Paul M. Nussbaum

Partner, Co-Chair of Business Solutions, Restructuring & Financial Litigation Section
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Paul M. Nussbaum

Paul M. Nussbaum

PARTNER, CO-CHAIR OF BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, RESTRUCTURING & FINANCIAL LITIGATION SECTION
BALTIMORE
T: 410.347.8794
F: 410.223.4394

ROCKVILLE
T: 301.804.3624
F: 410.223.4394

Mr. Nussbaum is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Solutions, Restructuring & Financial Litigation Section, which handles business reorganizations, loan restructurings, Chapter 11 bankruptcies, and related commercial, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation.  He represents debtors, trustees, plan trusts and administrators and creditors' committees in federal and state court litigation.  He focuses his practice on the investigation and pursuit of business fraud and professional liability claims, including director and officer liability and auditing/accounting claims.
 

Recognitions

  • Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Maryland, Band 1 (2010–Present)
  • Benchmark Litigation, Maryland Bankruptcy "Local Litigation Stars" (2010–Present); Benchmark Plaintiffs, "Highly Recommended" (2012–Present)
  • IFLR1000 United States, "Highly Regarded" in Maryland Restructuring and Insolvency (2019-Present)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy (2001–Present); Baltimore Litigation - Bankruptcy "Lawyer of the Year" (2015); Baltimore Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law "Lawyer of the Year" (2011)
  • Maryland Super Lawyers®Bankruptcy and Business Litigation (2007–Present); "Top 10 Maryland Lawyers" (2008); "Top 50 Maryland Lawyers" (2007, 2009–2010)
  • AV Preeminent®: Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
  • Legal 500, Bankruptcy: Northeast, United States (2009)
 

Memberships & Activities

  • Member: Board of Directors, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member: Bankruptcy Bar Association, District of Maryland
  • Member: American Bar Association 
  • Life Fellow:  American Bar Foundation
  • Law Clerk, Honorable Prudence B. Abram, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District New York 1984-1985
  • Best Lawyers Designation
  • Benchmark Litigation Designation
  • Chambers and Partners Designation

Representative Cases as Debtors’ Counsel in Chapter 11 Reorganizations

  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for multi-billion dollar gas-transmission company
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for world's largest publicly-traded timeshare resort company
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for national physician practice management company with over 250 subsidiaries
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for publicly-traded internet company
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for publicly-traded construction company
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for mass-tort asbestos defendant
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for publicly-traded education franchisor
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for international hospitality-supply company
  • Chapter 11 debtors' counsel for owner and operator of electric-generation facility
 

Representative Cases as Creditors' Committee Counsel in Chapter 11 Reorganizations

  • Creditors' Committee counsel for AmLaw 100 law firm in Chapter 11 reorganization
  • Creditors' Committee counsel for national real estate investment trust in Chapter 11 reorganization
  • Creditors' Committee counsel for national convenience store chain in Chapter 11 reorganization
  • Creditors' Committee counsel for billion-dollar logistics and fuel-transportation business in Chapter 11 reorganization
 

Representative Cases in Bankruptcy Litigation, Professional Liability, Corporate Governance and Commercial Litigation

  • Special Litigation Counsel to Chapter 7 Trustee in hundreds of avoidance actions in addition to D&O and accountant malpractice action and lender liability claims against secured creditors
  • Represented Litigation Trust in an action to avoid fraudulent conveyances to former shareholders by the debtor in complex leveraged buyout transaction
  • Counsel to multiple hedge-fund lenders in prosecuting fraud claims against equity sponsors and directors and officers of a bankrupt automotive parts reconditioning company
  • Counsel to Trustee of Liquidating Trust in investigation and pursuit of claims in excess of $1.8 billion against a former officer and the directors for violations of corporate governance principles, including breaches of fiduciary duty
  • Counsel to Trustee of Litigation Trust for professional malpractice claims and suits against former officers, financial advisors and professionals
  • Special Counsel to Creditors Trust of international athletic-wear manufacturer and retailer in investigation and resolution of accounting and insider-liability claims
  • Counsel to Litigation Trustee for international airline service company, including professional malpractice and director and officer liability claims

ARTICLES

Client Alert: The So-Called “New” Provisions of The Maryland Commercial Receivership Act

The Maryland Commercial Receivership Act (the “Receivership Act”) will take effect on October 1, 2019.[1]  Some have described the Receivership Act as a “radical change” of law.  In reality, however, experienced insolvency attorneys and receivers will have no learning curve because such practitioners have been navigating through these so-called “new” provisions of the Receivership Act for decades.  

NEWS

36 Whiteford Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that thirty-six of its attorneys are listed among the 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

13 Whiteford Lawyers Recognized by Benchmark Litigation in 2024

Benchmark Litigation, the widely respected guide to leading litigation firms and lawyers, has announced that thirteen Whiteford attorneys have been named 2024 “Litigation Stars,” “Future Stars,” “Labor and Employment Stars,” and “40 & Under” in DC, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia (*new recognition in 2024).

A Record 87 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2024, Ten Selected as “Ones to Watch”

87 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 (copyright 2023 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). New practice areas of recognition include CleanTech Law and Entertainment and Sports Law. The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington offices. Client comments are posted on the Best Lawyers website, at bestlawfirms.com.

16 Whiteford Lawyers Recognized by Benchmark Litigation in 2023

Benchmark Litigation, the widely respected guide to leading litigation firms and lawyers, has announced that sixteen Whiteford attorneys have been named 2023 “Litigation Stars,” “Future Stars,” “Labor and Employment Stars,” and “40 & Under Hotlist” in DC, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

73 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2023, Six Selected as “Lawyer of the Year”

73 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 (copyright 2022 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.com.

Chambers Honors Whiteford in 14 Practice Areas

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has once again ranked the firm highly in its 2022 list of leading firms and business lawyers. This year’s recognition includes 29 attorneys in 14 practice areas at the National and State level.

16 Whiteford Lawyers Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

Benchmark Litigation, the widely respected guide to leading litigation firms and lawyers has announced that sixteen Whiteford attorneys have been named 2022 “Litigation Stars,” “Future Stars,” “Labor and Employment Stars,” and “40 & Under Hotlist” in DC, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

75 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2022, Eight Named “Ones to Watch”

A record 75 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 (copyright 2021 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.com.

Chambers Honors Whiteford in 11 Practice Areas

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has once again ranked the firm highly in its 2021 list of leading firms and business lawyers. This year’s recognition includes 25 attorneys in 11 practice areas in 3 states and the District of Columbia.

71 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2021, Six Named “Lawyer of the Year”

A record 71 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 (copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.com.

Chambers Honors Whiteford in 10 Practice Areas

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has once again ranked the firm highly in its 2020 list of leading firms and business lawyers. This year’s recognition includes 23 attorneys in 10 practice areas in 3 states and the District of Columbia.

A Record 11 Whiteford Lawyers Recognized as Benchmark Litigation Stars

Earlier this year, Benchmark Litigation named Whiteford, Taylor & Preston its 2019 “Maryland Law Firm of the Year.” Today, the widely respected guide to leading litigation firms and lawyers has announced that a record eleven Whiteford attorneys have been named 2020 “Litigation Stars” and “Future Stars” in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
 

U.S. News Awards Top-Tier Rankings to 46 Whiteford Practices, Including 18 Nationally

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that U.S. News and World Report - Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” has awarded the firm exemplary rankings for 2019.  Eighteen of the firm’s practices are ranked at the national level, including two practices with national Tier 1 rankings:  Litigation and Bankruptcy.  At the state level, an additional forty-six practices have been ranked in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and VA.

57 WTP Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2019, Four Named "Lawyer of the Year"

57 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 (copyright 2018 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site.

59 WTP Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2018, Two Named "Lawyer of the Year"

59 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 (copyright 2017 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Maryland, Washington and Virginia offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.com.

In addition, two lawyers were selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for their particular areas of practice.


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and 29 Lawyers Honored by Chambers and Partners

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has once again ranked the firm highly in its 2017 list of leading firms and business lawyers. This year’s recognition includes a record 29 attorneys in 4 states, the District of Columbia and Afghanistan. 


59 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2017, Eight Named as "Lawyers of the Year"

Fifty-nine lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 (copyright 2016 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Maryland, Washington and Virginia offices.

In addition, eight lawyers were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” for their particular areas of practice. 


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Recognized in 2016 Benchmark Litigation

The 2016 edition of Benchmark Litigation has ranked Whiteford, Taylor & Preston as “Highly Recommended” in Maryland.  The ranking is the publication’s top rating and identifies those firms it deems “dominant” in the state.

In addition, Benchmark Litigation named eight lawyers from the firm as Maryland “Local litigation Stars.”   The selected lawyers represent the broad diversity of the firm’s litigation experience, from sophisticated business litigation to bankruptcy to products liability.


63 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Four Named as "Lawyers of the Year"

Sixty-three lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015 (copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Maryland, Washington and Virginia offices.

In addition, four lawyers were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” in the Baltimore region for their particular areas of practice.


Paul Nussbaum Presents at Bankruptcy Bar Association's 18th Annual Spring Break Weekend on "Ethical Issues in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases"

Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP is pleased to announce that Paul M. Nussbaum, Chair of the firm’s Business Reorganizations and Bankruptcy Litigation group, addressed the Bankruptcy Bar Association at its 18th Annual Spring Break Weekend on "Ethical Issues in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases" in Annapolis on May 3, 2014.

The program, designed for leading practitioners in the bankruptcy arena, included Maryland Bankruptcy Judges as well as visiting judges from both Virginia and Washington D.C and attorneys from an array of regional law firms. 


Fifty-Four Whiteford Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Maryland

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that 54 of its Maryland-based attorneys are listed among the 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

The firm is particularly proud of the young lawyers who are recognized as “Rising Stars” and the three partners who received special recognition -- Edward Buxbaum and Dwight Stone in the Top 100, and Mary Claire Chesshire in the Top 50 Women.


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Recognized in 2014 Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Plaintiff

The 2014 editions of Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Plaintiffs have ranked Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in the top tier of litigation firms in Maryland.

Eight lawyers from the firm were named as Maryland “Local litigation Stars” in Benchmark Litigation, and three of them were also named in Benchmark Plaintiffs. In addition, Daniel Griffith, the head of the firm’s Wilmington office, continued to be listed as a “Future Star” in the rankings for Delaware.


61 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America; Nine Named as "Lawyers of the Year"

Sixty-one lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Maryland, Washington and Virginia offices, including the firm's new Roanoke office.

In addition, nine lawyers were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” in their jurisdictions and areas of practice.


Whiteford Taylor Receives "Trailblazer Award" from the Equal Justice Council

Whiteford Taylor & Preston was very honored to receive a Trailblazers Award from the Equal Justice Council of Maryland Legal Aid on June 18, 2013.

The Council noted that Trailblazer Awards are given to firms that have "continuously demonstrated their commitment to ensuring equal access to justice and support of Maryland Legal Aid…"


WTP's Bankruptcy Litigation Group Receives Highest Maryland Rating from Chambers and Partners

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has ranked the firm's Bankruptcy Litigation practice "Band 1," the highest ranking, which again makes it the only bankruptcy practice in the state to receive this ranking. It is based on the entire group's work, but calls out specifically three partners in the group.  Other than the lawyers in WTP's bankruptcy litigation group, only seven other lawyers across the nation received a Band 1 rating in Bankruptcy Litigation.


Paul Nussbaum Named to Equal Justice Council

Paul M. Nussbaum, Chair of the Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Litigation group at Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, has been appointed to the Equal Justice Council.

The Council is a group of lawyers in private practice who serve as the fundraising arm of Maryland Legal Aid. The Council's mission is both to increase Legal Aid's resources, so it can better meet the needs of low-income people, and also to serve as ambassadors to the public about the importance of Legal Aid's programs.


Sixty-Four Whiteford Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that 64 of its attorneys are listed among the 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in three states.

The firm is particularly proud of the young lawyers who are recognized as “Rising Stars”; the four partners who are listed in the Top 100 in Maryland – Edward Buxbaum, Edwin Fee, William Ryan, and Dwight Stone; and the 16 who are named for the first time this year.


60 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America Five Named as "Lawyers of the Year"

Sixty lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.).

This represents an increase of seven over last year.  The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Maryland, Washington and Virginia offices.

In addition, five lawyers were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” in their jurisdictions and areas of practice.


Ryan, Nussbaum and Hroblak Listed in Benchmark Plaintiff 2013

Legal Media Group, publisher of the well-known guide Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys, which focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States, also researches and ranks the nation’s top plaintiff lawyers in their Benchmark Plaintiff guide. 


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and 14 Partners Named as Leaders in the Legal Profession by Chambers and Partners

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has again ranked the firm highly in its 2012/2013 list of America’s leading firms and business lawyers. 

In addition, fourteen of the firm’s partners received individual recognition, including Kevin Hroblak, who was rated this year for the first time in the Litigation category.  Mr. Hroblak is co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department and a leading member of the Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Litigation practice.


Forty-Six Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Maryland; Five in Maryland Listed in “Top 100”

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that 46 of its attorneys are listed among the 2012 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

The firm is particularly proud of the five who are listed in the Top 100 in Maryland – Edward Buxbaum, Edwin Fee, Paul Nussbaum, William Ryan, and Dwight Stone. Selection of the Top 100 lawyers in a jurisdiction is strictly based on the highest scores in the Super Lawyer judging process, and Whiteford is one of the two firms with the most names on the list.

Hroblak, Nussbaum & Ryan Listed in Inaugural Edition of Benchmark Plaintiff 2012

For the first time, Legal Media Group, publisher of the well-known guide Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys, which focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States, has researched and ranked the nation’s top plaintiff lawyers in their new Benchmark Plaintiff guide. 


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and 11 Attorneys Listed in Benchmark Litigation 2012

The 2012 edition of Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys has once again ranked Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in the top tier of litigation firms in Maryland, with more ranked lawyers than any other firm on the list.

Ten lawyers from the firm were named as “Local litigation stars” and one as a “Future Star.”

Only seven firms in Maryland received the highest ranking of “Highly recommended,” which indicates those firms deemed “dominant” in the state.


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and 13 Partners Named as Leaders in the Legal Profession by Chambers and Partners

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is delighted to announce that Chambers and Partners has highly ranked the firm and 13 of its attorneys in its 2011 list of America’s leading firms and business lawyers. 

Newly rated this year was Joseph Mezzanotte, co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate practice.

As in the past, the firm was recognized in Maryland in six separate categories of practices. As before, the firm’s Bankruptcy Litigation practice is the only one in Maryland ranked in Band One, the highest rating. 


Best Lawyers Names Nussbaum and Wright As 2011 Baltimore "Lawyers of the Year"

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP is delighted to announce that Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America has named two of the firm's partners as the Lawyer of the Year in Baltimore in their areas of practice: Paul M. Nussbaum has been named the 2011 Baltimore Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year, and Robert M. Wright has been named the 2011 Baltimore Construction Lawyer of the Year.


Nussbaum Presents at American Bankruptcy Institute's Mid-Atlantic Conference

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston (WTP) attorney Paul M. Nussbaum presented on Intercreditor Issues in a plenary session of the American Bankruptcy Institute's 6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop in Cambridge, Maryland, on August 6, 2010. The session was moderated by James E. O'Neill, Esq., of Wilmington, DE.


Super Lawyers: A NEW YORK YANKEES FAN IN BALTIMORE'S BANKRUPTCY COURT

In 1984, when Paul Nussbaum graduated from California Western School of Law, his peers were specializing in securities litigation, international law and white-collar crime. Exciting areas. Nussbaum, meanwhile, was unsure of his direction until, in his final year, he took a bankruptcy elective and scored the top grade in the class. "I found it incredibly fascinating," Nussbaum says. "It was the first area of the law I found that I was able to comprehensively appreciate and understand how it worked, and why the process and legal proceedings were there, and the benefits and creativity it allowed for a practitioner. I thought, 'This is something that would really be fun.'"


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and 12 Attorneys Listed in Benchmark Litigation 2010

Ten lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in Maryland and two in Delaware have been selected by Euromoney's Legal Media Group as "leading litigation attorneys." Their names appeared in the 2010 edition of the guide Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys. This is an increase of six over last year. In Maryland, the firm has substantially more ranked lawyers than any other firm on the list.


WTP Client Caruso Homes Emerges from Bankruptcy

Caruso Homes, headquartered in Crofton, Md., has had its plan of reorganization filed under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code confirmed by the Honorable Judge F. Schneider of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, according to Jeffrey Caruso, president of the firm he founded in 1986.


WTP's Nussbaum and Hroblak Highly Ranked by Legal 500

Paul Nussbaum and Kevin Hroblak, partners in WTP's Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy group, have been singled out in an international lawyer rating as among the leading bankruptcy lawyers in the Northeast region of the United States.


Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Obtains $6.625 Million Recovery for Bankrupt Furniture Manufacturer and Retailer from Directors and Certain Officers

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP's (WTP) pursuit of claims against the former directors and certain officers of The Rowe Companies and its two subsidiaries, Rowe Furniture, Inc. and Storehouse, Inc., has resulted in a $6.625 million settlement for the firm's clients, Donald F. King, the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee of Rowe Furniture, Inc., and Guy A. Davis, the Chief Liquidation Officer of bankrupt Storehouse, Inc. and the Liquidating Trustee of The Rowe Companies.


Paul M. Nussbaum: "The Best Bankruptcy Lawyer in Maryland" - Benchmark Litigation

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP (WTP) is pleased to announce that the firm, having one of the largest litigation departments in Maryland, has been "highly recommended" in the Benchmark Litigation 2009 listing of Maryland litigation firms. WTP attorneys Harry S. Johnson (Products Liability), Paul M. Nussbaum (Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring), William F. Ryan, Jr. (Commercial), and Steven E. Tiller (Technology and Intellectual Property) were listed as "local litigation stars," and Alexander W. Koff (Global) and Brent C.


Nussbaum and Ryan Present at Global Distressed Debt West Coast Investor Forum

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston (WTP) attorneys, Paul M. Nussbaum and William F. Ryan, Jr., presented on Investing In Distressed Securities During Troubled Economic Times at the International Quality and Productivity Center's (IPCQ) Global Distressed Debt West Coast Investor Forum, Los Angeles, California, on March 31-April 2, 2008.


Nussbaum and Ryan Speak at Global Distressed Debt Investor Forum

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston (WTP) attorneys, Paul M. Nussbaum and William F. Ryan, Jr., recently spoke at the International Quality and Productivity Center’s (IPCQ) Global Distressed Debt Investor Forum – Investment Strategies, Risk Assessment and Turnaround Management which took place at The Westin New York at Times Square on September 17-19, 2007. 


Porter Hayden to Emerge from Chapter 11

The federal bankruptcy court and the U.S. District Court in Maryland have both approved Porter Hayden Company’s Chapter 11 plan, giving the Baltimore-based company the green light to emerge from bankruptcy more than four years after it was driven into Chapter 11 by asbestos-related personal injury claims.


Seven WTP Lawyers Named in Best Lawyers in America

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P., is pleased to announce that Ward B. Coe III (Business Litigation), Robert B. Curran (Corporate Law), Paul M. Nussbaum (Bankruptcy), Jeanne M. Phelan (Labor and Employment Law), Joseph K. Pokempner (Labor and Employment Law), William B. Whiteford (Medical Malpractice Litigation) and Larry M. Wolf (Labor and Employment Law) have been recognized in 2003/2004 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White.