Bankruptcy Law Firm in Arizona

Whether your goal is to recover collateral from a borrower that has filed bankruptcy or to reorganize a business under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Engelman Berger, P.C., a bankruptcy law firm in Arizona, can help. Our attorneys bring decades of experience to creditor, debtor, committee, trustee, and estate matters. We are known for finding creative solutions to complex business problems through negotiation, contested proceedings, and litigation in bankruptcy court. Our work also spans Creditors’ Rights, Business and Financial Restructuring, and Loan Workouts.

Reorganization Law Firm in Arizona

Our team guides companies through the full lifecycle of Chapter 11 reorganizations. We assess options, stabilize operations, protect liquidity, propose workable plans, and negotiate with lenders, landlords, trade creditors, and equity. When appropriate, we pursue sales under section 363, structured dismissals, or liquidating plans that maximize value and minimize disruption.

What We Do

For creditors and lenders

• Cash collateral, adequate protection, and stay relief
• Valuation disputes and plan objections
• Receiver coordination and collateral recovery
• Preference and fraudulent transfer defense
• Structuring and documenting loan workouts
  

For debtors and owners

• Chapter 11 planning and first day strategy
• Cash collateral use and DIP financing
• Plan development, projections, and feasibility
• Asset sales under section 363
• Exit financing and post-confirmation compliance
  

For committees, trustees, and estates

• Investigations and avoidance actions
• Claims reconciliation and distributions
• Governance and fiduciary oversight
• Asset recovery and litigation management
  

Credentials and Recognition

Several Engelman Berger attorneys are certified specialists in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification or the State Bar of Arizona. Our lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Southwest Super Lawyers, The Business Journal’s Best of the Bar, and hold AV ratings from Martindale-Hubbell. Team members serve in leadership roles within the State Bar of Arizona Bankruptcy Section, the Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American College of Bankruptcy, and as Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Industries We Serve at our Bankruptcy Law Firm in Arizona

Advertising and media, asset-based lending, aviation, commercial lending, construction, contractors, equipment leasing and financing, factoring, franchising, government, hard money lenders, healthcare, hospitality and restaurants, insurance, manufacturing, municipalities and non-profits, printing and publishing, private education and charter schools and preschools, property management, retail and shopping centers, and subcontractors.

Litigation and Contested Matters

We prosecute and defend non-dischargeability complaints, preference and fraudulent transfer claims, involuntary petitions, cash collateral and DIP disputes, assumption and rejection of executory contracts and leases, and contested Chapter 11 plan confirmation hearings. We also handle numerous adversary proceedings and appeals.

Bankruptcy & Reorganization Representations

Judgment creditor of operating aircraft business
Represented the holder of a 26 million dollar judgment against an aviation company that filed Chapter 11. Obtained appointment of a Chapter 11 trustee, substantive consolidation with a sister entity, a successful asset sale, and confirmation of a consensual plan of liquidation with the trustee.

Secured lender to charter school
Represented a large U.S. bank in a Chapter 11 filed by a non-profit charter school. Challenged cash collateral usage and valuations, obtained authority to pursue appointment of a state court receiver, and achieved conversion of the case to Chapter 7 while preserving the debtor’s educational mission.

Debtor, heavy equipment rental business
Counseled a family-owned equipment lessor through Chapter 11 when the senior lender sought liquidation. Secured confirmation of a reorganization plan with restructured payouts to the secured creditor and adjusted obligations to other creditors and equity.

Debtor, landmark Arizona hotel and golf properties
Resolved disputes over turnover from a prepetition receiver and use of cash collateral. Negotiated a bankruptcy sale and structured dismissal that produced a global settlement among secured and unsecured lenders and affiliate guarantors.

Government entity as creditor
Represented an Arizona County Assessor in a contested Chapter 11 involving a large mobile home development. After addressing defaults under a prior failed plan and defending the County’s tax claims, helped co-propose a creditor plan of reorganization providing full payment of the County’s allowed claims.

Creditors’ committee
Served as lead counsel to an Ad Hoc Committee of Investors in the Greenbelt Property Management cases arising from a Ponzi scheme in Arizona residential real estate, guiding the group through key phases to maximize recoveries.

Why Choose Engelman Berger

• Industry fluency that speeds diligence and negotiations
• Experienced team trusted across Arizona courts
• Strategic and practical plans that align with business realities
• Proven outcomes for creditors, debtors, committees, trustees, and estates

Frequently Asked Questions about Bankruptcy Law Firm in Arizona