Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Our attorneys have been involved in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, including pre-bankruptcy negotiations, confirmation of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization, investigation and litigation of preferences, fraudulent transfers, and other potential estate causes of actions, including breach of duty claims against directors and officers and deepening insolvency claims.
The practice has been involved in significant bankruptcy matters cases across the U.S. in a variety of industries, including:
- Automotive
- Banking/lending
- Coal mining
- Entertainment
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Manufacturing/distributing
- Real Estate (commercial, large residential development and mixed-use)
- Retail manufacturing/sales
- Nonprofit organizations
Our broad range of clients includes:
- Individual lenders
- Banks, insurance companies, finance companies and other institutional lenders
- Equity holders and joint venturers in financially distressed companies
- Boards of distressed businesses
- Persons seeking to invest in troubled businesses or to acquire assets or entire businesses from a distressed or bankrupt seller
- Receivers, case trustees and post confirmation fiduciaries
- Lessors and lessees of real estate, equipment and intellectual property
- Unsecured creditors' committees
- Publicly traded companies in Chapter 11
Our attorneys also handle a variety of commercial litigation matters that arise in bankruptcy proceedings or in state or federal courts involving creditor-debtor relations or lender liability issues.
Our attorneys have represented numerous purchasers of distressed assets out of bankruptcy proceedings in many industries, including several hospital acquisitions.
In many instances, attorneys in this group work closely with members of the firm's other practice groups, such as banks & financial institutions, tax, corporate & securities, real estate and environmental. In addition, the firm has provided neutrals to mediate disputes in the bankruptcy-insolvency context, as well as in various commercial disputes.
Our bankruptcy attorneys have been recognized in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America®, Lawdragon, Super Lawyers, Business Tennessee and Nashville Business Journal's "Best of the Bar."
Our attorneys have been involved in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, including pre-bankruptcy negotiations, confirmation of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization, investigation and litigation of preferences, fraudulent transfers, and other potential estate causes of actions, including breach of duty claims against directors and officers and deepening insolvency claims.
The practice has been involved in significant bankruptcy matters cases across the U.S. in a variety of industries, including:
- Automotive
- Banking/lending
- Coal mining
- Entertainment
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Manufacturing/distributing
- Real Estate (commercial, large residential development and mixed-use)
- Retail manufacturing/sales
- Nonprofit organizations
Our broad range of clients includes:
- Individual lenders
- Banks, insurance companies, finance companies and other institutional lenders
- Equity holders and joint venturers in financially distressed companies
- Boards of distressed businesses
- Persons seeking to invest in troubled businesses or to acquire assets or entire businesses from a distressed or bankrupt seller
- Receivers, case trustees and post confirmation fiduciaries
- Lessors and lessees of real estate, equipment and intellectual property
- Unsecured creditors' committees
- Publicly traded companies in Chapter 11
Our attorneys also handle a variety of commercial litigation matters that arise in bankruptcy proceedings or in state or federal courts involving creditor-debtor relations or lender liability issues.
Our attorneys have represented numerous purchasers of distressed assets out of bankruptcy proceedings in many industries, including several hospital acquisitions.
In many instances, attorneys in this group work closely with members of the firm's other practice groups, such as banks & financial institutions, tax, corporate & securities, real estate and environmental. In addition, the firm has provided neutrals to mediate disputes in the bankruptcy-insolvency context, as well as in various commercial disputes.
Our bankruptcy attorneys have been recognized in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America®, Lawdragon, Super Lawyers, Business Tennessee and Nashville Business Journal's "Best of the Bar."
Experience
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In early 2020, Old Time Pottery operated approximately 45 retail stores, selling primarily home furnishings and décor. After being hit...
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We represented SouthEast Waffles, the largest independent franchisee of Waffle House restaurants at the time, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
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We serve as debtor’s counsel to Williamson Memorial Hospital, Inc., a rural hospital in West Virginia. Due to declining revenues...
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We completed the successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization for Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC (NPS). The confirmed plan of reorganization provides...
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Bass, Berry & Sims has served as primary outside counsel to the NHL’s Nashville Predators since 2010.
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In our role as counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Vanguard Healthcare, we protected the interests of...
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We represented the liquidating trustee in a high-profile bankruptcy and achieved multi-million dollar D&O settlement on a contingency basis.
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We successfully obtained complete defense judgment on behalf of AutoZone in the bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware in...
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We represented Amnon and Ruth Shreibman in one of the largest individual Chapter 11 cases in the country, involving approximately...
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We represented a management and publishing company in a suit filed by a well-known entertainer in an attempt to "break"...
Experience
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In early 2020, Old Time Pottery operated approximately 45 retail stores, selling primarily home furnishings and décor. After being hit...
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We represented SouthEast Waffles, the largest independent franchisee of Waffle House restaurants at the time, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
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We serve as debtor’s counsel to Williamson Memorial Hospital, Inc., a rural hospital in West Virginia. Due to declining revenues...
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We completed the successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization for Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC (NPS). The confirmed plan of reorganization provides...
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Bass, Berry & Sims has served as primary outside counsel to the NHL’s Nashville Predators since 2010.
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In our role as counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Vanguard Healthcare, we protected the interests of...
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We represented the liquidating trustee in a high-profile bankruptcy and achieved multi-million dollar D&O settlement on a contingency basis.
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We successfully obtained complete defense judgment on behalf of AutoZone in the bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware in...
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We represented Amnon and Ruth Shreibman in one of the largest individual Chapter 11 cases in the country, involving approximately...
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We represented a management and publishing company in a suit filed by a well-known entertainer in an attempt to "break"...
Professionals
| Name | Phone | |
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Alfonso Cuen Associate |
(615) 742-7779 | Alfonso.Cuen@bassberry.com |
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Craig V. Gabbert, Jr. Counsel |
(615) 742-6277 | cgabbert@bassberry.com |
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Gene L. Humphreys Counsel |
(615) 742-7757 | ghumphreys@bassberry.com |
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Paul G. Jennings Member |
(615) 742-6267 | pjennings@bassberry.com |
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Glenn B. Rose Member |
(615) 742-6273 | grose@bassberry.com |
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"Bass, Berry & Sims houses a successful team of established bankruptcy practitioners with expertise in restructurings and court proceedings. Clients include business debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and purchasers of assets. It often acts on distressed matters in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries." Client feedback: "The team at Bass, Berry & Sims is credentialed, competent and responsive." "Bass, Berry & Sims has highly skilled attorneys who present a plan of attack and explain all the angles."
From Chambers USA 2023
Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year ($10MM to $100MM) Category