Focus Areas
Lender Representation
- Representation of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A. as Collateral Agent and Secured Lenders in Evergreen International Airlines, Inc., et al. (Delaware).
- Representation of KeyBank National Association as Administrative Agent and Senior Secured Lender in Schwab Industries, Inc., et al. (Ohio).
- Representation of KeyBank National Association as Administrative Agent and Senior Secured Lender in South Franklin Circle (Ohio).
- Representation of Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Senior Secured Lender in Concord Steel, Inc. (Ohio).
- Representation of KeyBank National Association in The Education Resources Institute, Inc. (Massachusetts).
- Representation of secured lenders in out-of-court workouts involving real estate developers, construction companies, manufacturers, service providers and other entities.
- Representation of secured lender in RML Development, Inc. (Western District of Tennessee).
Corporate Trust Representation
- Representation of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Indenture Trustee in Xinergy Corp., et al. (Western District of Virginia and Ontario).
- Representation of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Indenture Trustee in Su Casita Hipotecaria, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico).
- Representation of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Indenture Trustee in Maxcom Telecommunications S.A. de C.V. (Delaware).
- Representation of U.S. Bank National Association as Master Collateral Agent in Solyndra, LLC (Delaware).
- Representation of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Administrative and Collateral Agent in Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Partnership, et al. (Western District of Louisiana).
- Representation of U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee in Western Mohegan Indian Tribe and Nation of New York (Illinois).
- Representation of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York as Indenture Trustee in Sino-Forest Corporation (Ontario).
- Representation of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Indenture Trustee in Catalyst Paper Corporation, et al. (Delaware and British Columbia).
- Representation of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Indenture Trustee in KH Funding Company (Maryland).
- Representation of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Indenture Trustee in Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. (Eastern District of New York).
Other Bankruptcy Representation
- Representation of multistate real estate holding and property management companies in Chapter 11 proceedings styled In re Berger Properties of Texas, LLC, et al. (Texas).
- Representation of Fortune 500 manufacturing company in connection with multibillion-dollar contractual dispute related to several construction projects involving numerous vendors, contractors, subcontractors and related parties.
- Representation of holding company and affiliated manufacturing companies in connection with secured party foreclosure and subsequent dissolution.
- Representation of Fortune 500 real estate developer in connection with bankruptcy-related matters.
- Representation of Fortune 500 manufacturing companies in connection with substantial claims in various Chapter 11 proceedings throughout the United States.
- Representation of mechanic’s lienholders in Chapter 11 and other insolvency proceedings.
- Representation of Creditors’ Committee in the Chapter 11 case of Atlantic Metal Products, Inc., a metal fabrication and processing company (District of New Jersey).
- “Hidden Danger: Third-Party Releases in Bankruptcy,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Winter 2022
- “Bankruptcy Proof of Claim Basics,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2021
- “Delaware Bankruptcy Court Limits Issuer’s Reimbursement Duty to Indenture Trustee,” Thompson Hine Business Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Update, August 2021
- “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Implications for Business,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, December 30, 2020
- “CARES Act: Implications for Businesses,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 28, 2020
- “Supreme Court: Trademark Licensees May Still Use Marks After Rejection of License in Bankruptcy,” Thompson Hine Business Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Update, May 2019
- “Second Circuit Permits Madoff Trustee to Pursue Transfers Made Between Foreign Entities,” Thompson Hine Business Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Business Litigation Update, March 2019
- “Marblegate Reversed: U.S. Second Circuit Clarifies Right to Payment Under Trust Indenture Act,” Thompson Hine Corporate Trust Update, January 2017
- “A World Without Cognovits: Increased Risks and Costs to Lenders,” Ohio Bankers League Ohio Record, Fall 2016
- “NY Court Clarifies ‘Foreign Representative’ for Chapter 15 Recognition,” Thompson Hine Business Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Update, July 2015
- “Bankruptcy Court Upholds Secured Creditor’s Right to Credit Bid, Rejects “Chilling” Argument,” Thompson Hine Business Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Update, August 2014
- “Sixth and Ninth Circuits Split on Constitutional Conundrum Involving Authority of Bankruptcy Courts,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, May 2013 (Co-author)
- “Settling the Municipal Landscape: How Pre-Plan Settlements in Chapter 9 May Sidestep the Traditional Claims-Resolution Process,” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, May 2013 (Co-author)
- “Bankruptcy Court Upholds Plan Provision Allowing Payment of Fees to Members of Creditors’ Committee,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, April/May 2013
- “Post-Stern Split Emerges over Consent to Bankruptcy Court Authority,” Bankruptcy Law Review, April 2013 (Co-author)
- “Post-Stern Split Emerges over Consent to Bankruptcy Court Authority,” Westlaw Journal Bankruptcy, March 2013 (Co-author)
- Turscak and Tuggle, “The Benefits Priority Cap of § 507(a)(5): Chalk One Up for Statutory Plain Meaning,” The Bankruptcy Strategist, June 2008
- Chapter 15: To Be or Not To Be, That is the Question. Is the Cross-Border Insolvency World Becoming a Smaller Place; 2013 William J. O’Neill Regional Bankruptcy Institute; May 2013
- Forbearance Agreements that Minimize Lender Liability and Bankruptcy Risks; Strafford Webinar; September 2012
- Loan Forbearance Options and Waivers After Default: Crafting Effective Forbearance Agreements; Strafford Webinar; November 2011
- Basic Bankruptcy Litigation; National Business Institute; December 2007
- New Creditor Strategies for Old Problems: Taking Advantage of the 2005 Bankruptcy Code Amendments; Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and Cleveland; Spring 2006
- Selected for inclusion in IFLR 1000, 2019 to 2023
- Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers list, 2014-2024
- Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list, 2007, 2013
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2013 to 2024 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation-Bankruptcy; named the Best Lawyers® 2022 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland
- Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Ohio, 2011-2023
- Outstanding Associate Editor of Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, 2004
- Outstanding Undergraduate of the Year, The Ohio State University, 1999; 2000
Professional Associations
- American College of Bankruptcy, fellow (will be inducted in spring of 2024)
- American Bankruptcy Institute, member; Bankruptcy Litigation Committee, member
- Ohio State Bar Association, member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, member; Professionalism and Ethics Committee, member
- Turnaround Management Association, member; Education Committee, member
Education
- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2004
- The Ohio State University, B.S., 2001, summa cum laude,
with distinction
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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