Stanley Samorajczyk | Annapolis Bankruptcy Lawyer

Representation of a major insurance company with extensive exposure for asbestos claims.  Negotiated "insurance neutral" provisions in reorganization plans confirmed in the Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Federal Mogul Corp. Bankruptcy cases.

Debtors counsel in the successful chapter 11 reorganization of Criimi Mae, Inc., a commercial mortgage company structured as a REIT and the leading player in the commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) market.

Debtors counsel in the successful billion dollar chapter 11 reorganization of Toshoku America, Inc., one of the world's largest purchasers of unprocessed foods and commodities.  Client was forced into bankruptcy by the Tokyo insolvency filing of its parent, Toshoku Ltd., Japan's largest trading company.  Case involved extensive multi-party negotiations in the U.S. and Japan with numerous suppliers, banks, government agencies and the court appointed Trustees in the Japanese insolvency case.

Counsel to a lender with more than $1.3 billion in loans to a group of financially troubled utilities in chapter 11, leading to the ultimate restructuring of some loans and the liquidation of a portion of the collateral.

Debtors counsel in chapter 11 case of a 120 physician medical clinic which resulted in acquisition of the clinic by a national hospital operator without interruption of patient care.

Counsel to the Canadian Government in protecting critical assets of the financially troubled prime contractor on the construction of the Northumberland Strait Bridge between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Trustee’s counsel in the successful chapter 11 reorganization of the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co., the oldest railroad in continuous operation in the U.S.

Counsel to the Japanese parent of a U.S. manufacturer of sophisticated computer chip assembly line equipment.  Negotiated terms in the chapter 11 plan of the subsidiary which provided the parent with the world wide protection against claims relating to the subsidiary’s business operations.

Pro bono representation of the financially troubled Washington Free Clinic in its restructuring and acquisition by another clinic which resulted in uninterrupted medical care for thousands of homeless and indigent residents of Washington, D.C.

Representation of a large mortgage insurance company in pursuing claims for extraordinary losses from a real estate development scheme.  Subsequently served as co-counsel in the client's rehabilitation proceeding under CA law.

Representation of National Department Store Chain in the $987 million bankruptcy auction purchase of two leading regional Department Store Groups.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Practice Manager	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld		1992-2008
Partner	Hazel & Thomas		1979-1992

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America	J.D.	Law School	1967
Georgetown University	B.A.		1964

State / Court	Date
Virginia	1970
District of Columbia	1968

• American College of Bankruptcy, Regent, 2006-2010, Fellow 1991-Present
  
  Best Lawyers in America, 1993 - Present
  
  Chambers USA – Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004 - Present
  
  American Bar Association
  
  American Bankruptcy Institute
  
  Virginia State Bar
  
  District of Columbia Bar
  
  Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
  
  

• Best Lawyers in America - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 1993 - 2014
  
  Chambers USA Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004 - Present
  
  Who’s Who Legal USA – Insolvency & Restructuring
  
  International Who’s Who of Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers, 2011
  
  Corporate Counsel’s Top Lawyers, 2008
  
  Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, 2011
  
  Top Attorneys in Washington D.C., Metro Area, 2011
  
  

• “Chapter 11 Reorganization Flaws” – Bankruptcy Practice in VA, VA State Bar, 2004, 2009
  
  “Chapter 11 as a Creative Business Tool”, Virginia Lawyer, 1992
  
  

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