David Dennis Cleary is a lawyer practicing restructuring & bankruptcy, corporate trust services, litigation. David received a B.A. degree from Arizona State University in 1984, and has been licensed for 38 years. David practices in Phoenix, AZ.
About David Dennis Cleary
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesExperience: Representative Matters: Represents the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Hospital Acquisition LLC (aka LifeCare Holdings, LLC).
Represents the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Senior Care Centers, LLC.
Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc.
Represents the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in connection with debt restructuring under PROMESA.
Represented the City of Hartford, Connecticut, in connection with its financial restructuring.
Represented the Future Claims Representative in the Takata Holdings
Subsidiary cases.
Represented the bondholder committee in Conseco Finance bankruptcy case.
Represented the City of Chicago in the United Airlines
American Airlines bankruptcy cases.
Represented General Motors in its pre-bankruptcy preparation, reorganization,
corporate restructuring.
Represented significant creditors in Kmart bankruptcy cases.
Represented credit enhancers in ATA, Delta
Northwest Airlines.
Represented Richie Risk-Linked Strategies Trading (Irel
) Ltd (Life Settlement) as debtor in its Chapter 11 case.
Acted as restructuring
bankruptcy counsel for Mercury Finance Company in its out-of-court restructuring efforts
subsequent Chapter 11 filing involving in excess of $2 billion indebtedness.
Represented retiree committee in Florsheim Shoes.
Counsel to bondholder committee in restructuring
Chapter 11 case involving an energy facility in Alabama.
Counsel to bondholder committee in Chapter 11 case involving a waste to energy facility in Illinois.
Represented indenture trustee of approximately $600 million of senior subordinated notes in National Gypsum Chapter 11 case.
Represented major manufacturing company in connection with several acquisitions in
out of bankruptcy cases.
Represented indenture trustees in defaults
bankruptcy cases.
Represented bondholders, indenture trustees
credit enhancers in both tax-exempt
taxable issues for energy, health care, airline,
municipal-related transactions.
Provided restructuring
dispute resolution counsel as national coordinating counsel for insurance
surety companies (asbestos, construction,
mass tort).
Represented numerous receivers
other parties-in-interest in ancillary proceedings
credit enforcement engagements.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Cleary prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1988, Arizona
1990, Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
MembershipsProfessional & Community Involvement
•U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
•Member, Liaison Committee
•Chair, Complex Chapter 11 Rules Sub-Committee
•Volunteer, Volunteer Attorney Panel
•Member, Bankruptcy Court Rules Advisory Committee
•Member, Chicago Bar Association
•Member, Bankruptcy Pro Bono Committee
•Volunteer, Chicago Bankruptcy Help Desk Foundation
•Past Chair, Rules Sub-Committee of the Bankruptcy Committee
•Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
•General Chair, Bankruptcy Law and Procedure Committee
•Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
•Past Co-Chair, Asset Sales Committee, Successor Liability Subcommittee
•Past Co-Chair, Healthcare Committee, Legislative Subcommittee
•Member, Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) Program (Chicago Chapter)
•Volunteer, The Big Shoulders Fund
•Member, Federal Bar Association (Chicago Chapter)
•Master (Alumnus), Arizona Bankruptcy Inn of Court
•Past Member, Board of Directors, YWCA, Maricopa County
•Past Co-Chair, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolDePaul University College of Law
Class of 1987
J.D.
with honors
DePaul University College of Law
Class of 1987
J.D.
1987 Article and Note Editor
DePaul University College of Law
Class of 1987
J.D.
DePaul Law Review
Other EducationArizona State University
Class of 1984
B.A.
cum laude
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1962
May 9, 1962