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Aaron R. Cahn

Aaron R. Cahn

Counsel
Member, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group; Member, Practice Development Committee

Wall Street Office
2 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
cahn@clm.com
phone: 212-238-8629
fax: 212-732-3232 download v-card

Practice Areas

Litigation, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights, Maritime, Commercial Lending

Practice Description

Representation of financial institutions and other creditors, including creditors’ committees, in bankruptcy proceedings, restructuring transactions, non-bankruptcy enforcement and lender liability litigation; negotiating, structuring and documenting secured and unsecured financial transactions; general commercial litigation.

Education

  • B.A., 1970 Duke University
  • J.D., 1974 Brooklyn Law School

Admissions

  • 1975 New York
  • 1983 New Jersey
  • 1975 U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • 1989 U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • 1987 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • 1990 U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • 1994 U.S. Court of International Trade

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (Section of Business Law)
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute

Publications Available on this website...

"Distressed Debt: Top Ten Issues to Consider When Dealing in Trade Claims," Client Advisory, March 1, 2008; "Enron Appeal - Equitable Subordination and Disallowance Do Not Inhere in a Claim but are Personal Disabilities of Individual Claimants that May Be Transferred," Client Advisory, August 2007

Additional Publications

“Indenture Trustee’s Dilemma: When to Seek Adequate Protection,” New York Law Journal, October 28, 2002 (co-authored); “What Bankruptcy Counsel Should Know About Commercial Liability Policies,” The Bankruptcy Strategist,” July 2001; “A Silver Lining for Unsecured Creditors: The Insurers,” The National Law Journal, February 19, 2001; “Insider Preferences and The Golden Parachute,” Leader’s Bankruptcy Strategist, July 2000; “How an Expansive Interpretation of §363(f)(5) Is Helping Debtors Sell Assets Free of Liens,” The Bankruptcy Strategist, January 2000 (co-authored); "How the 1999 Bankruptcy Bill Could Affect Reorganizations," Leader's Bankruptcy Strategist, October 1999 (co-authored);“Limiting Time to Assume Commercial Leases: What About Kleinsleep?,” The Bankruptcy Strategist, June 1999 (co-authored)

Illustrative Matters

Client Description
Commercial Bank Represented commercial bank in enforcement litigation against guarantor and recovery of fraudulently conveyed assets.
Investment Fund Advised investment fund on purchase of inventory and intellectual property in bankruptcy proceeding.
Private Investor Group Represented private investor group in loan to publicly held energy company.
Automobile Manufacturer Defended financing subsidiary of automobile maker in suit by dealership.
Financial Institution Represented financial institution in objection to bankruptcy discharge of individual debtor.
Lender  Represented lender in action to seize collateral for loan.