30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
United States of America
+1 (212) 408-5112
dlemay@chadbourne.com
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David
M.
LeMay
Partner
Practice Description
David LeMay has practiced in the bankruptcy and insolvency area for over 20 years. He also has substantial experience in general corporate, securities and transactional matters. He represents Chapter 11 creditors’ committees, debtors and other parties with interests in bankruptcy and insolvency situations. He has substantial experience in formulating and litigating plans of reorganization, debtor in possession financings, cash collateral orders and stay relief matters, lease and license disputes in bankruptcy cases, and going-out-of-business retail store closing programs. He has handled numerous insolvency matters in retailing, the media industry (publishing, newspapers, film, video, broadcast and cable television, and related technologies) and in the commercial aviation industry.
Representative Matters
- Currently representing the creditors committee of Tribune Company.
- Currently representing numerous account holders, counterparties, and other creditors in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy cases and related SIPA proceedings.
- Represented creditors’ committees in Parmalat USA Corp., Spiegel, Inc., Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., Sher Distributing Company, Wallace’s Bookstores, Crown Books, Learningsmith, Lauriat’s and Golden-Lee Book Distributors cases.
- Represented account holders with approximately $500 million of exposure in the Refco, Inc. et al. Chapter 11 cases.
- Represented the ad hoc committee of swap counterparties in the restructuring of the monoline insurance company, ACA Financial Guaranty.
- Represented a major global financial institution in the Northwest Airlines Chapter 11 cases.
- Represented lenders and potential asset acquirers in the Enron Chapter 11 case.
- Represented key creditor in the Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. Chapter 11 case.
- Represented Acme Metals and Continental Airlines as Chapter 11 debtors.
- Served as principal bankruptcy counsel for Isetan Company Ltd. in the protracted Chapter 11 case of Barney’s, Inc.
Honors
Mr. LeMay is cited in the 2010 edition of SuperLawyers in the specialty of bankruptcy & creditor/debtor rights. Mr. LeMay is also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2010) for his work in bankruptcy law and credit or/debtor rights. He is also cited in New York Super Lawyers (2006, 2007 and 2008) in the area of bankruptcy law and creditor/debtor rights.
Activities and Affiliations
Mr. LeMay is a member of the Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
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