Christopher L. Perkins

Overview

Christopher Perkins practices in all aspects of bankruptcy, creditor’s rights, business reorganizations, receiverships, workouts, and commercial litigation. His bankruptcy practice involves the representation of Chapter 11 debtors, lenders and other secured creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, receivers, lessors, and vendors. Christopher’s commercial litigation experience includes the handling of cases involving the Uniform Commercial Code, lender liability, fraudulent conveyance and business torts, landlord-tenant disputes, construction and mechanic’s lien litigation, real estate litigation and commercial broker lien disputes, insurance coverage, and malpractice actions. He has significant trial and appellate experience as well as in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.

Representative Matters

Creditor Representation

• Counsel to interested party in Boy Scouts of America, Inc. chapter 11 proceedings in the District of Delaware.
• Counsel to various creditors in Camden, Rockville, Rochester, and Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese chapter 11 proceedings.
• Counsel to various creditors in the Talen Energy Supply, LLC chapter 11 proceedings pending in the Southern District of Texas.
• Counsel to creditor/lessor in the Diamond Sport Group, LLC chapter 11 proceeding pending the Southern District of Texas.
• Counsel to various vendors in Avianca, LATAM Airlines, Grupo Aero Mexico, Sears, Holdings Corporation, and Purdue Pharma, L.P. chapter 11 proceedings in Southern District of New York.
• Counsel to various vendors in Hertz, Akorn, Freds, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., and Celadon Group, Inc. chapter 11 proceedings in the District of Delaware.
• Counsel to vendors and landlords in CEC Entertainment, Inc. (Chuck E. Cheese) and NPR International (Pizza Hut) chapter 11 proceedings in the Southern District of Texas.
• Counsel to various creditors in Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Title III proceedings in the District of Puerto Rico.
• Counsel to consortium of landlords and vendors in Paper Source, Inc., Guitar Center Holdings, Inc., Chino’s, Inc. (J.Crew), Ascena (Ann Taylor), Toys “R” Us, Inc., Gymboree Group, Inc., Circuit City Stores, Inc., Movie Gallery, Inc. chapter 11 proceedings in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Government Agency Representation

• Counsel to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in the Rockdale Marcellus Holdings, LLC chapter 11 proceedings pending in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• Counsel to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services in individual chapter 7 proceeding in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Debtor/Other Interested Party Representation

• Counsel to McKinsey & Company in Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. chapter 11 proceeding in the Eastern District of Virginia.
• Counsel to Debtor, Dominion Paving, Inc., in chapter 11 proceeding in the Eastern District of Virginia.
• Counsel to Debtor, The Glebe, Inc., in chapter 11 proceeding in the Western District of Virginia.
• Counsel to Peabody Energy in Patriot Coal Corporation chapter 11 proceeding in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Receiver/Trustee Representation

• Receiver/Special Master in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Hitt, et. al., securities fraud civil and criminal cases in the Eastern District of Virginia.
• Counsel to Chapter 7 Trustee in fraudulent transfer litigation in Shaia v. Malone, adversary proceeding in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Committee Representation

• Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Potomac Supply Corporation in chapter 11 proceeding in the Eastern District of Virginia.
• Counsel to Ad Hoc Committee of Equity Security Holders of Penn Virginia Corporation in chapter 11 proceeding in the Eastern District of Virginia.