Overview
Alexander Bongartz is of counsel in the Financial Restructuring group of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. His practice focuses primarily on corporate bankruptcy and restructuring matters, where he represents debtors, creditors, lenders, investors, and acquirers of assets in all aspects of bankruptcy and financial restructuring.
Mr. Bongartz received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 2006 and his B.A. degree from Harvard University in 2002. He is a member of the Bar of the State of New York and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is also admitted to practice before the Southern District of New York. Mr. Bongartz is fluent in German.
Representations
Mr. Bongartz has been significantly involved in the representation of debtors, creditors’ committees, secured lenders, and investors in the following restructuring matters:
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico et al. (Official Creditors’ Committee)
- Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust et al. (Debtors)
- Oneweb Global Limited et al. (Official Creditors’ Committee)
- Cred Inc. et al. (Debtors)
- Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC et al. (Debtors)
- GT Advanced Technologies Inc. et al. (Debtors)
- Furniture Brands International, Inc., et al. (Debtors)
- NewPage Corporation, et al. (Official Creditors’ Committee)
- Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V., et al. (Equity Investor)
- Contract Research Solutions, Inc., et al. (Debtors)
- Truvo USA LLC, et al. (Debtors)
- Semcrude, L.P., et al. (Creditor)
- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., et al. (Creditor)
news
insights
- Are Buyers of Assets Acquired from Debtors in Section 363 Bankruptcy Sales Protected from Product Liability Claims? - July 27th, 2016
- Delaware Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Dismiss Chapter 11 Case Despite Existence of Secured Lender’s “Golden Share” in Debtor’s Delaware LLC Agreement: Could Bankruptcy-Remote Structures Be at Risk? - June 16th, 2016
- Advice for directors and officers of distressed corporations: Fiduciary duties - June 26th, 2015
- APCOA Parking: Can the Amendment of Governing Law Provisions in Finance Documentation Provide a Global Gateway to U.K. Schemes of Arrangement? - April 25th, 2014
- Back to the Future: Appeals Court Lets Bankruptcy Court Decide State Law Claims - August 26th, 2013
- Delaware Bankruptcy Court in In re School Specialty Affirms Lenders Ability to Recover 37 Percent Make-Whole Premium as Part of Its Secured Claim - April 29th, 2013
- To Confirm or Not to Confirm? Third Circuit Rules That Bankruptcy Court May Determine at Disclosure Statement Stage That a Chapter 11 Plan Is Patently Unconfirmable - July 30th, 2012
- This Trend May Not Be Your Friend: Could Catalyst Paper Spawn a New Breed of Chapter 15 Cases for U.S. Debtors? - April 2nd, 2012
Engagement & Publications
- Delaware Bankruptcy Court Affirms Lender’s Ability to Recover 37 Percent Make-Whole Premium, The Banking Law Journal, July/August 2013
- Setting a New Trend: Could Catalyst Paper Spawn a New Breed of Chapter 15 Cases for U.S. Debtors, Commercial Insolvency Reporter, August 2012
- Denying Disclosure Statements for an Unconfirmable Plan, Bankruptcy Law360, August 7, 2012