Daniel J DeFranceschi

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Delaware

19 Years Ranked

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Provided by Daniel J DeFranceschi

USA

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Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring

Career

“Incredibly insightful, very thorough, and well respected by the judges” (Chambers USA), Daniel DeFranceschi represents corporate debtors and creditors in all aspects of chapter 11 cases. Praised as “exceptional counsel” (Chambers USA), Dan has represented numerous chapter 11 debtors as well as creditors, equity participants, and purchasers in some of the largest chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases in the country. Clients report that “he’s fantastic—he’s polished, well prepared” and “has the chops and know-how to handle big cases” (Chambers USA).

His experience encompasses many business segments, including retail, energy, manufacturing, automotive, casino, entertainment, amusement parks, real estate development, subprime mortgage lending, telecommunications, high tech, natural resources, food products, flexible office solutions, airlines, and healthcare, among others.

In addition to his core chapter 11 practice, Dan has spent considerable time working on bankruptcy policy and legislative initiatives.

Professional Memberships

Bencher, Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court

Delaware State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Past Chair

Work Highlights

RentPath Holdings, Inc.: Co-counsel to RentPath Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries, which operate a digital marketing solutions company including residential apartment and home rental websites, in cases involving the going-concern sale of the company through a chapter 11 plan

Perkins & Marie Callender’s, LLC: Co-counsel to Perkins & Marie Callender’s and certain of its subsidiaries, which owned, operated, or franchised over 400 Perkins Restaurant and Bakery and Marie Callender’s restaurants across North America, in their chapter 11 cases and sales of substantially all of the company’s assets

FTD Companies, Inc.: Co-counsel to FTD Companies and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which operated the floral and gifting delivery company recognizable by its iconic Mercury Man logo displayed in over 30,000 floral shops in more than 125 countries, in their chapter 11 cases and sales of substantially all of the company’s assets

Cloud Peak Energy Inc.: Co-counsel to Cloud Peak Energy and its affiliated debtors, comprising one of the largest coal producers in the U.S. and the only pure-play Powder River Basin coal company

ExGen Texas Power, LLC: Lead debtors’ counsel to ExGen Texas Power and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which owned five gas-fired power plants in Texas, in cases involving sale of a power plant and debt for equity chapter 11 plan

Claire’s Stores, Inc.: Co-counsel to Claire’s Stores and certain of its subsidiaries, comprising one of the nation’s largest retailers with more than 4,000 locations globally, which have more than $2 billion in funded debt obligations

Southeastern Grocers, LLC: Co-counsel to debtors, one of the largest conventional supermarkets in the United States operating stores (including Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo Stores) in key metropolitan areas throughout the southeast

Energy Future Holdings Corp.: Represents affiliated debtors, which include the largest generator, distributor, and certified retail provider of electricity in Texas in the largest operating chapter 11 cases ever filed in the District of Delaware and the seventh largest in history, with over $49 billion in liabilities and $36 billion in assets

Longview Power: Represents owner and operator of a 700 net megawatt supercritical coal-fired power generation facility in West Virginia and one of the largest independent coal companies in North Appalachia, which, together with their debtor affiliates, have approximately $1 billion in funded debts

Blitz U.S.A.: Representing the debtor, which was the market-leading manufacturer of portable consumer gasoline containers, in its chapter 11 case

ResMae Mortgage: Represented the debtor, a large subprime mortgage lender, in its chapter 11 case

Nextel International: Represented the debtor, a large international telecommunications service provider, in its chapter 11 case

USG Corporation: Represented the debtors, leading building-products manufacturers and suppliers, in their chapter 11 cases

Six Flags: Represented the debtors, significant operators of amusement parks, in their chapter 11 cases

PHP Healthcare: Represented the debtor, a large managed healthcare provider, in its chapter 11 case

Crown Village Farm: Represented the debtor, a single-asset real estate debtor, in its chapter 11 case

Hoop Holdings: Represented the debtor, which previously operated the Disney Stores, in its chapter 11 case

Special Devices: Represented the debtor, a leading manufacturer of component parts used in the automobile, aerospace and defense, and mining and blasting industries, in its chapter 11 case

Mervyn’s: Represented the debtor, a major department store chain in the Southwest, in its chapter 11 case

Dura Automotive: Represented the debtors, leading manufacturers and suppliers of automotive parts, in their chapter 11 cases

Energy Alloys, Inc.: Counsel to Energy Alloys a specialty metals provider to the global oilfield industry in connection with its chapter 11 case

The NORDAM Group, Inc.: Co-counsel to The NORDAM Group, Inc., a leading family owned design, engineering, manufacturing and repair services company in the aerospace industry in connection with its chapter 11 reorganization

Harry & David Holdings, Inc.: Co-counsel to Harry and David, a leading fruit, flower and gourmet specialty company in connection with its chapter 11 reorganization

Oncure Holdings, Inc.: Co-counsel to Oncure a national network of cancer treatment centers in connection with its chapter 11 case

TECT Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.: counsel to TECT Aerospace a manufacturer of precision complex components in the aerospace industry in connection with its chapter 11 case

HighPoint Resources Corp., 21-10565 (CSS) – Co-counsel to merger party in connection with chapter 11 case of HighPoint Resources a developer of oil and natural gas resources in its chapter 11 case

Samuels Jewelers, Inc.: Co-counsel to Samuels Jewelers a jewelry retailer in connection with its chapter 11 case

Boscov’s Inc. : Co-counsel to the Boscov’s a regional department store chain in connection with it chapter 11 case

Fuddruckers Restaurants: Co-counsel to Fuddruckers, a regional restaurant chain in connection with its chapter 11 case

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Delaware, 1989

United States District Court, District of Delaware, 1990

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1991

Education

Widener University School of Law

J.D., magna cum laude

1989

Pennsylvania State University

B.S.

1985

Awards

American College of Bankruptcy Fellow

Chambers USA

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