New York license and practice

Michael P. Kessler is admitted to practice law in New York and is currently registered with the New York State Unified Court System (New York State Bar #4055455). Verify the current individual Bar record at New York State Bar record before hiring an attorney.

Michael P. Kessler is an Optional Service Partner at Proskauer Rose LLP in New York, where his practice focuses on the out-of-court restructuring and bankruptcy representation of large, public company chapter 11 debtors, including Capmark Financial Group, LNR Corporation, Lehman Brothers and SemGroup. He also represents large creditors, creditors’ committees and equity interests in bankruptcy cases, including the chapter 11 cases of MF Global, Delphi Corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Avianca Airlines, Federal Mogul Corporation and Metromedia Fiber Network. His work also covers complex bankruptcy litigation, including fraudulent conveyance, substantive consolidation, debt subordination and recharacterization, and lender liability claims. He earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, and was admitted to practice in New York in 2002. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, including as Lawyer of the Year, and by New York Super Lawyers.

Matters this legal field covers

Bankruptcy legal work may cover chapter 11 restructuring, creditor claims, fraudulent conveyance litigation, debt subordination and related proceedings.

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