Experience
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.
Questex Media Group, Inc.
Distributed Energy Systems Corp.
Young Conway acted as lead counsel to Distributed Energy Systems Corp. and Northern Power Systems Inc. in their chapter 11 proceeding before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Prior to their bankruptcy filing, the Debtors were involved in a wide range of businesses, including the design and sale of power generation equipment; engineering, procurement and construction of distributed power systems; the design and sale of direct drive wind turbines; and the servicing of fossil fuel power generation equipment. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors successfully liquidated substantially all of their assets in a series of 363 sales.
Bandanco Acquisition Corporation
Randa Luggage Holdings Corp.
Young Conaway acted as lead counsel to Randa Luggage Holdings Corp. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors were a leading manufacturer, distributer, and marketer of luggage, casual bags, backpacks, and business cases for men and women. With Young Conaway's assistance, the Debtors successfuly liquidated their assets, wound down their operations and the bankruptcy cases were dismissed in 2009.
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.
DBSI, Inc.
Young Conaway acted as lead counsel to DBSI, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their chapter 11 proceeding before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors collectively comprised a network of real estate entities which had interests in numerous commercial real estate projects and businesses.
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.
American Fibers and Yarns Company
Young Conway acted as lead counsel to American Fibre & Yarns and certain of its subsidiaries, the largest supplier of solution-dyed Polypropylene filament yarns, in their chapter 11 case in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. With the assistance of Young Conaway, the Debtors received approval for the sale substantially all of their assets to Maynards Industries (1991) Inc. for a purchase price of $1,550,000.
KCMVNO, Inc., f/k/a Movida Communications, Inc.
Movida was the first and largest MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) committed to delivering wireless services to Hispanic communities. Serving as lead counsel to Movida, Young Conaway obtained expedited Bankruptcy Court approval of the sale of substantially all of the assets of Movida pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and confirmation of Movida’s Chapter 11 plan of liquidation in 2008.
Movida Communications, Inc.
Young Conaway acted as lead counsel to Movida Communications, Inc. in its chapter 11 proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtor was a Mobile Virtual Network Operator, which provided pay-as-you-go wireless voice and data communications service, without owning its own cellular telephone network. With Young Conaway’s assistance, the Debtors successfully sold substantially all of their assets in a 363 sale and confirmed a plan of liquidation in 2009.
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.
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