About Anthony W. Clark

Anthony W. Clark has handled high-profile bankruptcy-related matters and non-bankruptcy corporate litigations for diverse industry giants with transactions ranging in the multibillions. With decades of experience representing debtors, creditors, and acquirers, he regularly advises on corporate, securities, and general litigation matters, including shareholder class and derivative litigations, hostile takeover disputes, and joint venture related litigation. The former head of a major law firm’s Delaware Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Litigation Group for more than 25 years, his practice includes Chapter 11 debtor representations, Chapter 11 creditor representations, and other bankruptcy-related representations.

Concentrations

•Chapter 11 bankruptcy
•Fraud litigation
•Shareholder class actions
•Hostile takeover litigation
•Commercial litigation

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Joseph Longobardi and Hon. Robert O’Hara, Delaware Superior Court, 1979-1980
•Hon. John McNeilly, Delaware Supreme Court, 1980-1981

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2026
•Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
•Commercial Litigation
•Corporate Law
•Litigation - Bankruptcy
•Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
•Litigation - Securities
•Wilmington-DE Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year, 2012
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Delaware, 2003-2021, 2023-2025
•Senior Statespeople, 2024-2025
•Selected, Delaware Today, “Top Lawyers - Bankruptcy/Business,' 2024-2025
•Selected, Lawyer Monthly, Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year-USA, 2018
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Delaware Super Lawyers, 2007-2019
•Selected, IFLR, Delaware - Restructuring and Insolvency

 

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Areas of Law

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Other 1
    • Restructuring & Special Situations

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Counsel
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Chapter 11 debtor representations include: SunEdison
    one of the largest energy development companies in the world with $20+ billion in assets
    Perfumania
    one of the largest specialty retailers
    distributors of fragrances in the US
    Refco Inc
    one of the largest providers of customer transaction volume - trillions of dollars - to Chicago Mercantile Exchange
    Accuride Corporation
    Central European Distribution Corporation
    named as 'Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Over $1 Billion)' for 2013 by The M&A Advisor
    Exide Technologies
    Filene's Basement LLC
    Syms Corp.
    Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Interstate Bakeries Corporation
    LCI Holding Company, Inc.
    Levitz Furniture Incorporated
    Mid-American Waste Systems, Inc.
    Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc.
    RCN Corporation
    Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Spansion Inc.
    UDC Homes, Inc.
    Vlasic Foods International, Inc.
    Wang Laboratories, Inc.

    Chapter 11 creditor representations include: Cedant Corporation
    Century 21 Real Estate Corporation in the AMRE case
    The National Hockey League in the Phoenix Coyotes case
    Statek Corporation in the Coudert Brothers LLP case
    Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. in the Columbia Gas Transmission case

    Other bankruptcy-related representations include: Successful defense of client, a venture capitalist, on claims by a media company debtor, related to clients funding of Florida state court invasion of privacy litigation by a celebrity against the media company for publication of an unauthorized sex video which led to a $150 million judgement that resulted in the media company's bankruptcy filing.
    Communications Test Design, Inc. in fraud
    trade secrets litigation brought by debtor Nortel Networks Inc.
    Representation of Independent directors
    minority shareholders in fraud litigation related to debtor Le-Nature's, Inc.
    Lojas Americanas S.A. in litigation with DISH Network related to its purchase of the assets of Blockbuster Inc.
    Investcorp International Inc. in fraudulent transfer litigation brought by a post-confirmation trust of debtor Werner Co.
    William Penn Snyder III, former chairman of the board of trustees of Allegheny Health, Education
    Research Foundation, in litigation arising in AHERF's Chapter 11 case

    Non-bankruptcy litigations include: Representation of Interneuron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (now Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) in class action securities litigation arising from its withdrawal of the diet drug Redux from the market.
    Representation of Sony Corporation in shareholder class actions challenging its acquisition of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
    Columbia's earlier acquisition of Tri-Star Pictures.
    Representation of OptimisCorp
    its controlling shareholder
    CEO, Alan Morelli, in hostile takeover litigation.
    Representation of Hostess Br
    s in trademark litigation concerning its Nature's Choice bread products.
    Teaching Experience: Guest Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2020
    Guest Lecturer, Columbia Law School, 2009
    Adjunct Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2005
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1979, Pennsylvania
    1982, Delaware
    Supreme Court of Delaware
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Board of Visitors, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, 2002-Present
    •Member, Delaware Supreme Court Permanent Advisory Committee of Professionalism, 2002-2008
    •Richard S. Rodney Chapter, American Inns of Court
    •President, 2001-2003
    •Bencher, 1995-2003
    •Barrister, 1985-1992

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Temple University School of Law
    Class of 1979
    J.D.
    Other Education
    State University of New York College at Cortland
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1951
    Fort Sill, OK, 1951

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Senior Counsel at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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The Nemours Building, 1007 North Orange Street, Suite 1200Wilmington, DE 19801U.S.A.

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