May 22, 2015
Bayard Ranked Among Leading Firms in Delaware for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Intellectual Property and Real Estate with Seven Lawyers Earning Recognition in <i>Chambers USA 2015</i>
Bayard, P.A., a Meritas® member law firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, announced today that Chambers and Partners has ranked seven Bayard lawyers as “Leaders in their Field” in Chambers USA 2015. The firm was ranked as a leading Delaware firm for its bankruptcy/restructuring, intellectual property and real estate practices.
Directors Neil B. Glassman, Charlene D. Davis and Scott D. Cousins were ranked as leading individuals for their work in bankruptcy/restructuring. Directors Richard D. Kirk and Steve B. Brauerman were ranked for their work in intellectual property. Steve was also recognized for his corporate litigation practice in the Court of Chancery. Directors Douglas M. Hershman and Marla H. Norton were ranked as leading individuals in real estate and corporate/M&A: alternative entities, respectively.
Chambers and Partners has been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990 and is considered among the premier resources for finding reliable, capable and appropriate business lawyers on the basis of legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness, and client-service. Rankings are compiled based on independent research and in-depth interviews with key in-house counsel and private practice attorneys.
Neil B. Glassman is chairman of Bayard’s Board of Directors and heads the firm’s bankruptcy group. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency law, and insurance and entity law. Neil regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, secured lenders, banks and insurance companies, financial institutions and publicly and privately held businesses in large bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceedings including insurance company insolvencies. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers USA each year since 2006.
Charlene D. Davis is a director at Bayard. She focuses her practice on corporate bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Charlene regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, lenders, insurance companies, trustees, and creditors in large bankruptcy cases. A former Assistant United States Attorney, she is currently a member of the Special Masters Panel for the United States District Court in Delaware. She has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers USA each year since 2009.
Scott D. Cousins is a director at Bayard with more than 20 years of experience in the restructuring field. He has participated in many of the largest and most complicated business reorganizations, liquidations and distressed sales and acquisitions in Delaware’s state and federal courts. He is also experienced in out of court restructurings and workouts. He has appeared in many bankruptcy jurisdictions across the country. In addition to his restructuring expertise during his years in private practice, Scott has wide-ranging experience in commercial transactions as a result of his role as in-house counsel for two large energy-related companies. Scott has been ranked as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers USA from 2004-2006 and from 2010 through 2015.
Richard D. Kirk is a director at Bayard. He focuses on general business litigation, intellectual property litigation, administrative law, and alternative dispute resolution. Dick came to practice in an age of generalists, not specialists, and as a result has appeared in virtually all of Delaware’s courts. He brings with him a career of varied experiences that help shape and inform his work on each new case. His practice now
Directors Neil B. Glassman, Charlene D. Davis and Scott D. Cousins were ranked as leading individuals for their work in bankruptcy/restructuring. Directors Richard D. Kirk and Steve B. Brauerman were ranked for their work in intellectual property. Steve was also recognized for his corporate litigation practice in the Court of Chancery. Directors Douglas M. Hershman and Marla H. Norton were ranked as leading individuals in real estate and corporate/M&A: alternative entities, respectively.
Chambers and Partners has been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990 and is considered among the premier resources for finding reliable, capable and appropriate business lawyers on the basis of legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness, and client-service. Rankings are compiled based on independent research and in-depth interviews with key in-house counsel and private practice attorneys.
Neil B. Glassman is chairman of Bayard’s Board of Directors and heads the firm’s bankruptcy group. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency law, and insurance and entity law. Neil regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, secured lenders, banks and insurance companies, financial institutions and publicly and privately held businesses in large bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceedings including insurance company insolvencies. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers USA each year since 2006.
Charlene D. Davis is a director at Bayard. She focuses her practice on corporate bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Charlene regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, lenders, insurance companies, trustees, and creditors in large bankruptcy cases. A former Assistant United States Attorney, she is currently a member of the Special Masters Panel for the United States District Court in Delaware. She has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers USA each year since 2009.
Scott D. Cousins is a director at Bayard with more than 20 years of experience in the restructuring field. He has participated in many of the largest and most complicated business reorganizations, liquidations and distressed sales and acquisitions in Delaware’s state and federal courts. He is also experienced in out of court restructurings and workouts. He has appeared in many bankruptcy jurisdictions across the country. In addition to his restructuring expertise during his years in private practice, Scott has wide-ranging experience in commercial transactions as a result of his role as in-house counsel for two large energy-related companies. Scott has been ranked as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers USA from 2004-2006 and from 2010 through 2015.
Richard D. Kirk is a director at Bayard. He focuses on general business litigation, intellectual property litigation, administrative law, and alternative dispute resolution. Dick came to practice in an age of generalists, not specialists, and as a result has appeared in virtually all of Delaware’s courts. He brings with him a career of varied experiences that help shape and inform his work on each new case. His practice now