Andrew L. Magaziner,

Partner

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. and its affiliated debtors were a leading hometown department store retailer with 256 stores located in twenty-three states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains.  The Bon-Ton debtors commenced their bankruptcy cases due to adverse trends in the retail industry, including consumers’ shift from shopping in brick-and-mortar stores to online retail channels.  Following a marketing and sale process and auction, the Bon-Ton debtors ultimately sold substantially all of their assets to a joint venture led by Bon-Ton’s second lien noteholders.  Young Conaway was retained as co-counsel in Bon-Ton’s bankruptcy cases with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel, with Paul Hastings, LLP, to Contract Research Solutions, Inc. and certain of its affiliates, in their pre-negotiated chapter 11 proceeding pending before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors are a leading provider of early phase clinical research services. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets, confirmed their joint liquidating chapter 11 plan and emerged from bankruptcy protection on October 23, 2012.

Young Conaway acted as lead counsel in the chapter 11 case of Pure Beauty Salons & Boutiques, Inc. and its affiliate in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors operated stores that emphasize the sale of hair care and beauty products in a retail setting as well as providing on-site hair salon services. With Young Conaway's assistance, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets.

Young Conaway served as co-counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of M Waikiki LLC, in its chapter 11 proceeding before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii. M Waikiki was formed to acquire a hotel property in Honolulu, Hawaii, The Modern Honolulu, which it owned as the petition date.

Young Conaway acted as counsel, with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, to AbitibiBowater Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors were the world's largest producer of newsprint by capacity and one of the largest publicly traded pulp and paper manufacturers in the world. With Young Conaway's assistance, the Debtors successfully confirmed their joint plan of reorganization and emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2010.