John Henry Knight

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Band 2

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Delaware

19 Years Ranked

About

Provided by John Henry Knight

USA

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring

Career

“A stalwart of the Delaware bankruptcy bar” (Chambers USA), John Knight is chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Department. John represents debtors, prepetition and DIP lenders, purchasers, and other parties in interest in Delaware chapter 11 cases. He is “professional, smart, responsive, and keenly aware of the issues and problems confronting his clients.” Clients report that “his astute perspective on each bankruptcy judge’s tendencies, past rulings, and hot buttons is invaluable” (Chambers USA).

John also leads the firm’s substantive non-consolidation opinion team.

Professional Memberships

Delaware State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Chapter 11 Committee Co-Chair

Pre-Admission Conference of the Supreme Court of Delaware, Panel Speaker

American Bankruptcy Institute, Delaware Views from the Bench, Panelist and Planning Committee Member

Work Highlights

Lead counsel to debtors KDC Agribusiness LLC (dba Do Good Foods), sustainable meat producers focused on cutting food waste by diverting such waste from supermarkets to use as animal feed

Co-counsel to debtors Alpha Latam Management LLC, a leading technology-enabled, specialty finance company with operations in Latin America

Co-counsel to debtor Ruby Pipeline LLC, which owns and operates a pipeline that transports natural gas from the Rocky Mountain basins to the Pacific Northwest

Co-counsel to debtors Hertz Corporation, one of the largest vehicle rental companies in the world

Co-counsel to Citibank as agent for the RBL lenders in the chapter 11 case of Southland Royalty Company LLC, an energy company involved in acquisition, development, and exploitation of oil and gas reserves

Co-counsel to Wells Fargo as agent for the RBL lenders in the chapter 11 case of Ursa Piceance Holdings LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company

Co-counsel to Golub Capital in the chapter 11 case of Rubio’s Restaurant, Inc., a chain that operates and franchises 167 restaurants in California, Arizona, and Nevada

Co-counsel to lender as agent for the ABL lenders in the chapter 11 case of Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., America’s largest manufacturer of North American hardwood lumber

Co-counsel to the debtors in the chapter 11 case of Chaparral Energy, LLC, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company

Co-counsel to debtors Libbey Glass Inc., one of the largest multinational designers, producers, and sellers of glass tableware

Co-counsel to debtors Paddock Enterprises LLC, successor to Owens-Illinois, Inc., in its chapter 11 case arising out of its predecessor’s asbestos-containing products

Co-counsel to debtors Emerge Energy Services, the largest domestic supplier of silica sand to the fracking industry

Co-counsel to DIP lenders, Wells Fargo, in the chapter 11 case of Promise Healthcare Group, a nationwide operator of hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities

Co-counsel to prepetition secured lenders in the chapter 11 case of National Stores, Inc., a national discount retail chain

Co-counsel to Deutsche Bank as agent to prepetition secured lenders in the chapter 11 case of Samson Resources Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company

Co-counsel to YFE Holdings as DIP lender in the chapter 11 case of Fresh & Easy LLC, a chain of grocery stores

Co-counsel to KiOR, Inc., a biofuels company, in its chapter 11 case and sale of substantially all of its assets

Lead counsel to PSL, North America, an oil, gas and water pipeline manufacturer, in connection with its chapter 11 case and sale of substantially all of its assets

Lead counsel to debtor National Envelope in connection with its chapter 11 case

Co-counsel to Toshiba Corporation in connection with its DIP loan to and acquisition of OCZ Technology Group

Co-counsel to senior secured lender in Overseas Shipping Group’s chapter 11 case

Co-counsel to secured lender in Powerwave Technologies’ chapter 11 case

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Delaware

New Jersey

Maryland

United States District Court, Delaware

United States District Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

United States District Court, New Jersey

Publications

“Separateness Covenants,” Practical Law, August 2017

“Bankruptcy Remote Entities in Commercial Real Estate Transactions,” Practical Law The Journal, November 2015

“Bankruptcy Remote Entities in Commercial Real Estate Transactions,” Practical Law, May 5, 2015

Education

University of Maryland School of Law

J.D., with honors

1994

University of Maryland

B.S.

1990

Awards

Chambers USA

The Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

IFLR1000

Who’s Who Legal

Delaware Today Top Lawyer

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