Gerard S. Catalanello

パートナー,

New York

Phone: +1 212 210 9509
Email: gerard.catalanello@alston.com

Gerard's clients rely on him to provide practical counsel while handling their most complex bankruptcy matters. Clients ranging from financial institutions to debtors trust him with Chapter 11 cases with billions of dollars at stake.

Representing 225 Bowery LLC, the owner of a NYC boutique hotel (formerly known as the Ace Hotel) in its ongoing Chapter 11 case. (Bankr. D. Del.).
Representing UnitedHealthcare with its interests in the Chapter 11 cases filed by Envision HealthCare Corporation and its affiliates. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.).
Representing Wilmington Trust, as collateral agent, in connection with the Chapter 11 cases filed by Endo International plc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y).
Representing the Court Appointed German Insolvency Administrator of Greensill Bank (AG) with certain investments and other interests Greensill Bank (AG) has in the United States and in Europe.
Represented Qatar Airways in connection with its participation in a multibillion-dollar DIP loan to LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LATAM), Latin America’s leading airline group, as well as all matters related to Qatar Airways’ participation in, and support of, LATAM’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).
Represented a New York City real estate owner and developer in the acquisition of mortgage loans and a DIP facility totaling approximately $50 million, and utilizing those loans to acquire title to the debtor’s building through a Chapter 11 free and clear sale. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y).
Represented the Il Mulino Restaurant Group, one of the country’s premier Italian luxury dining restaurant brands, in its Chapter 11 proceedings. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y).
Represented Credit Suisse as administrative agent and lead lender in a $1.9 billion DIP loan to Chapter 11 debtor Walter Investment Management Corp. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).
Represented a private equity fund in the prosecution and settlement of objections to the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., one of the largest U.S. tanker operators. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).
Special counsel to Chemtura Corporation, one of the largest publicly traded specialty chemical companies in the U.S. with a market valuation of over $2 billion, in its Chapter 11 proceedings, leading to the confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization that resulted in creditors receiving 100% on account of their claims. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).

Represented Wilmington Trust, as indenture trustee, in connection with the Chapter 11 case of the bank holding company Stonebridge Financial Corp. (Bankr. D. Del.).
Represented a plan sponsor group in the negotiation and prosecution of a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of the New York City Opera Inc. (NYCO) through trial, leading to NYCO’s successful emergence from bankruptcy. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).
Represented the GFGI Liquidation Trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of liquidation of Guaranty Holdings Inc. in connection with the Trust’s pursuit and settlement of claims arising from the collapse of the bank holding company that resulted in a distribution to creditors of approximately $300 million. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.).
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Orleans Homebuilders Inc. Chapter 11 proceedings involving one of the largest and oldest residential builders in the Northeast. (Bankr. D. Del.).
Counsel to Taberna Capital Management, a CDO manager, as a member of the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Tarragon Corporation Chapter 11 proceedings involving a publicly traded residential real estate developer with assets of approximately $1 billion. (Bankr. D. N.J.).
Counsel to Taberna Capital Management, a CDO manager, as a member of the official committee of unsecured creditors in the General Growth Properties Inc. Chapter 11 proceedings involving one of the largest mall owners and operators in the U.S. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).
Counsel to Devon Mobile Communications LP, an owner and operator of PCS licenses throughout the Northeast, in the sale of substantially all of its assets (licenses and telcom infrastructure) to major telecommunications companies under a Chapter 11 plan of liquidation. (Bankr. D. Del.).
Counsel to the former chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Chapter 11 debtor Personal Communications Devices, LLC in the litigation and settlement of claims and counterclaims in excess of $150 million. (Bankr. E.D.N.Y.).
Counsel to certain members of the Rigas family, founders of Adelphia Communications Corp., in their defense of claims and actions totalling more than $3 billion brought by the Adelphia bankruptcy estate, including the negotiation of a tripartite agreement among the Rigas family, the Department of Justice and the Adelphia bankruptcy estate for the establishment of a $750 million fund. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).
Counsel to ICC Industries, Inc. in the Chapter 11 restructuring of Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc., a publicly traded subsidiary that manufactured and distributed over-the-counter generic pharmaceuticals. (Bankr. D. Del.).

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