Attorneys

Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt's insolvency professionals are recognized for their skills in complex insolvency matters. The firm has significant experience in bankruptcy, reorganizations, receiverships, restructuring, assignments for the benefit creditors, workout and forbearance agreements, commercial foreclosures and lender liability matters. Our attorneys are active in industry organizations, including the American Bankruptcy Institute, Oregon Mortgage Bankers Association, and Turnaround Management Association.

Our legal advisors speak frequently to other professionals and trade groups on corporate insolvency and restructuring, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and we have attorneys in Northern California, Oregon and Washington.

Client Services

Negotiation and preparation of instruments to secure, protect and perfect creditors' interests
Negotiation and documentation of both routine and complex financial restructuring transactions
Protection of lessors' and lenders' interests in equipment and commercial real estate
Enforcement actions on behalf of secured and unsecured creditors
Protection of claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including priority disputes
Purchasers of assets in insolvency cases
Receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors
Chapter 11 committee representation
Chapter 11 trustee representation
Creditor and debtor representation in workout and Chapter 11 cases
Defense of preference claims

Representative and Creditor Transactions

In re P&M Spokane Properties, LLC (represent real estate lender/Chapter 11)
In re S&C Investment (represent commercial real estate lender in single asset real estate Chapter 11)
McGrath's Fish House (represent secured creditor in restaurant restructuring)
In re Lumber Products, Inc (unsecured creditor) and preference defendant
In re HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc (represent commercial landlord in Chapter 11)
In re Yellowstone Mountain Club, LLC (Chapter 11/private ski resort); Represented debtor in the case and in fraudulent transfer adversary proceeding
In re Cascade Ag Services, Inc. (Chapter 11/food processing); Represent unsecured creditors committee
In re Thomas & Patricia Price and In re Hyun & Jin Um (Chapter 11/real estate); Represent unsecured creditors committee in companion cases
In re David and Joanne Dunne (Chapter 11/real estate); Represent debtors in real estate developer reorganization
In re Brent and Mary Nicholson (Chapter 11/real estate); Represent debtors in real estate reorganization
In re QL2 Software, Inc. (Chapter 11/software); Represented unsecured creditors committee
In re Global Motorsport Group (Chapter 11); Represented reclamation creditor
In re Columbia Aircraft Mfg. Corp. (Chapter 11/aviation manufacturing); Ministry of Finance of Malaysia (secured creditor and equity owner)
In re Movie Gallery, Inc. (Chapter 11/retail); Represented commercial landlord
In re WCI Cable, Inc. (Chapter 11/broadband); Represented KeyBank, a secured creditor
In re Cadet Mfg. Co. (Chapter 11/manufacturing); Represented Port of Vancouver (complex environmental claims litigation)
In re Vanalco (Chapter 11/aluminum smelter); Represented Port of Vancouver
In re Pan Pacific Forest Products, Inc. (Chapter 7/wood products); Represented KeyBank (secured creditor)
In re Vitech America, Inc. (Chapter 11/PC component wholesaler); Represented unsecured class of noteholders
Gage Industries, Inc. Debt restructuring and asset sales
In re TC Global (Tully's Coffee); Represented unsecured creditors committee

Representative Clients

CNH Capital
Columbia Bank
Columbia Forest Products
Edward Hostmann, Inc.
Evergreen Federal Bank
GE Capital
Heritage Bank
Inverness Group, LLC
KeyBank National Association
Kubota Credit Corporation, U.S.A.
PacifiCorp Credit, Inc.
Premier Capital
Port of Vancouver, USA
RiteAid
Sterling Savings Bank, N.A.
SYSCO Portland
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Union Bank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Willamette Savings & Loan Association