Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...
Practice Expertise
- Corporate
- Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
Areas of Practice
- Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
- Corporate
Profile
Kimberly Black is an Associate in the firm's Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Practice. She has experience representing both creditors and debtors in large chapter 11 cases. She also has experience in cross-border cases and chapter 15 proceedings. Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Black was a Litigation and Restructuring Associate at an international law firm in New York.
Representative Matters
- Representing noteholders of a Brazilian company in a lawsuit arising from a debt default.
- Representing the Oversight Committee for a post-confirmation liquidating trust in the Southern District of Texas.
- Representing the Indenture Trustee for a series of unsecured notes in connection with an Italian insolvency proceeding and a related chapter 15 case.
- Representing large pharmaceutical and consumer products companies in connection with bankruptcy proceedings and matters concerning creditors' rights, including securing amounts owed by customers, providing advice on patent and technology licenses during a counterparty's financial difficulties, and litigating avoidance actions.
- Represented foreign administrators of a global alternative energy company in its Chapter 15 cross-border bankruptcy case, successfully petitioning the court for the return of over $28 million held in a U.S. bank account.
- Represented a bidder in a competitive auction to acquire the assets of a chapter 11 debtor.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- New York
Education
- Cornell Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2017)
- Notes Editor, Journal of Law and Public Policy
- Emory University (B.A., 2013)
Areas of Practice
- Business Reorganization and Creditors' Rights
- Corporate
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