Overview
BFKN is pleased to welcome Alexander F. Berk to the firm as an associate in our Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Group. Alex has experience in many key aspects of business reorganizations, workouts, and bankruptcies. Alex represents secured and unsecured lenders, vendors, landlords, other creditors, and debtors in litigation and transactional matters in bankruptcy cases. For these myriad representations, Alex has negotiated and drafted Chapter 11 plans of reorganization and liquidation, restructuring support agreements, plan support agreements, bid procedures, sale orders, debtor-in-possession financing documents, and settlement agreements.
His in-court experience includes arguing contested motions on issues ranging from professional retention to plan confirmation. Alex’s representation of commercial landlords includes asserting claims and recovering possession of leased premises in tenant bankruptcies and assignments for the benefit of creditors. Outside of the courtroom, Alex’s restructuring experience includes representing secured lenders, borrowers, and third-party purchasers in restructuring transactions, including distressed asset sales under UCC Article 9 and debt refinancings. Prior to joining BFKN, Alex was a member of the restructuring group at Mayer Brown LLP.
"We are thrilled that Alex has joined the Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Group. He is an integral part of our continued expansion, adding a wealth of complex restructuring and Chapter 11 bankruptcy experience. His intellect and dedication to pro bono work make Alex an excellent fit that will enhance our team." — Nathan Q. Rugg, Chair, Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Group
Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Group
BFKN’s Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Group brings extensive experience in all aspects of business reorganizations and bankruptcies. We have represented secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, state regulatory agencies, financial institutions, lessors of both real and personal property, asset purchasers in sales under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, and bondholders’ interests in many cases, including large, complex Chapter 11 cases.