Experience

CenterPoint Properties and HA-LO Industries, Inc.
Bankruptcy
Schiff Hardin represented CenterPoint Properties, the developer and lessor of the headquarters of a debtor, in a case that resulted in new law regarding proration of rent.

Wittur Inc.
Debtor Representation in Chapter 11 Reorganization
Schiff Hardin served as reorganization counsel for Wittur Inc., a manufacturer of elevator cabs, entrances, harmonic and linear door operators, replacement parts for operators, cabs and entrances, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

CenterPoint Properties Trust
Bankruptcy
Schiff Hardin represented CenterPoint Properties Trust in two cases that not only recovered millions of dollars of rent, but yielded recoveries in excess of that paid to other unsecured creditors and made new law favorable to commercial landlords.

Swift Response Helps Bankruptcy Client
Chapter 11 filing and Section 363 Sale
Schiff Hardin represented a manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders for original equipment manufacturers in a Chapter 11 filing and a Section 363 sale of substantially all of its assets under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Public Utility and its Power Trading Unit
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Schiff Hardin represented a power trading unit and its public utility parent in the successful litigation of a $35 million fraudulent transfer and preference claim.

ReNewable Products, Inc.
Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property
Schiff Hardin represented the sublicensee of several patents. When creditors tried to foreclose on the licensee/sublicensor, we devised a plan to use bankruptcy as a defensive measure to avoid termination of our client's licenses.

Laidlaw International, Inc.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our client Laidlaw Inc. was considering the acquisition of another transportation company — We Care Transportation — with which it had a significant joint venture in Erie County (Buffalo), New York.

Mortgage Fraud Litigation
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Schiff Hardin represented the purchaser of residential mortgages in an appraisal/originator fraud ring in its litigation against the perpetrators of the fraud.