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The Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice of Ryley Carlock & Applewhite has represented major corporations, banks, and financial institutions in areas of creditors’ rights bankruptcy law for more than 40 years. The firm represents a wide array of creditors, committees, debtors and trustees in bankruptcy matters. The firm has broad experience and expertise in representing financial institutions in defaults, restructuring, liquidations and reorganizations. The firm has negotiated and documented numerous complex out-of-court workouts and corporate restructures. The firm frequently assists creditor clients in developing pre-default strategies to avoid potential lender liability claims. Our attorneys aggressively pursue pre-judgment and other remedies for clients including garnishments, attachments, receiverships, replevins, and foreclosures. The firm also possesses valuable experience in representing indenture trustees in connection with defaulted bond issues. Similarly, the bankruptcy and public finance expertise of the firm has enabled it to play active roles in the restructuring of defaulted bond issues. The firm has represented clients in several of the largest bankruptcy cases in Arizona, including America West (co-counsel to the Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee); Circle K (counsel to a major unsecured creditor); American Continental (counsel for the indenture trustee representing 192 million dollars in subordinated bond indebtedness); and Famous Restaurants, Inc. (counsel for Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in the Garcia’s Mexican Food Restaurant Case). The attorneys are also able to enlist the expertise of the firm’s litigation, corporate, environmental and tax attorneys to provide comprehensive support to protect the interests of our clients. |

Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy