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COMMERCIAL BANKRUPTCY & REORGANIZATION Not every company facing financial difficulty needs bankruptcy protection. We work with our clients to determine the best strategy to maximize their value and fit their needs. Ciardi Ciardi & Astin has a reputation for understanding and resolving the difficult and ever-changing circumstances faced by today's troubled companies. Our strategies include all phases of reorganization and liquidation, including Chapter 11 and out-of-court financial restructuring. Ciardi Ciardi & Astin is also prepared to protect our clients' interests, including the enforcement of creditors' rights and resolving contractual disputes. COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Our commercial and business litigators have experience in all phases of disputes arising from commercial relations of all kinds; including for example: banking, services, financing, construction, joint ventures, employment, franchising, licensing, leasing, real estate finance and development, and trusts. We are well-versed in the Uniform Commercial Code and other commercial statutes, as well as, securities laws, intellectual property laws, corporation and business organization statutes, and common law principles in all types of business disputes; including, but not limited to, fraud, conversion, defamation, unfair competition and tortious interference. DEBTOR & CREDITOR RIGHTS Chapter 11 Debtors. Our work on behalf of bankruptcy debtors, trustees and plan administrators encompasses Chapter 11 filings, reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. The firm advises businesses in developing legal strategies for their financial rehabilitations, working closely with the client and its financial professionals to achieve an appropriate resolution. Chapter 11 Creditors. In our Chapter 11 bankruptcy practice, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin's
attorneys represent secured and unsecured creditors, trade creditors, debtor-in-possession financiers,
acquirers, shareholders and landlords. Ciardi Ciardi & Astin's attorneys practice in other creditors' rights areas, including out-of-court restructurings and workouts, foreclosures on mortgages and other liens, receiverships, and secured transactions. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS The Corporate Transactions practice at Ciardi Ciardi & Astin draws on extensive experience in a wide range of corporate merger, acquisition, divestiture and reorganization transactions. Our Corporate Transactions Attorneys are experienced in the fields of tax law, securities law, corporate finance and general corporate counseling. REAL ESTATE Our Real Estate attorneys represent clients in a variety of disputes involving real estate property. Our clients include developers, lessees, buyers, sellers, lenders, landlords and tenants and they range in size from custom-homebuilders to multi-state developers. Ciardi Ciardi & Astin's attorneys work closely with outside professionals, such as, appraisers, property managers and accountants to provide a full range of real property litigation services. |
