On April 20, 2018, Matt Spero presented a seminar entitled, “Introduction to Bankruptcy,” as part of the New York State Bar Association Business Law Section’s Business Law Basics: Fill in the Gaps program.

This basic level program was structured for those new to the practice as well as seasoned business law attorneys and provided a wide-ranging overview

On March 5, 2018, Jeannine Farino, Stu Gordon, and Matt Spero attended the reception for the 26th Annual Duberstein Moot Court Competition in New York City. The Duberstein Competition is a bankruptcy law-related moot court competition sponsored by St. John’s School of Law and the reception is attended by bankruptcy professionals and judges from around

On January 24, 2018, Matt Spero co-presented a seminar entitled “2017: The Bankruptcy Year in Review” at the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law section meeting.

The program addressed interesting bankruptcy cases decided over the past year, from the U.S. Supreme Court to local Bankruptcy Courts.

On October 3, 2017, Matthew Spero will be presenting, “Exploring Recent Bankruptcy Cases and Their Implications” to the Nassau, Suffolk and Federal Bar Associations.  Matt will be presenting with Bankruptcy Judge Alan S. Trust, Bill Rochelle, Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Daily Wire, and Adam Wofse, Esq.

This program will review the many recent

Rivkin Radler, one of the Northeast’s leading law firms with three offices and more than 165 attorneys, is merging with the long-time Albany-based law firm of Iseman, Cunningham, Riester and Hyde (ICRH), with offices in Albany and Poughkeepsie, effective July 1, 2017. The firm will be known as Rivkin Radler and will feature one of

Matt Spero moderated a presentation to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee. The presentation was titled, “Liquidating a Client’s Assets in the State Courts: Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors and Receiverships.”

Matt Spero moderated a presentation to the New York State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee. The presentation was titled, “Facilitating the Sale of an Environmentally Contaminated Real Property through Bankruptcy.”

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On April 14, 2017, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the E.D.N.Y. entered an order approving a settlement among a Chapter 11 debtor, its principals, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, and an energy company represented by Stu Gordon and Matt Spero.  Our client entered into an agreement with the Debtor prior to its bankruptcy whereunder

On March 6, 2017, Stuart Gordon, Matthew Spero, Jeannine Farino and Viktoriya Kruglyak participated as Preliminary Judges in the Twenty-Fifth Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition this past weekend. The competition is widely recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent moot court competitions. More than 60 law school teams participate, making this the largest single

On February 15, Stuart Gordon and Matthew Spero will present “Jevic and Structured Dismissals” to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee.  E.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Judge Louis Scarcella and William Harrington (the U.S. Trustee for Regions 1 and 2) were also on the panel.