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A closely held test equipment manufacturer, utilized by large-scale government contractors performing work for the United States Department of Defense on, among other things, fighter jets, found itself embroiled in state court minority shareholder litigation that had the prospect of generating a liability that would cripple the company. In an aggressive response to that litigation, […]

Disputes between the Board of Directors of the Orange YWCA caused the Bankruptcy Court to appoint Jay L. Lubetkin as Chapter 11 Trustee. Recognizing that the YWCA could not support the costs necessary to remodel its full service educational, Olympic swimming, basketball, weightlifting, and exercise facility while also understanding the significant benefit to the urban […]

A two unit upscale Neapolitan pizza restaurant chain defaulted in its obligations to a secured creditor arising out of unexpectedly high equipment and fixturing costs incurred in the development of its second restaurant. When negotiation with the secured creditor reached an impasse, RLT commenced a Chapter 11 case for the pizza chain, rejected the lease […]

Litigation counsel defending a trucking company in a wrongful death action came to RLT to ask whether a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing could resolve his client’s potential significant liability resulting from the unfortunate accident, while preserving the ability of this otherwise successful logistics and transportation provider to operate. When efforts to resolve that impending liability, […]

On August 21, 2017, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors selected Jeffrey A. Cooper and the firm as its counsel in the Chapter 11 case filed by AMG International, Inc., case no. 17-25816 (JKS). AMG, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, is a leading designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of award and recognition products including trophy components, plastic and […]

Utilizing a rarely invoked section of New Jersey receivership law, a judgment creditor secured an order appointing a Jonathan I. Rabinowitz as a receiver in aid of execution. Jon, with the aid of RLT partner, Jeffrey A. Cooper, then assisted the judgment creditor in assessing the available assets for collection and obtained court orders to help […]

RLT is pleased to announce that Larry Lesnik has joined the firm. Larry is a 1971 graduate of Duke University and a 1974 graduate of Cornell Law School who began his career in the public interest sector as a Legal Service Attorney.   He then spent close to a decade in the business world running a […]

While the market may have cooled for some bankruptcy firms, not RLT.  In recent months, the firm filed five (5) separate Chapter 11 cases –  Enor Corporation, United Support Solutions, Inc., BDC Shared Services LLC, 7 North Willow Corporation, and IE Test, LLC.  These cases remain active. In In re BDC Shared Services LLC, and its […]

RLT, through Jeffrey A. Cooper, has appeared as co-counsel with Deutsch, Levy, & Engel, Chartered, on behalf of VII Peaks in the Southern District of New York bankruptcy case of Relativity Media, an entertainment mini-conglomerate that outgrew its financial underpinnings after a decade of expansion by its founder, Ryan Kavanaugh, now a confirmed debtor.  The firm represented VII […]

RLT is pleased to announce that the 2016 edition of Chambers USA, which lists America’s Leading Lawyers For Business, and is a highly-respected legal directory based on in-depth interviews with in-house counsel and private practice attorneys, ranked Jonathan I. Rabinowitz (Band 2) and Jay L. Lubetkin (Band 3) as “Notable Practitioners” in New Jersey.  The internationally respected guide described Jon as “very bright and […]