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    Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations

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    Sullivan & Cromwell’s renowned Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations practice has achieved outstanding results in Bankruptcy Court for debtors, creditors, plan administrators and third-party plaintiffs and defendants. Our success results from the synergistic combination of elite debtor-side restructuring talent with world-class Federal court trial lawyers and crisis-hardened investigation teams, a combination that is seamless at S&C because of our internal culture of teamwork and collaboration. Every Bankruptcy Litigation client has access to the entire breadth and depth of S&C’s Litigation group, as well as the Street’s leading civil and criminal investigation practices. Our bench is strong and deep, and we will never be outgunned.

    Our Bankruptcy Litigation & Investigations practice handles a wide variety of matters, with particular focus on chapter 11 plan litigation and related appeals, adversary proceedings in Chapter 11 and Chapter 15, and investigations of pre-chapter 11 transactions by special committees and plan administrators. Matters typically involve partners from our Restructuring group as well as partners from our general litigation and investigations practice, many of whom have spent a significant part of their recent careers on Bankruptcy Court matters. 

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    Spotlight

    S&C a Finalist for New York Law Journal ’s ‘Litigation Department of the Year’

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    Ben Beller Featured on M&A Science Podcast

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    A Banner Year for Restructuring: S&C sweeps annual practice group, litigation and dealmaker awards

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    Andy Dietderich, Jim Bromley and Alexa Kranzley Named Top Dealmakers by The American Lawyer 

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    Benchmark Litigation Names S&C ‘Bankruptcy Firm of the Year’

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    Experience

    Experience

    • Garrett Motion in its Chapter 11 reorganization that includes a multitude of litigation with creditors and shareholders, and has resulted in a favorable settlement with its former parent company Honeywell International, Inc.
    • White Star Petroleum in its Chapter 11 proceedings, including obtaining approval of a contested KEIP and litigation concerning novel M&M lienholder issues that facilitated settlements in favor of White Star
    • LSC Communications in its Chapter 11 proceedings, including in litigation resulting in approval of a contested KERP and KEIP
    • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in the global insolvency proceeds and restructuring of Takata Corporation, including the Chapter 11 cases of TK Holdings Inc. and its affiliates, and in multi-district litigation relating to Takata airbags
    • Bluestone Resources and members of the Justice family in litigation against Greensill Capital alleging fraud and breach of contract regarding $850 million of financing

    • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in various litigations relating to enforcement of the sale order approving the historic bankruptcy acquisition of Chrysler’s assets, including in litigation limiting punitive damages for products liability affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    • A former director of Sears in defending claims seeking billions of dollars for fraudulent transfer and breach of fiduciary duty claims
    • AT&T in its escrow dispute with Nextel arising out of the 2015 Section 363 sale of Nextel’s Mexican operations to AT&T for $1.85 billion
    • Banco Santander in litigation against American Airlines seeking a declaratory judgment that their co-brand credit card agreement has been terminated as a result of American Airline’s cessation of flights to Brazil as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
    • JPMorgan Chase in litigation and global resolution of the Washington Mutual Inc. (WaMu) Chapter 11 proceedings arising from JPMorgan’s acquisition of the assets of Washington Mutual Bank from the FDIC-receiver following WaMu’s closure by federal regulators
    • Energy Future Holdings unsecured creditors’ committee through the power giant’s massive restructuring, including in a multi-week plan confirmation trial
    • DISH Network Corporation, EchoStar Corporation and L-Brand Acquisition, LLC in litigation and trial in the LightSquared Chapter 11 proceedings related to purchases of LightSquared L.P. secured debt by SP Special Opportunities Holdings LLC
    • JPMorgan Chase as creditor in contested plan litigation in the Global A&T Electronics Ltd. Chapter 11 proceedings
    • JPMorgan Chase in obtaining dismissal of litigation in bankruptcy proceedings alleging violations of state and federal securities laws in connection with a syndicated loan arranged for Millennium Laboratories
    • Eastman Kodak in a multitude of both offensive and defensive litigation integral to its successful Chapter 11 case and global reorganization, including successful litigation to protect Kodak’s intellectual property rights
    • Vornado Realty Trust as landlord in retailer Chapter 11 cases, including Forever 21, J Crew, and RTW Retailwinds
    • Pearson Education in the preference litigation commenced by the oversight board in connection with Puerto Rico’s insolvency proceedings
    • Standard Chartered Bank in the successful defense of claims brought in Chapter 15 proceedings involving the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
    • Terraform Power and Terraform Global in litigation and global resolution of the SunEdison Chapter 11 proceedings
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • S&C a Finalist for New York Law Journal’s ‘Litigation Department of the Year’

      July 7, 2025
    • Andy Dietderich, Jim Bromley and Alexa Kranzley Named Top Dealmakers by The American Lawyer 

      March 20, 2025
    • Benchmark Litigation Names S&C ‘Bankruptcy Firm of the Year’

      March 10, 2025
    • Two S&C Matters Selected as T&W’s ‘Successful Restructurings of 2024’

      March 6, 2025
    • S&C Awarded Law360 ‘Practice Group of the Year’ for White Collar

      February 6, 2025
    • S&C Awarded Law360 ‘Practice Group of the Year’ for Bankruptcy

      January 30, 2025
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    News

    News

    • Ben Beller Featured on M&A Science Podcast

      April 22, 2025
    • S&C Advises Industrious in $800 Million Acquisition by CBRE

      January 27, 2025
    • S&C Advises MLB in Diamond Sports Group Plan Confirmation

      November 18, 2024
    • S&C Advises SVB Financial Group Through Successful Plan of Reorganization

      November 7, 2024
    • Andy Dietderich Discusses FTX Bankruptcy with Law360

      January 2, 2024
    • S&C Wins Ruling for MLB on Telecast Fees in Diamond Sports Bankruptcy

      June 7, 2023
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Liability Management Update: Fifth Circuit Rejects Controversial Serta Transaction

      S&C Memos |  January 2, 2025
    • S&C Sidebar – A Conversation with Jay Clayton and Benjamin Beller

      Podcasts |  December 6, 2024
    • Supreme Court Business Review

      S&C Memos |  July 8, 2024
    • Supreme Court Overturns Purdue Bankruptcy Plan

      S&C Memos |  June 30, 2024
    • Ari Blaut and Benjamin Beller Author Bloomberg Law Article on Key Points for Creditors in Life Science Company Restructurings

      Articles |  May 16, 2024
    • S&C Lawyers Contribute to Latin Lawyer: The Guide to Corporate Crisis Management, Fifth Edition

      Books |  February 1, 2024
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    Practice Contacts

    Practice Contacts

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    Andrew G. Dietderich
    New York
    +1-212-558-3830
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    Brian D. Glueckstein
    New York
    +1-212-558-4000
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