Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Workouts

Behind our reorganizations experience are many more out-of-court workouts and confidential advice and planning engagements. These representations include services for debtors, creditors, buyers and sellers of distressed assets, receivers and other parties that may be affected by the financial distress of a business.

Achieving our client’s goals is about more than legal expertise. It’s about taking time to understand a client’s specific financial and operating concerns, and providing real, practical business solutions and respectful—yet honest—counsel on how to address critical issues. It’s about effective negotiation and advocacy with multiple parties such as lenders, vendors and counter-parties to contracts, and the ability to act quickly and efficiently under challenging circumstances. Finally, it’s about having the skills to generate both primary and alternative options that can help the clients meet their objectives. At Fredrikson, these are the attributes that set us apart.

Services

For debtor or creditor clients, we provide services in bankruptcy reorganization cases, out-of-court restructuring, workouts of commercial loans, liquidations, debtor-creditor litigation in and out of bankruptcy court, commercial and banking litigation, reclamations, and receiverships and assignments for benefit of creditors.

The Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Workouts Group represents creditors, debtors and buyers of assets in diverse industries including:

• Charitable and Religious Organizations/Nonprofit
• Energy
• Finance
• Food/Agriculture
• Healthcare
• Hotel
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Professionals/Receiverships
• Real Estate/Construction
• Retail
• Retail/Entertainment
• Services

The Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Workouts group regularly represents creditors, debtors and buyers of assets in court proceedings across the country ranging from

• Bankruptcy Courts for the Minnesota, North Dakota, Districts of Delaware, Southern District of New York and Southern District of Texas to
• Federal Courts for the Districts of Nevada, Montana and Kansas to
• State courts across the upper Midwest.

These representations range from coordinated proceedings in a dozen U.S. Federal District Courts in connection with winding down a business to representing the buyers of assets in proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Delaware and Southern District of New York to representing vendors or landlords in U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Virginia and California. Team members also have experience representing debtors and creditors in foreign insolvency proceedings, including in Canada and Mexico.

Professional Leadership

The Fredrikson restructuring team is actively involved in leading restructuring organizations. One of our members chaired and two others were members of the committee that drafted the Minnesota statutes governing receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors, which has been utilized as a model by other groups across the U.S. Our attorneys are active as members of and/or leaders in a number of professional insolvency organizations, including the American College of Bankruptcy, Business Bankruptcy Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law, the Turnaround Management Association (Upper Midwest Chapter), the Hennepin County Bar Association Debtor/Creditor Section, and the Minnesota State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section. In addition to involvement in these organizations, our attorneys have been regular adjunct professors or instructors at the University of Minnesota Law School, including Bankruptcy Clinic; one is a nationally Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist and three are Fellows in the American College of Bankruptcy.

The Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Workouts Group represents creditors and debtors in diverse industries. Here is a list of recent representations in various industries.

Charitable and Religious Organizations/Nonprofit

Christ's Household of Faith

• Industry/business: Nonprofit
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2013-2017
• Transaction size: Annual revenue of approximately $15M with real estate valued at approximately $15M, which supported more than 500 members
• Key outcome: Christ’s Household of Faith community was threatened by foreclosure, including 30 homes, commercial property, farm and businesses. A bankruptcy case was filed to stay the foreclosure. A bankruptcy plan was confirmed with the approval of creditors taking-out the primary lender with new financing, restructuring debts, and forgiving millions of dollars of loans. By confirming the plan, the community was also saved.

Energy

Fibrominn LLC

• Industry/business: Electric power producer
• Representation/date: Minnesota counsel to debtor in state receivership action / 2015
• Transaction size: Total debt of over $200M
• Key outcome: Sale of 55-megawatt biomass-fired power plant.

NRG Energy

• Industry/business: Non-regulated electric power producer
• Representation/date: Local counsel for debtor / 2002
• Transaction size: Approximately $9B
• Key outcome: Successfully obtained dismissal of involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by former officers; Company subsequently re-filed in New York and successfully reorganized approximately $9B in debt.

Minnesota Ethanol Plant

• Industry/business: Ethanol cooperative plant
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2001
• Transaction size: $25M
• Key outcome: Led team in renegotiating terms of construction and permanent financing of about $25M.

Finance

Regional Bank

• Industry/business: Financial institution
• Representation/date: Bank / 2017
• Transaction size: $7.5M of loans
• Key outcome: Borrower defaulted on $7.5M in loans and commenced a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Negotiated immediate payments on bank debt, and obtained Bankruptcy Court order that bank was fully secured on all assets, including collateral allegedly not properly perfected. Restructured loans providing for payoff within agreed maturity date and additional guarantees

International Financial Institution

• Industry/business: Financial institution that provided wholesale credit facility to retail lender in construction industry
• Representation/date: Secured creditor / 2009-2012
• Transaction size: $400M+ credit facility
• Key outcome: Had receiver appointed to liquidate collateral and recover fraudulent transfers

Food/Agriculture

Grain Logistics and Merchandising Company

• Industry/business: Agriculture/grain supply chain logistics and merchandising
• Representation/date: Ongoing
• Transaction size: Annual revenues in excess of $500M
• Key outcome: Continued advice on potential debt restructuring

Purified Renewable Energy

• Industry/business: Ethanol production
• Representation/date: 2014 - Chapter 11 Section 363 sale
• Transaction size: Under $10M
• Key outcome: Approved sale to secured lender

North Dakota Ag Producer

• Industry/business: 25,000 acre farm producing various crops
• Representation/date: 2016
• Transaction size: $80M
• Key outcome: Workout negotiations with major secured lender Great Western Bank

Allan and Marlene Verdoes

• Industry/business: Production agriculture
• Representation/date: 2012-2014
• Transaction size: $15M
• Key outcome: Confirmed Chapter 11 plan

Cooperative Finance Association

• Industry/business: Lending to agriculture producers
• Representation/date: 2000's
• Transaction size: $10M
• Key outcome: Loan workout/refinancing/paid in full

Cooperatively-Owned Minnesota-Based Ethanol Producer

• Industry/business: Ethanol production
• Representation/date: 1998
• Transaction size: $6M
• Key outcome: Loan workout and refinance of senior secured debt

Ag Chemical Supplier

• Industry/business: Supplier of farm chemicals to agricultural producers
• Representation/date: Various
• Transaction size: $250,000-$1M
• Key outcome: Successfully enforce lien rights and judgments

Ag Livestock Producer

• Industry/business: Cattle feeding/production agriculture
• Representation/date: 1990's
• Transaction size: $7.5M
• Key outcome: Successfully negotiated loan workout and refinance

Ag Equipment Dealer

• Industry/business: Agriculture equipment dealer - Midwest
• Representation/date: 2005
• Transaction size: $3M
• Key outcome: Represented client as successful purchaser of Iowa-based dealer out of bankruptcy

Multi-State Dairy Operator

• Industry/business: Dairy production
• Representation/date: 2002
• Transaction size: $8M
• Key outcome: Represented successful bidder/purchaser of dairy operations out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Regional Bank

• Industry/business: Dairy operator
• Representation/date: 2010
• Transaction size: $12M
• Key outcome: Credit bid assets out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Community Bank

• Industry/business: Hog production
• Representation/date: 1990's
• Transaction size: $6M
• Key outcome: Successful enforcement of foreclosure remedies for operating loan

Tracy Clement

• Industry/business: Agriculture
• Representation/date: 2016-2018
• Transaction size: $10M-$50M
• Key outcome: Managed liquidation of farming operation

Family Farming Operation

• Industry/business: Agriculture
• Representation/date: 2016-2017
• Transaction size: $20M-40M
• Key outcome: Restructured secured debt

Family Farmers

• Industry/business: Farming operations on over 3,000 acres of land
• Representation/date: Debtors / 2011
• Transaction size: Creditors with claims of approximately $15M
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed

General Mills, Inc.

• Industry/business: Food manufacturer
• Representation/date: Creditor / Reclamation, preference defense, setoff, and other claims in large Chapter 11 cases (Fleming Foods and others)
• Key outcome: Work with food manufacturer, often in conjunction with other large trade vendors, to protect and realize on multimillion dollar reclamation claims, setoffs, and unsecured claims, and to defend against preference actions by debtor or trustee.

Kemps/Marigold

• Industry/business: Dairy food manufacturer
• Representation/date: Creditor / Reclamation, preference defense, setoff, and other claims in large Chapter 11 cases (Fleming Foods and others)
• Key outcome: Work with food manufacturer, often in conjunction with other large trade vendors, to protect and realize on significant reclamation claims, setoffs, and unsecured claims, and to defend against preference actions by debtor or trustee.

M.A. Gedney Company

• Industry/business: Food manufacturer
• Representation/date: Committee / 2002-2004
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $24M
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed.

Tri-Valley Growers

• Industry/business: Large California cooperative grower of tomatoes
• Representation/date: Represented investment banker in employment and fee payment issues/ 2004
• Key outcome: Obtained approval of client employment and payment of success fee upon multimillion dollar sale of grower assets.

Healthcare

Valley View of Jordan, LLC

• Industry/business: Assisted living facility
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2013-2014
• Transaction size: Approximately $5M of debt
• Key outcome: Confirmed Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization.

Intrepid USA

• Industry/business: National home health care business with 200 locations in 38 states
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2004
• Transaction size: Revenues of $200M+
• Key outcome: Successful restructuring of business preserving 500 jobs; negotiated and led confirmation of Chapter 11 plan that resolved numerous stakeholder issues.

Health Risk Management

• Industry/business: Healthcare
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2001
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $39M
• Key outcome: Successful sale in bankruptcy of two separate businesses related to third-party payor services in health care industry.

HMU

• Industry/business: Chain of nursing homes in Wisconsin
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2000
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $11M
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plans confirmed.

Hotel

Great American Hotel Group

• Industry/business: Hotel
• Representation/date: Receiver / 2016-2017
• Transaction size: More than $6M in bank debt and millions in additional claims
• Key outcome: Represented Receiver of hotel. The debtor filed a bankruptcy case. Bankruptcy Court ordered relief from the stay to allow the Receiver to continue to operate the hotel until sold with the approval of the Court.

Hotel/Indoor Water Park

• Industry/business: Hotel and indoor water park
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2011
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $15M
• Key outcome: Successful restructuring of secured debts, including reduction in principal.

Sierra Snowboards

• Industry/business: Internet sale of consumer product
• Representation/date: Represented purchaser of business engaged in internet sales of snowboards / 2010
• Transaction size: Approximately $7M
• Key outcome: Client acquired valuable internet business in 363 sale conducted in bankruptcy court in California.

Gold Rush I, LLC

• Industry/business: Hotel and casino
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2001-2002
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $7M
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed.

Underwater World

• Industry/business: Aquarium in Mall of America
• Representation/date: Debtor / 1998
• Transaction size: Revenues of $10-15M
• Key outcome: Confirmed sale in Chapter 11 plan.

Manufacturing

Equipment Manufacturer

• Industry/business: Equipment manufacturer
• Representation/date: Manufacturer/Lender / 2016
• Transaction size: $1M in equipment
• Key outcome: The debtor breached its payment obligations for equipment financed through the client, and filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. On behalf of the client, objected to sale of assets and asserted other rights, resulting in buyer of assets paying full amount of debt.

HEI, Inc.

• Industry/business: Printed circuit board manufacturer
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2015
• Transaction size: Approximately $30M of revenue
• Key outcome: Successful auction, which increased price by 50% over stalking horse bid.

Rotonics Manufacturing, Inc.

• Industry/business: Manufacturer and marketer of plastic products
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2012
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $50M
• Key outcome: Successful out of court sales of manufacturing facilities with approval of constituents through assignment for the benefit of creditors.

Genmar Holdings, Inc. (and 21 subsidiaries)

• Industry/business: One of world’s largest boat manufacturers
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2009-2010
• Transaction size: Prior company revenues of over $1B
• Key outcome: Sale of business assets as going concern to several buyers. Turnaround Management Association Upper Midwest Chapter Transaction of the Year 2010

PVC Compounders, Inc.

• Industry/business: Manufacturer of flexible and rigid polyvinyl chloride components
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2009
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $50M
• Key outcome: Successful out of court sales of manufacturing facilities with approval of constituents.

Precision Manufacturer for Defense Industry

• Industry/business: Manufacturer of precision components and assemblies of metal products
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2009
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $15M
• Key outcome: Successful out of court sale of assets with approval of constituents.

A.P.I.

• Industry/business: Installer and distributor of fire proofing material/asbestos case
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2008 completion
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $62M / $250M plus in liabilities
• Key outcome: API is the only confirmed asbestos Chapter 11 case in the Eighth Circuit (and among a small number of such cases nationally). The case involved a company which sold and installed asbestos insulation products and faced massive liability from product liability claims. The company was able to confirm a Chapter 11 plan involving a contribution to a trust and assignment of its remaining insurance and go forward as a successful business after reorganization.

Victor Plastics, Inc.

• Industry/business: Custom plastic molding for household appliance, automotive and other industries
• Representation/date: Represented equity/creditor interests in sale of business assets in bankruptcy / 2008
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $81M / $15M in assets
• Key outcome: Assisted investors in recovery of guaranty obligations in Chapter 11 asset sale.

Hitchcock Industries

• Industry/business: Aluminum foundry defense contractor
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2006
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $42M / $45M in asset sale
• Key outcome: Case recognized as “Transaction of the Year” in 2006 by the Upper Midwest Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association because the successful sale paid all creditors in full and paid amounts to the equity holders far in excess of what was expected.

Dakota Arms

• Industry/business: High end specialty firearms manufacturer
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2006
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $4M / $4-5M in assets, with additional assumption of debt
• Key outcome: Represented Chapter 11 debtor in extensive negotiations with creditors and litigation leading up to successful sale of assets of specialty gun manufacturer.

Sheldahl

• Industry/business: Manufacturer of high tech components to the automotive and aircraft industries
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2004
• Transaction size: Revenues of $100M+ / $35M in assets
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed with sale to existing equity to clean-up balance sheet and allow additional investment.

BMC Industries

• Industry/business: Manufacturer of aperture masks and lenses used in eyeglasses/Vision-Ease
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2004
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $62M / $155M in assets
• Key outcome: Represented debtor in obtaining bankruptcy court approval of $50M sale of Vision-Ease. Assisted in confirmation of a plan of liquidation resulting in payoff owed to service lenders.

Sasol DHB Holdings, Inc.

• Industry/business: Distribution of agricultural chemicals
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2003
• Transaction size: $5M
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed.

BK Entertainment, Inc. and 3 Subsidiaries

• Industry/business: Manufacture and sale of bingo products
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2001-2006
• Transaction size: $100M plus
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed.

Other Notable Cases

• Munsingwear, Inc.: Chapter 11 plan confirmed
• Endotronics: Chapter 11 plan confirmed

Mining

Eveleth Mines/Thunderbird Mining Co.

• Industry/business: Taconite mine
• Representation/date: Committee (local) / 2003
• Key outcome: Negotiated treatment of unsecured claims in sale of assets of large taconite mining operation.

Professionals/Receiverships

First United Funding, LLC

• Industry/business: Financial institution
• Representation/date: Receiver / 2009-2017
• Transaction size: Receiver / 2009-2017
• Key outcome: Identified victims of the fraud and obtained Court approval of the method to allow and pay victim claims totaling more than $91M. Recovered tens of millions of dollars in loans made by First United, and recovered more than $25M in fraudulent transfer and similar claims, resulting in paying 99% of the victim claims.

Meer, LLC and Osseo-Brooklyn School Bus Company

• Industry/business: Real estate and transportation
• Representation/date: Receiver / 2016-2017
• Transaction size: More than $25M in assets and millions of dollars of loans in default with negative cash flow
• Key outcome: Realized market value for several properties, settled debts at discount, restructured remaining debts resulting in positive annual cash flow for properties, and resolved dispute among ownership.

Chapter 7 Trustee, Genmar Holdings, Inc. (and subsidiaries)

• Industry/business: Completion of liquidation of boat manufacturer
• Representation/date: Represent Chapter 7 trustee in more than 400 preference cases/ 2011-2012
• Key outcome: Represent Chapter 7 trustee in more than 400 preference cases/ 2011-2012

Minnesota Print Services, Inc.

• Industry/business: (Fictitious) print broker business
• Representation/date: Receiver / 2009 - 2011
• Transaction size: Creditors with outstanding claims of $50M
• Key outcome: Recovered assets, instituted distribution plan, and made distributions to unsecured creditors of over 25%. Awarded Transaction of Year by Turnaround Management Association Upper Midwest Chapter in 2011.

Turnaround Professionals/Investment Bankers

• Industry/business: Frequently represent receivers, assignees for benefit of creditors, investment bankers, and turnaround professionals
• Transaction size: Ranging from $1M in assets to $100M in assets

Real Estate/Construction

• Industry/business: Land developers, builders and lenders. We currently represent multiple distressed real estate industry clients in cases, including: developers, integrated builders, lumber yards/mill works, bank lenders and specialty construction lenders in workouts, foreclosures and bankruptcies related to the severe slump in residential real estate
• Representation/date: Workouts, foreclosures and bankruptcies / Ongoing
• Transaction size: Total of debt transactions exceeding $1B to date.

Privately Held Construction Company

• Industry/business: Construction
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2016-2017
• Transaction size: Several million dollars in debt or bond claims
• Key outcome: The debtor experienced financial difficulty due to falling oil-prices and increased competition, resulting in several millions of dollars in defaulted bank debt and bond claims. Negotiated a substantial discount on claims made by two bonding companies, allowing the debtor to restructure its bank debt and continue operations.

Lyman Lumber Company

• Industry/business: Supplier of building materials and services, lender to builders and developer
• Representation/date: Sale of assets in bankruptcy 363 sale / 2011
• Transaction size: Revenue in excess of $400M in prior years; Total debt of more than $100M
• Key outcome: Business sold as going concern with jobs saved and maximum value obtained for creditors.

Gerald Trooien

• Industry/business: Commercial Real Estate Developer
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2010-2011
• Transaction size: Over 100 separate entities; $200M in debt
• Key outcome: Confirmed Chapter 11 plan that permitted debtor to retain remaining assets and to share proceeds with creditors. One of Twin Cities Business Magazine’s Top Ten Business Litigation Cases of the Year (#3) 2011.

Fenton and Bowles (Pool D)

• Industry/business: Owners of commercial real estate
• Representation/date: Chapter 11 / 2011
• Transaction size: Approximately $13M in debt
• Key outcome: Plan confirmed over objection of secured creditors (7/17/12).

Southside Lumber Company

• Industry/business: Lumber yard and truss construction
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2009
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $25M
• Key outcome: Successful out of court sale of assets with over 25% distribution to unsecured creditors.

Lyman Lumber Company

• Industry/business: Largest supplier of building materials in Upper-Midwest, also in Pacific Northwest; finance to real estate industry and real estate development
• Representation/date: Complex out of court workout / 2007-2008
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $400M
• Key outcome: 2008 TMA (National) Transaction of the Year (mid-size). 2008 TMA Upper-Midwest Transaction of the Year.

Lawrence A. Kreger

• Industry/business: Real estate developer
• Representation/date: Individual Chapter 11 case/ 2000-2003
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed.

Retail

Horizon Hobby

• Industry/business: Retail
• Representation/date: Buyer / 2018
• Transaction size: $22M purchase price
• Key outcome: Represented buyer Hobbico, which filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in Delaware.

Gander Mountain

• Industry/business: Outdoor Retail
• Representation/date: Debtor counsel / January 2017-Feb. 2018
• Transaction size: $450M-500M
• Key outcome: Successful sale of business in two transaction: going concern sale and GOB liquidation sales of the rest.

Wagstaff Minnesota, Inc. (and related entities)

• Industry/business: Owner/operator of 77 KFC franchises
• Representation/date: Minnesota counsel / 2011-2012
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $75M / Total debt of more than $60M
• Key outcome: Pending Chapter 11 cases.

Duke & King Acquisition Corp.

• Industry/business: Burger King Franchisee with 92 restaurant locations
• Representation/date: Minnesota counsel / 2010-2011
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $89M
• Key outcome: Majority of restaurants sold as going concern in three regions to three buyers, confirmed Chapter 11 liquidating plan with anticipated 18-36% distributions.

2nd Swing

• Industry/business: Retailer of new and used golf equipment
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2007
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $63M / $9M in assets
• Key outcome: Liquidation of national retail company in Chapter 11 case.

Seasonal Concepts

• Industry/business: Retailer of patio/garden furnishings and décor
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2007
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $25M
• Key outcome: Sale of assets in Chapter 11 case.

Seasonal Concepts

• Industry/business: Retailer of patio/garden furnishings and décor
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2007
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $25M
• Key outcome: Sale of assets in Chapter 11 case.

Downtown Mall, LP and Center Development Venture (Southbridge Mall)

• Representation/date: Debtor, Chapter 11 / 1997
• Transaction size: $20M
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed.

Retail/Entertainment

Family Entertainment Center

• Industry/business: Family center providing dining, event, bowling and other entertainment services
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2012
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $10M
• Key outcome: Successful restructuring of secured debts.

Services

We have developed special knowledge and experience regarding professional fees in Chapter 11, and have represented investment banks, private equity funds, venture funds and other professionals in bankruptcy courts across the country.

Work Force Management and Temporary Staffing Agency

• Industry/business: Work Force Management and Temporary Staffing
• Representation/date: Creditor / 2016-2017
• Transaction size: More than 100 employees and millions of dollars in potential damages

SCICOM Data Services, Ltd.

• Industry/business: Data management
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2013-2014
• Transaction size: Approximately $15M of revenue
• Key outcome: Sale of operating assets to industry competitor.

Great Lakes Quick Lube

• Industry/business: Auto service/franchisee/operator of 100+ rapid oil change facilities throughout the Midwest
• Representation/date: Debtors / 2012
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $30M
• Key outcome: Sale of 30+ facilities to fund successful Chapter 11 reorganization.

Fire Suppression Services

• Industry/business: Designer and installer of fire suppression services, focusing on large new-construction commercial projects
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2010
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $25M
• Key outcome: Successful out of court restructuring of secured debt.

PGI Companies and PGI Fulfillment, Inc.

• Industry/business: Designer and installer of fire suppression services, focusing on large new-construction commercial projects
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2009-2010
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $15M
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 plan confirmed.

Ciprico, Inc.

• Industry/business: Software and hardware computer storage business
• Representation/date: Debtor / 2008-2009
• Transaction size: Revenues of approximately $9M / $5-10M
• Key outcome: Sales in Chapter 11 case.

Rider Bennett, LLP

• Industry/business: Leading Minnesota law firm
• Representation/date: Chapter 11 case / 2007-2008
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 liquidating plan confirmed.

ACRO Business Finance Corp.

• Industry/business: Asset based lender
• Representation/date: Chapter 11 case / 2006-2007
• Transaction size: $22M loan portfolios
• Key outcome: Chapter 11 liquidating plan confirmed.

Mesaba Airlines

• Industry/business: Minnesota airline, affiliated with Northwest Airlines
• Representation/date: Represented airline industry specialist consultants in employment and fee payment issues / 2005-2008
• Key outcome: Obtained approval of client employment terms and payment of consulting fee upon debtor’s reorganization.

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