Experience

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel to Smurfit-Stone Container and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors were one of the leading integrated manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging in North America and one of the world's largest paper recyclers, selling a broad range of paper-based packaging products to manufacturers of both industrial and consumer products. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors successfully sold certain real property and timberlands and confirmed a plan of reorganization in 2010.

KB Toys, Inc. II

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel, along with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, to KB Toys, Inc. and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in their chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors were, at the time of the chapter 11 proceedings, the nation's leading mall-based specialty toy retailer, with approximately $480 million in annual sales. With the assistance of Young Conaway and Wilmer, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets to CE Stores, LLC in a 363 sale.

GW Limited 51, Inc., f/k/a GWLS Holdings, Inc.

Young Conaway served as co-counsel with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP to GWLS Holdings, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceedings. Prior to the petition date, the Debtors were non-asset based logistics providers focused on ground transportation and related services within the trucking and third-party logistics services. The Debtors provided these services through 6,0000 independent contractor owner-operators, 20,000 independent third-party carriers, 380 independent commissions-based sales agents, and leased equipment and warehouses. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors confirmed their plan of liquidation and emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.

Pierre Foods, Inc.

Young Conaway served as co-counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Pierre Foods, Inc., et al., a leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality convenient food products which are sold to school systems and colleges, the U.S. military, national restaurant chains, convenience stores and other food retailers.

National Dry Cleaners Inc.

Young Conaway acted as lead counsel to National Dry Cleaners, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. At the time of the bankruptcy, the Debtors owned and operated the largest group of affiliated dry cleaners in the United States. With Young Conaway’s help, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets through several 363 sales.

DVI, Inc.

Young Conway served as counsel for Defendants Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. & Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. in an adversary proceeding gin the chapter 11 cases of DVI, Inc.

Calpine Corporation

Young Conaway acted as counsel for Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company, successor indenture trustee, in the chapter 11 proceeding of Calpine Corporation in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Werner Holding Co. (DE), Inc.

Young Conaway served as co-counsel to Werner Holding Co. (DE) and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors comprised the nation's largest manufacturer and marketer of ladders and other climbing products, producing five principal categories of climbing equipment: (i) single and twin stepladders; (ii) extension, fixed, and multipurpose ladders; (iii) attic ladders; (iv) stages, planks, work platforms, and scaffolds; and (v) assorted climbing product accessories. Young Conaway assisted the Debtors with the successful sale of substantially all of their assets and guided the Debtors through confirmation of a liquidating plan in 2007.

Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc.

Young Conaway served as lead counsel to Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc. in its chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtor was a publicly-traded private label manufacturer and distributor of nonprescription over-the-counter solid dose generic pharmaceutical products in the United States. With Young Conaway’s guidance, the Debtor successfully confirmed its plan of reorganization and emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2006.

American Home Mortgage Holdings Inc.

Young Conaway served as lead counsel to American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. and certain of its affiliates, in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Prior to the bankruptcy filing, the Debtors had engaged in the origination of residential mortgage loans through their retail business and their indirect business. The Debtors' intention was to sell many of the loans they originated, either by transfer into securitization transactions or through whole loan sales to institutional purchasers. With Young Conaway's guidance, the Debtors successfully confirmed their chapter 11 plan of liquidation and emerged from bankrutpcy protection in 2010.

FLYi, Inc.

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel, with Jones Day, to FLYi, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors operated a premier low-fare airline providing all-jet service to 38 destinations in 23 states, with approximately 200 scheduled non-stop flights system-wide every weekday. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets, confirmed their joint plan of liquidation, and emerged from bankruptcy protection on March 30, 2007.

Medifacts International, Inc.

Young Conaway acted as lead counsel to Medifacts International, Inc. in its chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtor was in the business of providing clinical trial services to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies that are developing therapeutic drugs and products. The Debtor was also a global leader in cardiac safety monitoring services, including ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, ECG and Holder. With Young Conaway’s assistance, the Debtor successfully confirmed its chapter 11 plan of reorganization and emerged from bankruptcy in 2007.

Freedom Rings, LLC

Young Conaway served as lead counsel to Freedom Rings in its chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtor operated a number of Krispy Kreme Doughnut franchises and was the exclusive Krispy Kreme area developer for the geographic region encompassing parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtor successfully sold substantially all of its assets and confirmed a liquidating plan in 2006.

Budget Group, Inc.

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel to Budget Group, Inc. and its affiliated debtors, which operated one of the world's largest car and truck rental businesses. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets in a 363 sale, confirmed a joint plan of liquidation, and emerged from bankruptcy protection on May 3, 2004.

KB Toys, Inc.

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel, along with Hale and Dorr LLP, to KB Toys, Inc. and substantially all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in their chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors were, at the time of the chapter 11 proceedings, the nation's leading mall-based and online specialty toy retailer, with approximately $1.5 billion in annual sales. Young Conaway and Hale and Dorr helped the Debtors successfully confirm a chapter 11 plan of reorganization and emerge from bankruptcy in 2005.

Micro Warehouse, Inc. / Bridgeport Holdings, Inc.

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel, along with Kramer Levin, to Mirco Warehouse, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. At the time of the bankruptcy, the Debtors were a specialty catalog and online retailer and direct marketer of brand name personal computers, computer software, accessories, peripherals and networking products to commercial and consumer customers. With the assistance of Young Conaway and Kramer Levin, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets to Gores Services LLC in a 363 sale.

Maxxim Medical Group, Inc

Young Conaway acted as co-counsel, along with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, to Maxxim Medical Group, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. At the time of the bankruptcy, the Debtors were leading developers, manufacturers, distributors, and marketers of a broad range of single-use specialty medical products primarily used in the operating rooms of hospitals and surgery centers. With the assistance of Young Conaway and Willkie, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets to MaxMed Acquisition, LLC in a 363 sale and confirmed a plan of liquidation.

Globalstar, L.P.

Young Conaway served as co-counsel to Globalstar, L.P., along with three of its affiliates, which operate a worldwide low-earth orbit satellite-based digital telecommunications system that provides communications-related services, including voice telephony, data, rescue assistance, disaster relief and environmental and industrial monitoring and control services. Young Conaway has assisted Globalstar in the negotiation and consummation of a sale of substantially all its assets to Thermo Capital Partners, LLC.

Classic Cable Communications

Young Conaway served as co-counsel to Classic Cable and its affiliates, which provided cable television services to markets in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas, Ohio, Kansas, and Colorado. As of the chapter 11 filing, Classic Cable's consolidated cable television operations served over 350,000 cable subscribers.

US Office Products

Young Conaway served as co-counsel to US Office Products and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors constituted one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and business services to corporate customers. US Office Products was also the parent company of non-debtor Mail Boxes Etc., the world's largest franchisor of retail business, communications, and postal service centers, which was sold to United Parcel Service outside of bankruptcy. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets and confirmed a liquidating plan in 2001.