Robert T. Schmidt
Mr. Schmidt has represented numerous official creditor committees, bondholders, financial institutions and debtors in all aspects of bankruptcy and restructuring since 1989.
Recent representations for which he has had primary or significant responsibility include: General Motors (official creditors’ committee); Chrysler LLC (official creditors’ committee); Cooper-Standard Holdings (official creditors’ committee); Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (official creditors’ committee); Patriot Coal (official creditors’ committee); Silicon Graphics (senior bank group); Recycled Paper Greetings (senior bank group); BearingPoint (Deloitte LLP as purchaser); Ascendia Brands, Inc. (debtor); Malden Mills, Inc. (debtor); Berry Hill Galleries, Inc. (debtor); Leap Wireless International (official creditors’ committee); Elite Model Management (debtor); Grace Industries, Inc. (official creditors’ committee); Omni Facilities (official creditors’ committee); Micro Warehouse, Inc. (debtor); Adelphia Business Solutions (official creditors’ committee); Nationwide Furniture (bank group); Big City Radio (bondholder group); MEDIQ Incorporated (bank group); Vlasic Foods International (official creditors’ committee); DeGeorge Financial Corporation (official creditors’ committee); Ponderosa Fibres of Pennsylvania (bondholder group); Edison Brothers, Inc. (official creditors’ committee); The Wiz, Inc. (debtor); and SLM International (official creditors’ committee). Mr. Schmidt also played a significant role on behalf of official committees in the chapter 11 cases of Dow Corning Corporation, Financial News Network, Arco Distributing, Brentano’s Stores, Packaging Industries and Eastern Airlines. Mr. Schmidt also represents landlords, indenture trustees, individual secured and unsecured creditors and acquirors of assets from distressed or bankrupt entities
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