I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us kid, they’ve got a million toys at  “Toys ‘R’ Us that I can play with”  When I was a kid in South Jersey, there was nothing better than a trip to the Toys  ‘R’ Us store. Come the holiday season, my brother and I would

In 2019, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act (or the SBRA), which provides for a new subchapter v in chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.  As its name suggests, the Act applies to small business debtors.  What is a “small business debtor”?  Generally speaking, a small business debtor would mean generally a person –

“We are honored to be once again well represented in the Super Lawyers,” said Rabinowitz, Lubetkin & Tully, LLC Managing Partner Jay L. Lubetkin. ” We are very proud of our highly skilled attorneys who have been consistently recognized as among the top bankruptcy practitioners in New Jersey.” Super Lawyers each year rates attorneys from

During this difficult time, our thoughts are for the health and safety of our employees, their families, friends, and our clients. Not only has the coronavirus impacted our health and safety, it has also adversely impacted our economy.  Particularly hard hit are the hospitality and retail sectors which are facing the worst crisis since the

RLT attorneys, Larry K, Lesnik and Barry J. Roy, who have both devoted considerable time to pro bono efforts over the past several years, have recently been honored for their efforts on behalf of individuals in need of bankruptcy assistance but unable to pay for such services. Barry has been recognized for the second consecutive

RLT is pleased to announce that the 2019 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

RLT partners Jay L. Lubetkin and Jeffrey A. Cooper have been selected to speak at the Hon. William H. Ginden 21st Annual Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference. This year’s Bench Bar is being held at the Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa in Atlantic City on April 4th and 5th.   Jay will be presenting on a

On November 30, 2018, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld rulings of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan and U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in favor of RLT’s client IDEA Boardwalk, LLC (“IDEA”), the former operator of the highly successful HQ Nightclub and HQ Beachclub at the Revel Casino. The Third Circuit

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