Michael Menkowitz

About Michael Menkowitz

For five consecutive years, Michael has been ranked as one of the leading bankruptcy and…

Experience

1. Partner

   Fox Rothschild

   Jan 1991 — Present · Philadelphia, PA

   Most notably, Michael has handled the following matters:• Counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee in Hospital Partners of America, a Charlotte, NC-based holding company that developed and operated hospitals in partnership with physicians• Counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee in Winstar Communications, a billion dollar Chapter 7 case in the District of Delaware • Counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee in Dollarland, a chain of forty-six stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland • Counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee in American Tissue, one of the largest manufacturers of tissue paper in the United States • Representation of Vacation Charters (Split Rock Lodge) in a successful reorganization under Chapter 11 • Representation of the unsecured creditors committee in the Chapter 11 case of one of the former principals of Nutri-SystemsFor more than two decades, Michael has represented secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees and debtors in a multitude of workout and bankruptcy matters, including complex chapter 7 and 11 cases. He is experienced in a variety of industries including health care, retail, manufacturing, financial services, automotive and others. In addition, Michael has represented state and federal receivers, gaining a keen understanding of the many issues and pressures they face.As co-chair of the firm\'s Automotive Practice, Michael also has extensive experience representing automobile dealers as general counsel, including the largest Mercedes-Benz dealership in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has aided automotive clients with issues such as:• Tax controversies - federal and state, including state sales tax disputes • Labor and employment law and compliance issues • Benefits - pension and profit-sharing plans, ESOPs and others • Environmental matters • Litigation • Estate planning • Real estate - including buying and selling of stores

Skills

• Litigation
• Restructuring
• Microsoft Word
• Chapter 11
• Bankruptcy
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint