Articles Editor, The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Volume 28. Judicial externship for The Honorable Thomas L. Ambro of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Member: Delaware State Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: James S. Green, Jr.

Matthew B. McGuire (Associate) born Albany, New York, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Pennsylvania; 2003, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1997); Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 2000). Recipient, American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies. Casenote Editor, Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 1998-2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Sarah Sharer Curley, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, 2000-2002. Author, "Muddying the Waters: Wrongful Profits as a Measure of Economic Benefit to Violators of the Clean Water Act in the Wake of United States v. Union Township," 9 Dick. J. Env. L. Pol. 361 (2000). Member: Delaware, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Matthew B. McGuire

Kerri King Mumford (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware. Education: High Point University (B.A., 1996); Catholic University of America (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: Delaware Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kerri King Mumford

Mark D. Olivere (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, January 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1998); Widener University (J.D., 2002). Member, Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court; Member, Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Courts. Recipient: Donald E. Pease Best Student Article Award, 2002; Honorable Helen S. Berlick Award for Excellence in Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, 2001-2002; Certificate of Achievement in Consumer Bankruptcy, State Constitutional Law; Legal Methods I (legal writing/analysis); Legal Methods II (legal writing/advocacy). Author, Comment, "M.B. Sturgis and the NLRB's Reevaluation of the Contingent Employee's Ability to Unionize: Ramifications and Recommendations for the User Employer," 27 Del. J. Corp. L. 151. Co-author, "Deepening Insolvency: Coming to a Court Near You," ABA Bankruptcy Litigation Newsletter of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee, Vol. 12, No. 02, Summer 2005. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Mark D. Olivere

Mona A. Parikh (Associate) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 2001); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Delaware State Bar Association, South Asian Bar Association of Delaware. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Mona A. Parikh

PARALEGALS

Mary M. McAteer born Wilmington, Delaware, 1955; Education: University of Delaware (Paralegal Certificate, 1982); Goldey Beacom College (B.S., Business Management, summa cum laude, 1993). Alpha Chi. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Mary M. McAteer

Cathy A. Adams born Wilmington, Delaware, 1969; Education: Wesley College (B.B.A., high honors, 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Cathy A. Adams