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James T. Bentley is a special counsel in the New York office, where he represents secured and unsecured creditors, debtor-in-possession lenders, acquirers, plan sponsors and others in reorganizations and out-of-court workouts.
Selected Representations
Counsel to D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund LP as secured creditor, DIP lender and stalking horse bidder in Chapter 11 cases of Everything But Water et al (retail).
Counsel to indenture trustee, in the Chapter 11 case of Downey Financial Corp. (banking).
Counsel to Panasonic Automotive Corporation of America as trade creditor in the Chapter 11 cases of Delphi Corporation (automotive).
Counsel to D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund LP as secured creditor, DIP lender and stalking horse bidder in Chapter 11 cases of Millcreek Broadcasting, LLC et al (radio broadcasting).
Counsel to syndicate of secured lenders as credit-bid acquirers in Chapter 11 Case of Pappas Telecasting Inc. television broadcasting).
Counsel to Wells Fargo Capital Finance as secured creditor and exit lender in Chapter 11 case of Mahalo Energy Corporation (oil and gas).
Counsel to secured creditor in Chapter 11 case of Osyka Corp. (oil and gas).
Counsel to Wells Fargo Capital Finance as secured creditor in Chapter 11 case of Oceanaire Restaurant Company (restaurant).
Counsel to certain bondholders in Chapter 11 case of Apex Silver Mines (energy).
Counsel to various multi-employer benefit funds as unsecured creditors in Chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy cases (labor).
Counsel to seller in Chapter 11 case of Caritas Healthcare (hospitals).
Selected Publications
“Reception Unclear: Media Company Restructurings Present Unique Issues,” Turnarounds & Workouts, February 2012 (quoted)
“Must Credit Bidding Be Permitted In Plan Sales To Satisfy The Bankruptcy Code’s Fair And Equitable Standard?: How The Third And Seventh Circuits Reached Different Answers To The Same Question,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, December 2011 (co-author)
“Restructuring Troubled Media Firms: Practical Tips for Creditors,” Troubled Company Reporter, Dec. 22, 2011 (co-author)
“Secured Creditors’ Credit Bid Rights Under Cramdown Plan,” Equipment Leasing Newsletter, December 2011 (co-author)
“Seventh Circuit Upholds Secured Creditors’ Credit Bid Rights Under Cramdown Plan,” The Bankruptcy Strategist, September 2011 (co-author)
“Seventh Circuit Upholds Secured Creditors’ Credit Bid Rights Under Plan,” SRZ Client Alert, July 5, 2011 (co-author)
“Camouflaged Collateral: ‘All Asset’ Liens May Not Include Proceeds of D&O Insurance Policies in Bankruptcy,” Bloomberg Bankruptcy Law Reporter, March 21, 2011 (co-author)
“Not So ‘Silent’: Second Lien Creditor Allowed to Oppose Bid Procedures,” ABI Committee News, Secured Creditor Committee, December 2010 (co-author)
“Third Circuit Refines Break-Up Standard,” SRZ Client Alert, Feb. 4, 2010 (co-author)
“Florida Bankruptcy Judge Holds ‘Savings Clause’ Unenforceable When Voiding Guarantees as Fraudulent Transfers,” SRZ Client Alert, Oct. 30, 2009 (co-author)
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Memberships
American Bankruptcy Institute
New York City Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- Southern District, New York
- Eastern District, New York
Education
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Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2002
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Boston College, B.A., 1996
Prior Experience
Law Clerk to Hon. Carla E. Craig, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D.N.Y., 2004-05
Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, P.C., 2002-04
Associate, Banking and Finance Department
Citigroup, 1996-2002
Assistant Vice President, Global Corporate Banking Group