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Eric Wilson is a partner in the firm's New York office. His practice focuses on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and creditors' rights.
Mr. Wilson represents secured and unsecured creditors, including creditors' committees, lenders, landlords, vendors, holders of public debt securities and trustees. He also has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in avoidance actions, and purchasers of distressed assets. |
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Representative Experience:
BP in SemCrude, L.P. ($200 million in claims), Lehman Bros. ($25 million+ in claims), ASARCO LLC and Lyondell Chemical Company.
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in Pacific Gas & Electric Company ($160 million+ in claims).
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Verestar, Inc. ($100 million+ in assets and liabilities).
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in Delta Air Lines ($2.2 billion+ in claims) and Delphi Corp. ($5 billion+ in claims).
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York ($70 million+ secured claim).
U.S. Bank N.A. in Hawaiian Telecommunications ($350 million in claims) and Trump Entertainment Resorts ($1.25 billion in claims).
HSBC Bank, N.A. in Calpine Canada's foreign insolvency proceeding ($2.5 billion+ in claims).
The Receiver of certain assets of Calpine Corp.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate ($250 million+ in assets). |
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Honors and Awards:
"Up-and-Coming Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer," Chambers USA, 2009.
“Legal 500,” Legal 500 Series, 2009.
"Top Bankruptcy Lawyer," Daily Deal, 2008 and 2009.
"Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer," Turnarounds & Workouts Magazine, 2008.
"The Burton Award for Legal Achievement," The Burton Foundation in association with the Library of Congress, 2008. |
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Memberships and Associations:
American Bankruptcy Institute
Practising Law Institute
Turnaround Management Association |
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Publications:
“2009 Environmental Decisions A Double-Edged Sword,” Daily Bankruptcy Review, March 2010.
“An ‘Apex’ that May Be a Turning Point: Ruling in Oil Company Case Holds Debtor Responsible for Clean-up Obligations,” Connecticut Law Tribune, September 2009.
"Delaware Bankruptcy Court Declines to Rule on Mutuality in Multi-Party Set-Offs under Safe Harbor Provisions," Daily Bankruptcy Review, April 2009.
"Delaware Bankruptcy Court Denies Multi-Party Setoff," The Bankruptcy Strategist, Volume 26, No. 5, March 2009
"A Quagmire of Obligations: Making Sense of the Intersection of CERCLA and the Bankruptcy Code," The Bankruptcy Strategist, Volume 25, No. 7, May 2008
"Enron Decision May Permit 'Washing' of Tainted Claims," Daily Bankruptcy Review, September 2007
"'Enron' May Permit Transfers of Tainted Claims," Bankruptcy Law360, September 2007
"The Legal Fallout From the Subprime Crisis," The Banking Law Journal, Vol. 124, No. 5, May 2007
"Secured Lenders' Pre and Post-Petition Liens Trump Reclamation Rights Under Amended §546(c)," ABI Journal, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, March 2007 |
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Client Advisories:
"Revisiting Limitations on Claims Trading," September 05, 2007.
"Lenders' Pre and Post-Petition Liens Trump Vendor's Reclamation Rights Under the Amended Bankruptcy Code," January 30, 2007.
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Speaking Engagements:
"Bankruptcy Thought Leadership Summit," Federation of Credit and Finance Professionals, September 2007
"Developments in Bankruptcy Law Concerning Select Provisions of the 2005 Amendments to the Code and the Impact on Your Business," Kelley Drye & Warren LLP CLE Program, March 2007
"Environmental Liabilities in Bankruptcy," Atlantic Richfield Company, April 2006
"A Creditor's Perspective of Bankruptcy," BP America Inc. and BP Products North America Inc., April 2005 |
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Bar Admissions:
New York, 2005
District of Columbia, 2004
California, 1997
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Courts:
U.S. District Court – Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. District Court – Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California |
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| Education:
Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997
CALI Award for Excellence, Wills and Trusts
Moot Court Honors Program, 1995-1997
San Diego State University, B.S., dean’s list, 1994
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Office Location:
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0002
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