When a client, customer, or counterparty enters financial distress, the consequences ripple across every aspect of a business relationship, from outstanding receivables and pending contracts to real estate leases and ongoing transactions. SA&M's Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights practice is a natural extension of the corporate, transactional, and litigation work we do every day on behalf of our clients, and it ensures that the same team that knows your business can protect your interests when the financial environment around it becomes complicated.

We represent businesses and individuals across the full spectrum of Chapter 7, 11, and 13 proceedings, including secured and unsecured creditors, debtors-in-possession, landlords, creditor committees, and bankruptcy trustees. Our attorneys bring the same entrepreneurial, practically minded approach that defines SA&M's broader practice, identifying risk, developing strategy, and pursuing the most efficient path to the best available outcome.

Our transactional representation in bankruptcy matters includes:

• Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
• Filing Proofs of Claim
• Obtaining Relief from the Automatic Stay
• Negotiating and Drafting Debtor-in-Possession Financing Transactions
• Negotiating and Drafting Reaffirmation Agreements
• Out-of-Court Workouts and Debt Restructuring
• Asset Purchases and Acquisitions from Bankruptcy Estates
• Trustee Representation
• Plan Objections
• Expert Witness Services in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Matters

When disputes arise in the bankruptcy context, whether originating within the proceedings or carrying over from state or federal court actions filed before the bankruptcy, our attorneys are prepared to prosecute and defend our clients' interests aggressively.

Our bankruptcy litigation practice includes:

• Prosecution and Defense of Avoidance Claims, including Preference, Fraudulent Transfer, and Non-Dischargeability Actions
• Prosecution and Defense of Discharge Litigation
• Prosecution and Defense of Lien Priority Disputes, Claim Objections, and Other Contested Matters