Benjamin W. Kadden
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Band 1 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Benjamin (Ben) Kadden is the Managing Partner of Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard and co-leader of the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Section. Ben focuses on several practice areas including bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights; corporate and commercial law; mergers and acquisitions; litigation; and asset-based finance.
Career
Ben has served as lead counsel for various Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, including acting as lead counsel in the Chapter 11 case of JAB Energy Solutions II, LLC, Burkhalter Rigging, Inc., Whistler Energy II, LLC, Midway Oilfield Constructors, Inc., Harvest Oil & Gas, LLC, A&B Valve and Piping Systems, L.L.C., Graham Gulf, Inc., and Virgin Oil Company, Inc., and as special counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Trico Marine bankruptcy. He has also served as Debtor’s counsel in a number of Chapter 11 proceedings, including Gulf Fleet Holdings, Inc., East Cameron Partners, L.P., and Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co.
Admitted to practice in Louisiana and Texas, Ben has served as special or local counsel in several large Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the Southern District of Texas, including serving as special counsel for the Debtors in the Seadrill Partners, LLC case and serving as local counsel for an Indenture Trustee in the FTS International, Inc. and Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC cases. Ben also acted as local counsel for the debtor-in-possession lender and stalking horse purchaser in the Bouchard Transportation Co. bankruptcy. Each of these matters provide much-needed perspective with respect to the interests, concerns, and goals of secured lenders and related parties.
Ben has also represented numerous liquidating and litigating trusts arising out of confirmed plans of reorganization, including the post-conformation trusts created Burkhalter Rigging, Inc., Whistler Energy II, LLC, Graham Gulf, Inc., Harvest Oil & Gas, LLC, Torch Offshore, Inc., Gulf Fleet Holdings, Inc., and Virgin Oil Company, Inc. He has also participated in a number of merger and acquisition transactions pertaining to numerous businesses based in the Gulf Coast region, with a focus upon representation of non-public buyers and sellers in equity and asset sales. Because of his experience in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, Ben has knowledge regarding the purchase or sale of assets by distressed companies, including navigating the process while a buyer or seller is in bankruptcy.
Ben is admitted to practice and regularly does so in the following jurisdictions: Louisiana, Texas, U.S. Fifth Circuit, and all U.S. District Courts in Louisiana and Texas.
Publications
- "Navigating Bankrupt Seas - For the Benefit of Maritime Operators," Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, with Delos Flint, Jr., 2019
- "What One Court Giveth; Another Court Taketh Away: Understanding LOWLA and the Impact of Recent Decisions on the Breadth of the Protections Afforded to Claimants by the Louisiana Legislature," Mineral Law Institute Papers, with Meredith S. Grabill, 2019
- “Local Bankruptcy Rules: Louisiana (E.D. La.),” Practical Law Practice Bankruptcy & Restructuring, with Meredith S. Grabill, 2018
Professional Memberships
Judge Jerry A. Brown Louisiana Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
Louisiana Disciplinary Board
Louisiana State Bar Association - Past Bankruptcy Section Chair
Texas Bar Association
Turnaround Management Association
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Louisiana
Texas
Education
Tulane University Law School
Juris Doctor
2003 - 2005
Louisiana State University
Bachelor of Art
1999 - 2002
Awards
Best Lawyers
The Best Lawyers in America
2023
Lawyer of the Year
The Best Lawyers in America
2023
Super Lawyers
Louisiana Super Lawyers
2023
Top Lawyers
New Orleans Magazine
2022
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
2023
Citizen Lawyer Award
Louisiana State Bar Association
2018
Articles, highlights and press releases
17 items provided by Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard
Christopher Caplinger Earns Business Bankruptcy Law Specialization Certification
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, a leading law firm in Louisiana, is proud to announce that Christopher T. Caplinger, a shareholder in the firm's New Orleans office, has been certified as a specialist in business bankruptcy law by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.
Lugenbuhl Congratulates Benjamin W. Kadden’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’ Award and Twenty-Four Attorneys Re
Benjamin W. Kadden earns coveted ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Litigation-Bankruptcy in New Orleans by Best Lawyers in America© for 2023. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored with a "Lawyer of the Year" designation. Kadden, Lugenbuhl’s Managing Partner, is also recogniz
Lugenbuhl’s Bankruptcy Practice Recognized as a Leading Firm in Chambers and Partners USA 2022 Guide
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard’s Bankruptcy Practice has been ranked in Chambers USA Guide for a fourth consecutive year.
Benjamin W. Kadden Scheduled to Speak at PLANO Event February 23
Benjamin W. Kadden joins a panel discussion about Bankruptcy Issues in the Oil & Gas Industry at the Professional Landmen’s Association of New Orleans (PLANO) Executive Night and Educational Seminar. The event includes a full day of activities to include an up-close Mardi Gras experience from the pr
Benjamin Kadden, Ashley Belleau, and Alicia Bendana Join the LSBA’s Bankruptcy Law 2022 Webinar Seri
Benjamin Kadden, Ashley Belleau, and Alicia Bendana are all scheduled to speak during the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law 2022 scheduled to be held April 20. This all-day webinar series entitled Key Issues Lawyers Need to Know will be broken into two parts.
22 Lugenbuhl Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Attorneys selected to the lists are deemed to have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers for this distinction each year, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected as
Benjamin Kadden Co-presenter at LSU Law Center's 27th Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference
Benjamin W. Kadden was invited to co-present at Louisiana State University Law Center's 27th Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference that took place Wednesday, December 1 in Baton Rouge.
Ten Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in New Orleans Magazine’s 2021 ‘Top Lawyers’ List
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces ten of our lawyers have been recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s 2021 Top Lawyers List.
Twenty-Three Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in 2022 ‘Best Lawyers’ and ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch’ E
Lugenbuhl celebrates twenty-three lawyers recognized in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, and Best Lawyers in America©:Ones to Watch.
26 Lugenbuhl Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Inside New Orleans Readers’ Favorite, “Elite Lawyers”
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been recognized in the 2022 Inside New Orleans Readers’ Favorite, “Elite Lawyers” Edition.
Christopher Caplinger Elected Chairman of Louisiana State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section
Lugenbuhl shareholder Christopher Caplinger to serve as Chairman of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section following in the path of managing shareholder Benjamin Kadden, who moves into the role of Immediate Past Chair.
Lugenbuhl’s Growth Trend Continues With Four New Attorneys
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is continuing a growth trend the firm began before the first signs of the pandemic hit in early 2020, with the addition of four attorneys in the last month; Aaron M. DeLong, Counsel, Adelaida J. Ferchmin, Counsel, Abigail F. Gerrity, Associate and Gregory P
20 Lugenbuhl Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
No more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers for this distinction each year, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected as Rising Stars.
Ten Lugenbuhl Practices Ranked by Best Law Firms
Lugenbuhl is proud to announce that 10 of its practices have been recognized in the 2021 'Best Law Firms' rankings by Best Lawyers in America©.
Eleven Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in New Orleans Magazine’s 2020 ‘Top Lawyers’ List
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces eleven lawyers have been recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s 2020 Top Lawyers List. Attorneys were chosen for inclusion based on peer voting, which was open to all licensed attorneys in the New Orleans area.
Twenty-Three Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in 2021 ‘Best Lawyers’ and ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch’ E
23 Lugenbuhl lawyers have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, and the 2021 first edition of Best Lawyers in America©:Ones to Watch.
Benjamin Kadden Serves on Panel During TAG Alliances Spring International Conference
A frequent speaker at local, national and international conferences, Benjamin joined panelists from the U.S., Scotland and Australia to discuss best practices in firm management.
Christopher Caplinger Earns Business Bankruptcy Law Specialization Certification
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, a leading law firm in Louisiana, is proud to announce that Christopher T. Caplinger, a shareholder in the firm's New Orleans office, has been certified as a specialist in business bankruptcy law by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.
Lugenbuhl Congratulates Benjamin W. Kadden’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’ Award and Twenty-Four Attorneys Re
Benjamin W. Kadden earns coveted ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Litigation-Bankruptcy in New Orleans by Best Lawyers in America© for 2023. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored with a "Lawyer of the Year" designation. Kadden, Lugenbuhl’s Managing Partner, is also recogniz
Lugenbuhl’s Bankruptcy Practice Recognized as a Leading Firm in Chambers and Partners USA 2022 Guide
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard’s Bankruptcy Practice has been ranked in Chambers USA Guide for a fourth consecutive year.
Benjamin W. Kadden Scheduled to Speak at PLANO Event February 23
Benjamin W. Kadden joins a panel discussion about Bankruptcy Issues in the Oil & Gas Industry at the Professional Landmen’s Association of New Orleans (PLANO) Executive Night and Educational Seminar. The event includes a full day of activities to include an up-close Mardi Gras experience from the pr
Benjamin Kadden, Ashley Belleau, and Alicia Bendana Join the LSBA’s Bankruptcy Law 2022 Webinar Seri
Benjamin Kadden, Ashley Belleau, and Alicia Bendana are all scheduled to speak during the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law 2022 scheduled to be held April 20. This all-day webinar series entitled Key Issues Lawyers Need to Know will be broken into two parts.
22 Lugenbuhl Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Attorneys selected to the lists are deemed to have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers for this distinction each year, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected as
Benjamin Kadden Co-presenter at LSU Law Center's 27th Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference
Benjamin W. Kadden was invited to co-present at Louisiana State University Law Center's 27th Annual Bankruptcy Law Conference that took place Wednesday, December 1 in Baton Rouge.
Ten Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in New Orleans Magazine’s 2021 ‘Top Lawyers’ List
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces ten of our lawyers have been recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s 2021 Top Lawyers List.
Twenty-Three Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in 2022 ‘Best Lawyers’ and ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch’ E
Lugenbuhl celebrates twenty-three lawyers recognized in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, and Best Lawyers in America©:Ones to Watch.
26 Lugenbuhl Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Inside New Orleans Readers’ Favorite, “Elite Lawyers”
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is pleased to announce that 26 lawyers have been recognized in the 2022 Inside New Orleans Readers’ Favorite, “Elite Lawyers” Edition.
Christopher Caplinger Elected Chairman of Louisiana State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section
Lugenbuhl shareholder Christopher Caplinger to serve as Chairman of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Law Section following in the path of managing shareholder Benjamin Kadden, who moves into the role of Immediate Past Chair.
Lugenbuhl’s Growth Trend Continues With Four New Attorneys
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is continuing a growth trend the firm began before the first signs of the pandemic hit in early 2020, with the addition of four attorneys in the last month; Aaron M. DeLong, Counsel, Adelaida J. Ferchmin, Counsel, Abigail F. Gerrity, Associate and Gregory P
20 Lugenbuhl Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
No more than 5 percent of Louisiana attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers for this distinction each year, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are selected as Rising Stars.
Ten Lugenbuhl Practices Ranked by Best Law Firms
Lugenbuhl is proud to announce that 10 of its practices have been recognized in the 2021 'Best Law Firms' rankings by Best Lawyers in America©.
Eleven Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in New Orleans Magazine’s 2020 ‘Top Lawyers’ List
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces eleven lawyers have been recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s 2020 Top Lawyers List. Attorneys were chosen for inclusion based on peer voting, which was open to all licensed attorneys in the New Orleans area.
Twenty-Three Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in 2021 ‘Best Lawyers’ and ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch’ E
23 Lugenbuhl lawyers have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, and the 2021 first edition of Best Lawyers in America©:Ones to Watch.
Benjamin Kadden Serves on Panel During TAG Alliances Spring International Conference
A frequent speaker at local, national and international conferences, Benjamin joined panelists from the U.S., Scotland and Australia to discuss best practices in firm management.
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