Ericka Johnson

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution And Litigation; Finance: Banking, Restructuring, Insolvency; Bankruptcy, Restructuring, And Creditors’ Rights; Commercial Disputes

Career

Ericka Johnson formerly worked for a leading bank holding company where she managed consumer finance operations and internal risk assessments and audits from the US Office of the Comptroller of the currency. She calls on that experience for her clients, which include middle market Chapter 11 debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, and plan fiduciaries. Ericka has advised debtor in possession lenders, landlords, secured and unsecured creditors, and asset purchasers on bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters across manufacturing, retail, real estate, and media/technology sectors.

Ericka is well-versed in litigation matters, including preference, fraudulent transfer, turnover, and breach of contracts actions. She regularly litigates contested matters including involuntary bankruptcies, motions for the appointment of Chapter 11 trustees, claim objections, plan confirmation objections, and dismissal/conversion motions.

Professional Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute

Emerging Industries and Technology Committee, Co-Chair, 2017 – 2020

Board of Directors, 2020

International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

Board of Directors, 2018 – 2020

Vice Chair, 2020

Federal Bar Association

Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Pro bono attorney for victims in protection from abuse cases

Attorney Coach for Delaware High School Mock Trial Program

Industry Sector Expertise

Financial Services

Experience

Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.

Plan Fiduciaries: Counsel to plan trustees in multiple cases including, debtors that previously operated close to 500 retail stores predominately in the Southern and Midwest United States; debtors that operated for-profit college and technical education schools; and debtors that were auto parts suppliers.

Chapter 11 Debtors: Counsel to Chapter 11 debtors in possession in a sports media case in the Southern District of New York; Chapter 11 debtor in possession in an online retail case in Delaware; Chapter 11 debtors in possession in real estate case in Delaware; Chapter 11 debtor in possession in video technology case in Delaware; Chapter 11 debtors in possession in legal support services case in Delaware.

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Counsel to committee in a case in the Northern District of New York where the debtor was one of the largest privately owned industrial laundry companies; counsel to committee in the highly litigious bankruptcy cases of debtors that were manufacturers of components for use in the transportation and heavy truck industries; and Delaware counsel in cases where the debtor is a producer of printing papers, specialty papers, and pulp.

Creditors/Parties in Interest: Counsel to creditors litigating a contested involuntary petition and appointment of a chapter 11 trustee in the Virgin Islands; counsel to creditor seeking dismissal of bankruptcy petition filed by a retailer of skincare products; counsel to parties in interest in a biotechnology company that had sought equity investments shortly before filing the bankruptcy petition; counsel to landlords and the eventual purchasers of assets in the bankruptcy cases of a supermarket chain.