Attorney Rafael Xavier Zahralddin's Legal Cases

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Everything But Water

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OUTCOME: Sucessful sale of the company

Delaware and Conflicts counsel to the Debtors in the Everything But Water corporate bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The Debtors were the nation’s largest ... specialty retailer of women’s swimwear and resort apparel, with seventy stores in twenty-six states and Puerto Rico, and more than 360 employees. The stores, together with a shopping website, offered customers a selection of high-end swimwear, resort wear and accessories from a variety of well-known designers and manufacturers. The Debtors commenced their Chapter 11 cases to implement a competitive sales process and effectuate a sale of the Debtor's assets through Chapter 11.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Hotel Equity Fund V, LLC

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OUTCOME: Dismissal of Involuntary Bankruptcy

The Sovereign Government of Nevis, a/k/a the Nevis Island Administration, through the government of Premier Joseph Parry, retained Elliott Greenleaf to protect its interests in complex commercial litig ... ation pending in Delaware's Bankruptcy Court with respect to the efforts to reopen the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, Charlestown, Nevis, in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis (West Indies). The litigation in the Bankruptcy Court related closely to a litigation pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery in which Elliott Greenleaf is serving as lead counsel for plaintiff Four Seasons Resort Estates Homeowners Association Ltd.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Grant Forest Products

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OUTCOME: Successful sale in cross border insolvency

Delaware and Conflicts counsel to Ernst and Young, Inc., the Monitor selected under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") in Canada to oversee the Canadian bankruptcy of Grant Forest Produc ... ts which was filed in June 2009. On behalf of the Monitor, Elliott Greenleaf filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection for Grant Forest Products and nine other affiliates in Delaware on Thursday, April 1, 2010. The Chapter 15 filing came a day after a Canadian court approved a deal for the parent company to sell some of its assets to Georgia-Pacific, one of the world's largest producers of tissue products. The Debtors are based in Earlton, Ontario, and are North America’s third-biggest maker of oriented strand board, a plywood substitute, with an annual capacity of 3.7 billion square feet. The Debtors own a total of five mills used to produce OSB and other wood products. Three of those mills are located in Canada and the other two are located in the United States, in Allendale, South Carolina and in Clarendon, South Carolina. Elliott Greenleaf was selected as counsel because of its experience in complex corporate reorganization matters and experience in cross border insolvencies.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Orleans

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OUTCOME: Successful Reorganization and exit from bankruptcy

Delaware and Conflicts counsel to the Debtors in the Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. corporate bankruptcy cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. Orleans Homebuilders, I ... nc. which ranked No. 12 on the residential builders list in the 2010 Triangle Business Journal Book of Lists, develops, builds and markets high-quality single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums. The Company serves a broad customer base including first-time, move-up, luxury, empty-nester and active adult homebuyers. The Company whose operations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey date back more than 90 years, currently operates and will continue to operate through its bankruptcy in the following 11 distinct markets: Southeastern Pennsylvania; Central and Southern New Jersey; Orange County, New York; Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro, North Carolina; Richmond and Tidewater, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; and Orlando, Florida. The Company's Charlotte, North Carolina operations also include adjacent counties in South Carolina. Orleans Homebuilders employs approximately 300 people.

Litigation

In re Qimonda

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OUTCOME: Successful in each litigation, several actions pending.

Served as Delaware Special Litigation Counsel for the Debtors in the Qimonda Richmond LLC corporate bankruptcy cases pending in the United State Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware in an action ag ... ainst ABN Amro Bank N.V, the prepetition lender. The Debtors are part of an international memory chip company that designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells memory products. Prosecuted mutiple avoidance actions for the Debtor. Also retained to file a fraudulent conveyance action involving a sale/leaseback transaction of a majority of the equipment assets of the company.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Proliance

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OUTCOME: Successful sale of company

Elliott Greenleaf was selected as Delaware and Conflict Counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Proliance International, Inc. corporate bankruptcy cases pending in the United S ... tates Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The Debtors design, manufacture, and market heating and cooling components and systems for sale in the automotive, light and heavy duty truck aftermarkets in North and Central America and Europe.

Litigation

Jon Van Senus v. Tribune

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OUTCOME: Elliott Greenleaf secured full payment for Jon Van Senus of the $6 million owed to him (100 cents on the dollar)

Represented personal injury plaintiff John Van Senus in the In re: Tribune Companies, et. al., bankruptcy case. The Tribune Companies, et. al., owns eight major daily newspapers, including the Baltimor ... e Sun and the Orlando Sentinel twenty-three television stations, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs, one of its subsidiaries, also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2009. Elliott Greenleaf’s representation consisted of recovery of $6 million in settlement proceeds in a personal injury suit against the Debtors and their insurance companies. Elliott Greenleaf secured full payment for Jon Van Senus of the $6 million owed to him (100 cents on the dollar) by getting a successful stay motion granted in two parts. There were approximately thirty other similarly situated plaintiffs and Elliott Greenleaf distinguished this client from the other plaintiffs. All other personal injury claimants have been stayed until such time as the Court establishes special procedures for their resolution and prospects for this full payment are in gradation. Mr. Van Senus was injured in a felony hit and run by a LA Times delivery truck. A $6 million dollar settlement was the event of an arbitration in California. Before payment was made, the LA Times filed for bankruptcy. The money Elliott Greenleaf secured for Mr. Van Senus funds the trust that pays for his lifetime care. Elliott Greenleaf avoided his eviction from care with the first settlement and prevented erosion of the trust with the second.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Norwood

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OUTCOME: Successful recovery of more than 100 cents on the dollar for unsecured creditors through auction proceeds and assumption of executory contracts through the sale

Delaware counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Norwood Promotional Products Holding, Inc. corporate bankruptcy cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmingto ... n, Delaware. The Debtors are the second largest supplier of promotional products in the United States and maintained a leading market-share position in several industry recognized product categories, including calendars, writing instruments, golf products and awards.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Accredited

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OUTCOME: Successful liquidation, wind down and potential recovery of close to 100 cents on the dollar due to Net Operating Loss Refunds and settlement

Delaware counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Accredited Home Lenders corporate bankruptcy cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The De ... btors, based in San Diego, were one of the nation’s premier mortgage banking institutions. They were engaged in the business of originating, servicing, and selling residential mortgage loans that did not generally conform to the credit or other criteria established by the Federal National Mortgage Corp. and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. These Chapter 11 cases were filed to finalize the wind-up and liquidation of the Debtor.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

In re Washington Mutual

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OUTCOME: Global settlement

Special Litigation counsel to the Debtors in a suit over the transfer of assets totalling over $4 billion from the FDIC to JP Morgan in the largest banking failure in U.S. history.

Rafael Xavier Zahralddin's Legal Cases (18)

In re Everything But Water

In re Hotel Equity Fund V, LLC

In re Grant Forest Products

In re Orleans

In re Qimonda

In re Proliance

Jon Van Senus v. Tribune

In re Norwood

In re Accredited

In re Washington Mutual