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Christopher Nelson Graver
also known as Chris Graver
About Christopher
Biography
Chris is a member of Keller Rohrback’s Complex Litigation and Bankruptcy Groups, representing debtors, creditors, Court-appointed committees, and asset purchasers in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings and out-of-court workouts. Chris also has wide-ranging experience in complex commercial litigation from corporate restructuring to matters of breach of fiduciary duty, commercial bankruptcy, commercial real estate, contracts, patent infringement, and environmental insurance coverage.
Together with colleagues he has represented clients as diverse as the committee of victims of clergy sexual abuse in the Chapter 11 reorganization of a Catholic diocese, a developer restructuring a portfolio of real property interests nationwide, and a national company acquiring a competitor’s assets in a bankruptcy-court-approved sale in California.
A graduate of the great books liberal arts program at St. Johns’ College in Santa Fe, Chris earned his law degree from the University of New Mexico Law School magna cum laude in 1990. While his practice is centered in the Southwest, Chris represents clients in federal courts coast to coast.
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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 17 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 2008
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Experience
Associations
American Bankruptcy Institute
Member
Arizona State Bar Association
Member
Maricopa County Bar Association
Member
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit
Member
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Member
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
In re Enron Corp., No. 01-16034 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Keller Rohrback achieved a settlement for the class that included the allowance of a $265 million claim in the Enron bankruptcy.
In re WorldCom, Inc., Nos. 02 Civ. 3288(DLC), 02 Civ. 8981(DLC) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Keller Rohrback defended against a motion to subordinate claims and successfully negotiated a simultaneous resolution of claims in the bankruptcy and district courts against third parties in the total amount of $48 million.
In re Nortel Networks, Inc., No. 09-10138(KG) (Bankr. D. Del.)
Keller Rohrback obtained stay relief to pursue litigation in the Middle District of Tennessee and ultimately settled class claims in Tennessee for over $21 million.
In re Washington Mutual, Inc., No. 08-12229(MFW) (Bankr. D. Del.)
Keller Rohrback sought stay relief to pursue litigation in the Western District of Washington and pursued claims in bankruptcy court in Delaware, resulting in a simultaneous resolution of claims in the bankruptcy and district courts for $20 million.
Education
1990
University of New Mexico
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
St John's College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2006
Maricopa County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
New Bankrtupcy Code: Changing the Way Creditors are Treated
Publications
2005
Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor
Confirming the Catholics: The Diocese of Tucson Experience, Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor
2005
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
Representing the Tort Claimants’ Committee in the Chapter 11 Case Filed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson
2005
AzBusiness Magazine
Decoding the Code