Francisco Vazquez

Counsel

Practice Description

Frank Vazquez’s practice focuses on bankruptcy and financial restructuring. He has represented debtors in pre-packaged and conventional Chapter 11 cases, advised borrowers and lenders in out-of-court restructurings and secured and unsecured lenders in Chapter 11 cases. In addition, Mr. Vazquez has represented official committees of unsecured creditors in Chapter 11 cases and foreign representatives in cross-border ancillary proceedings.

Representative Matters

Represented Chivor S.A. E.S.P., ATC Group Services Inc., Magnesium Corporation of America, Canfibre of Riverside, Inc., Regency Cruises, Inc., and Urban Communicators PCS Limited Partnership, among others, as debtors in possession in their respective Chapter 11 cases.
Represents the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Tribune Chapter 11 cases.
Represented the receiver appointed in the Russian bankruptcy proceeding of Yukos Oil Company in its case under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Represents the liquidator of BluePoint Re and the Supervisors of Oilexco North Sea Limited in their cases under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Represented members of the GLM and WFUM Pools in their cases under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Represented the official committees of unsecured creditors in Crown Books Corporation and Sher Distributing Company in their respective Chapter 11 cases.
Represented shareholders and DIP lenders in the Avianca Airlines Chapter 11 case.
Represented Sabena Airlines and Jazztel P.L.C. in their respective ancillary bankruptcy proceedings.
Represents Ernst & Young as the Australian and Bermudian liquidators in the insurance insolvency of New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd.
Obtained recognition of schemes of arrangement proposed on behalf of several foreign insurance companies, including Aviation and General Insurance Company, Belvedere Insurance Company, Black Sea & Baltic General Insurance Company, Compagnie Européene D'Assurances Industrielles S.A., Lion City Run-Off Pte Ltd., Ludgate Insurance Company, Nichido Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
Represents PricewaterhouseCoopers as provisional liquidator for Independent Insurance Company, and as administrator of Folksam International Insurance Company Ltd.
Represents KPMG as provisional liquidator for Manhattan Investment Fund.

Activities and Affiliations

Mr. Vazquez is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Advisory Board of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the St. John's University School of Law Alumni Association. Mr. Vazquez was a speaker on a panel discussing solvent schemes in the United States at "Solvent Schemes of Arrangement: Latest Developments in the U.K. & U.S." Conference in January 2010. In addition, Mr. Vazquez regularly speaks on cross-border bankruptcy issues at New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

Publications

"Vitro: Defining 'Manifestly Contrary' To US Policy," Law360, May 8, 2012
"Is Chapter 9 Really an Option for Most Municipalities?," (co-author), International Restructuring NewsWire, February 2012
"Important 2011 Rulings of Foreign Proceedings," (co-author), International Restructuring NewsWire, February 2012
"When Insurers Can Object To Asbestos Trusts," Law360, November 30, 2011
"Recent Cases May Signal a Trend for U.S. Courts to Accord Insurers Increased Rights to Object to the Institution of an Asbestos Settlement Trust," Insurance and Reinsurance NewsWire, November 2011

"Vitro: Defining 'Manifestly Contrary' To US Policy," Law360, May 8, 2012
"Is Chapter 9 Really an Option for Most Municipalities?," (co-author), International Restructuring NewsWire, February 2012
"Important 2011 Rulings of Foreign Proceedings," (co-author), International Restructuring NewsWire, February 2012
"When Insurers Can Object To Asbestos Trusts," Law360, November 30, 2011
"Recent Cases May Signal a Trend for U.S. Courts to Accord Insurers Increased Rights to Object to the Institution of an Asbestos Settlement Trust," Insurance and Reinsurance NewsWire, November 2011
"Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 2019," Client Alert, May 6, 2011
"Rhode Island Court Approves, For the First Time, a Solvent Insurer's Commutation Plan," Client Alert, May 2, 2011
"The scope of the Stay Under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code," International Restructuring NewsWire, February 2011
"Restructuring a Municipality under Chapter 9," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, August 2010
"Introduction to Recognition Under Chapter 15," (co-author), American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, June 2010
"In re Gold & Honey, Ltd.; Bankruptcy Court Denies Recognition to Israeli Receivership Proceedings," International Restructuring NewsWire, January 2010
"Guide to Mexican Bankruptcy Law," (co-author), Chadbourne & Parke, August 2009
"Non-Statutory Insider Status: Closeness Not Enough," (co-author), Law 360, October 22, 2008
"Modification of Automatic Stay to Permit Litigation to Proceed Remains Possible," ABI Journal, October 2008
"U.S. Courts Should Continue to Grant Recognition to Schemes of Arrangement of Solvent Insurance Companies," Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, August 2008
"The Second Circuit Affirms Recognition of an Acuerdo Preventivo Extrajudicial," International Restructuring NewsWire, July 2008
"US Bankruptcy Code-Chapter 15: The Early Returns," (co-author), Insolvency Intelligence, March 2007
"The Yukos Chapter 15 Case: The Story of How a United States Bankruptcy Court's Pragmatic Approach to a Novel Problem Aided a Russian Receiver to Protect Assets Located in the Netherlands," (co-author), INSOL International, October 2006
"Cross Border Bankruptcy Developments: The Movement Towards Universality in the United States," Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, December 2005
"U.S. Bankruptcy Code Amendments Affect Ancillary Proceedings: Chapter 15 to Replace Section 304," Client Alert, May 9, 2005
"An Overview of the Implications of the Bankruptcy Code on the Ability to Arbitrate," Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2004
"Anticipating A Possible Bankruptcy," Project Finance NewsWire, (co-author), October 2002
"Cross-Frontier Insolvency of Insurance Companies," Sweet & Maxwell , (co-author), January 2001

[ more publications ]

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring

Regions

North America

United States

Education

Hofstra University, B.A., 1991
St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1994

Professional Background

Managing Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, 1993-1994
Staff Member, New York International Law Review, 1992-1993
Law Clerk to R. Clifford Fulford, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1994-1995
Law Clerk to Manuel D. Leal, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Texas, 1995-1997

Admissions

1995	New Jersey
1996	New York
1997	U.S.D.C. - E.D.N.Y.
1997	U.S.D.C. - S.D.N.Y.

Languages

English



Press Releases Media Coverage Media Contacts Events Photo Gallery



Firm Management Alumni Diversity Pro Bono The Door Legal Services Center Chadbourne & Parke Foundation Green Initiative Honors and Awards Contact Us



Life at Chadbourne Professional Development Summer Program Recruiting Schedule Benefits Staff Positions Recruitment Contacts Available Lateral Attorney Positions Interviewing for the 2011 Summer Program



Beijing Dubai Istanbul Kyiv London Los Angeles Mexico City Moscow New York São Paulo Warsaw Washington, D.C.