John D. Demmy

Utilities and energy providers, commercial landlords, equipment lessors, institutional and other lenders, trade creditors, executives and other unsecured and contract creditors are among the clients who rely on John to help them navigate complex bankruptcy cases and litigation.

Select representations include:

• An insurer group in the negotiation and obtaining of court approval of a $163 million settlement of a bankruptcy case involving nearly 100 personal injury claims caused by allegedly defective, exploding gas cans.
• A manufacturer and supplier of surgical implant devices with $20 million+ in annual sales in Chapter 11 reorganization case resulting in confirmed plan. 
• Retail footwear companies in successful Chapter 11 reorganization involving restructuring of nearly $30 million pursuant to a debt acquisition of debtor entities by plan funder.

John's immersion in the Delaware legal community positions him to handle commercial litigation, formation of alternative entities and a variety of other business-related matters across the breadth of the state's legal system, including cases in the state's District Court, Superior Court, and Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Select representations include:

• Various insurers in the settlement of mass tort claims and the structuring of such settlements in aggregate amounts in excess of $1 billion. 
• Video game company in the acquisition of video game software and other intellectual property valued in excess of $10 million.
• Opinions provided in non-consolidation and "Delaware LLC" matters in numerous real estate related loans and re-financings. 
• Opinions provided in several deals involving the securitization of New York City tax liens and the re-financing of commercial real estate each in excess of one billion dollars in the aggregate.