Mr. Brody's practice focuses primarily on general corporate restructuring and bankruptcy matters. He has represented debtors, creditors committees, bondholders, distressed investors, indenture trustees, bank groups, lenders, and other parties in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, acquisitions and other distressed situations. Mr. Brody often advises hedge funds and other financial institutions on the rights and remedies of various debt holders and in understanding complex corporate and capital structures.
Representative Matters
Creditor Representations
- Hostess Brands, Inc. - counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors
- Capmark Financial Group, Inc. – counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors
- Magna Entertainment Corporation – counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors
- South Edge, LLC - counsel to member of secured lender steering committee
- Titan Worldwide – counsel to NY MTA in out-of-court restructuring
- Sea Containers Ltd. – counsel to ad hoc bondholders committee in chapter 11 case
- Recycled Paper Greetings – counsel to Credit Suisse as first lien agent in prepackaged chapter 11 case
- Ainsworth Lumber Co. – counsel to majority bondholders in prepackaged Canadian restructuring
- Calpine Corporation – counsel to major creditor and to ad hoc ULC 2 bondholders in both the U.S. and Canadian bankruptcy cases
- Calpine Construction Finance Corp. – counsel to second lien bondholders in out-of-court restructuring
- Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization – counsel to sub-debt holder in out-of-court restructuring
- DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. – counsel to bondholders in out-of-court restructuring
- Entergy New Orleans – counsel to bond insurer in chapter 11 case
Debtor Representations
- Molecular Insight Pharmecuticals, Inc. - clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its chapter 11 case
- Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp, one of the largest fitness club operators in the U.S., in its chapter 11 case
- Global Crossing Ltd., builder/operator of international fiber-optic network, in its chapter 11 case
- Torch Offshore, Ltd., offshore construction/pipe laying company, in its chapter 11 case
- Twinlab Corporation, manufacturer of nutritional supplements, in its chapter 11 case
- Parmalat USA Corp., milk processor, in its chapter 11 case