EMPLOYMENT/PAYROLL SERVICES

Outsource International, Inc. (Tandem/ Labor World temporary staffing).  The Firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this national temporary staffing services firm, which was a NASDAQ-listed company prior to chapter 11.

Money Pro.  The firm represented the chapter 11 creditors committee for this chain of check cashing/payroll advance stores.

HIGH TECHNOLOGY/ENTERTAINMENT

Anson Computers.  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee of this wholesaler/distributor of computer hardware systems.Auspex Systems, Inc.  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this NASDAQ-traded company, which was a founding pioneer in network data storage for large enterprises.  Although Auspex was no longer operating upon filing chapter 11, with little or no cash to pay creditors, BP’s efforts created a bidding frenzy for the sale of the company’s intellectual property, resulting in payment in full with interest to unsecured creditors.Carnot Technical Services.  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this company in the environmental testing industry.   Through the firm’s efforts, the creditors were paid in full in this case.

Clarent Corporation.  The firm represents the official creditors’ committee for this pioneer in the wholesaler of voice over the Internet hardware and software.  Clarent Corporation was a NASDAQ-traded company Resort Theaters of America.  The Firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this regional chain of movie theaters. 

Spectra F/X. The firm represents the official creditors’ committee for this designer/manufacturer of theme parks, ride systems, rock concert and casino shows.

Statordyne Corporation.  The firm represented the official unsecured creditors’ committee of this manufacturer of patented uninterruptible power supply units, successfully confirming a creditor committee-sponsored plan of reorganization.   

HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Grand Hotel.  The firm represented the partnership that owned and operated the Grand Hotel, an eleven acre hotel complex next to Disneyland that was involuntarily caught up in Walt Disney Co.’s expansion plans.  After a lengthy court battle, the firm successfully enjoined Disney’s efforts to foreclose and obtained the confirmation of a plan which paid all creditors claims in full with interest.

MANUFACTURING/INDUSTRIAL

Argon Industries.  The Firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this plastic bag manufacturer.B&D Auto & Truck Salvage.  The firm represented this auto salvage/ metal recycling yard through chapter 11 and a successful sale as a going concern, which returned $3 million to its stockholder.  Kenetech Windpower.  The firm represented a trade creditors committee in this alternative power company with over $100 million in assets and approximately $1.5 billion in claims. 

Potomac Energy Corporation.  The firm represents the official creditors committee in this bankruptcy involving a commercial electric power plant.

Servall Packaging Industries.  The firm represented the official creditors committee for this company in the plastic packaging industry. 

MEDICAL

Advocare International, L.L.C.  The firm represented this Texas health goods provider in several California medical bankruptcies.

Meris Laboratories The firm represented this medical laboratory company in efforts to acquire several other laboratories out of chapter 11.

PUBLISHING

Consumer Review, Inc.  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee of this online consumer information service company.

Contemporary Dialysis, Inc.  The firm represented the official committee of unsecured creditors for this magazine publisher in the medical arena.  The firm was instrumental in obtaining a negotiated plan with the debtor for payouts on the effective date of approximately $.50 per dollar.Dimensional Stone Institute, Inc.  The firm represented the official committee of unsecured creditors for this construction trade-related magazine publisher.  The firm was instrumental in negotiating and confirming a committee-supported plan of reorganization that paid unsecured creditors about $.50 on the dollar.  Tile and Decorative Surfaces Magazine Publishing, Inc.  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this magazine publisher in the construction trade.   The firm successfully fought and negotiated with the debtor to raise the effective date distributions to creditors from the original $.03 per dollar proposed by the debtor to the final $.50 per dollar distribution approved by the Committee and finally paid to creditors.

RETAILING/MERCHANDISING

Boston Market (Boston West, LLC).  The firm represents the official creditors’ committee involving the bankruptcy of this large chain of fast food chicken eateries. Rampage Retailing/Clothing.  The firm represents the official creditors’ committee/post-confirmation disbursing agent and trustee in this bankruptcy in the fashion-retailing business.           Home Express.  The firm represented a group of reclamation claimants in this case involving a 30-plus chain of stores in the houseware-retailer market.  The firm has successfully negotiated allowance for most of the reclamation claimholders it represented.  Golden Bird.    The firm represented the principal of this chain of fried chicken restaurants in the negotiations involving the sale of corporate and personal assets in bankruptcy. Golf Club Factory Outlets (a/k/a U.S. Golf Centers).  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this chain of 8 retail stores in the golf retail business. 

Thieves Market.  The firm represented the creditors committee in this chain of 16 retail stores in the boot and westernware business. 

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS

Betta Products, Inc.  The firm represents the official creditors committee for this wholesaler of paper products. Bumble Bee Tuna.  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee in this case involving the well-known canner and distributor of tuna and ocean seafood products.  The firm’s efforts lead to a plan providing payment in full to trade creditors. Craig Consumer Electronics.  The firm represented the official creditors’ committee for this wholesaler of the Craig stereo brand in its bankruptcy case. Fabric in USA, Inc.  The firm represented a group of three factors/creditors of this wholesaler/jobber in the fabric/garment business. Heartland Dairy.  The firm represented Ralph’s (an affiliate of Fred Meyers), Smith’s Foods and Stewart/Walker Company as creditors of a major producer of water beverages and milk products in the state of Arizona. Lumenyte International Corp.  The firm represents the official unsecured creditors’ committee for this business involved in the manufacture and wholesale of fiber optical materials.  The firm successfully negotiated the increase of monies to paid to creditors by an outside buyer from an estimated $.10 per dollar over two years to an estimated return of over $.50 per dollar. Merchants Delivery Systems, Inc.  The firm represented the creditors’ committee in the bankruptcy case involving a regional LTL trucking company.  The firm was instrumental in obtaining a turnover in control and the sale of the company to a national trucking concern. Pacific Arts Publishing, Inc.  The firm represented the official creditors committee in this bankruptcy case involving a business in the wholesale/mail order distribution of educational/arts-related videotapes. Sole Group, Inc.   The firm represented several petitioning creditors in this case involved in the production and wholesale distribution of bottled water beverages.

Stueve Brothers Farms (formerly known as Alta Dena Farms).  The firm represented the official creditors committee in this bankruptcy case involving over $50 million in assets in this business involved in the production of milk and milk products.