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    Christopher Fong

    Counsel


    • New York City
    • Office212.940.3724
    • cfong@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Christopher Fong is counsel in the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring group and is located in the firm’s New York office. He is involved in all facets of domestic and international corporate reorganizations, workouts and out-of-court restructurings.

    Practice Areas

    Financial Restructuring & BankruptcyCorporate & Finance

    My focus

    My practice primarily focuses on the representation of debtors, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, indenture trustees and official committees in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, receiverships, state court proceedings and out-of-court workouts. I have also represented liquidators and foreign representatives in chapter 15 cases to recover assets in the United States.

    I have represented clients across a variety of industries including fintech (cryptocurrency), energy, retail, health care, telecommunications and manufacturing. I also represent clients in bankruptcy litigation, both as plaintiffs and defendants, across a wide variety of matters including avoidance and fraudulent transfer actions.

    My practice also includes representing purchasers seeking to acquired distressed assets out of bankruptcy cases.

    Debtors

    I have represented a diverse variety of debtors in various aspects of corporate restructurings. Most recently, I have represented smarTours, LLC, Boston Restaurant Associates; GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.; Furniture Brands International, Inc.; and FairPoint Communications, Inc. as debtors in possession in their Chapter 11 cases.

    Official Creditors’ Committee

    I have previously represented official committees of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Cosi, Inc.; NewPage Corporation; and AbitibiBowater Inc. I also represented the official victims’ committee appointed in the Chapter 11 case of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway.

    Unsecured Creditors and Indenture Trustees

    I also frequently represent unsecured creditors, including vendors and landlords in a variety of restructurings, both in court and out of court. In addition, my practice also includes the representation of indenture trustees, including, most recently, in the Chapter 11 case of Hertz and Energy Future Holdings Corp.

    Looking ahead

    As the cost of filing for chapter 11 increases (both domestically and abroad), the use of non-bankruptcy alternatives such as receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors become more valuable and cost-efficient tools. These tools are likely to become more popular alternatives to chapter 11 as bankruptcy costs become prohibitively expensive.

    Admitted to practice

    New York

    Education

    New York University, B.A.
    St. John's University School of Law, J.D.
    St. John's University School of Law, LL.M.

    Recognition

    • Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

    In the News

    • Laconia Daily Sun (N.H.)

      Auction Set for LRGHealthcare's Assets

      This article covers an upcoming auction of LRGHealthcare’s assets as part of the nonprofit hospital operator’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, noting an initial $30 million bid from Concord Hospital. Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group leader and Boston partner Victor Milione, Boston Complex Commercial Disputes partner Morgan Nighan, New York City counsel Chris Desiderio and associate Chris Fong, both of the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy group, are representing LRGHealthcare, and the auction is scheduled for Dec. 16 at NP’s Manchester office.
      Nov 6, 2020
    • Business NH magazine

      LRGHealthcare Files for Bankruptcy, Concord Hospital May Acquire

      The following article covers nonprofit hospital operator LRGHealthcare’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as it seeks a buyer, mention Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group leader and Boston partner Victor Milione, Boston Complex Commercial Disputes partner Morgan Nighan, New York City counsel Chris Desiderio and associate Chris Fong, both of the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy group, for representing LRGHealthcare.
      Oct 20, 2020
    • The Deal

      Covid Forces smarTours to Check into Ch. 11

      This story covers travel company smarTours’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, after the pandemic forced the company to suspend all tours earlier this year. The article mentions Boston partner Rick Pedone and New York City counsel Christopher Desiderio and associate Christopher Fong, all of the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group, for representing smarTours.
      Oct 20, 2020
    • Reuters Legal

      New Hampshire Hospital Group Seeks Bankruptcy Relief

      The following article covers nonprofit hospital operator LRGHealthcare’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as it seeks a buyer, mention Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group leader and Boston partner Victor Milione, Boston Complex Commercial Disputes partner Morgan Nighan, New York City counsel Chris Desiderio and associate Chris Fong, both of the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy group, for representing LRGHealthcare.
      Oct 19, 2020
    • The Deal

      LRGHealthcare to Sell Assets in Ch. 11

      The following article, covers nonprofit hospital operator LRGHealthcare’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as it seeks a buyer, mention Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group leader and Boston partner Victor Milione, Boston Complex Commercial Disputes partner Morgan Nighan, New York City counsel Chris Desiderio and associate Chris Fong, both of the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy group, for representing LRGHealthcare.
      Oct 19, 2020
    • Journal of Bankruptcy Law

      CARES Act Expands Restructuring Options for Small Businesses

      Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy practice group leader Victor Milione, partner Rick Pedone (both in Boston), and associate Christopher Fong (in New York City), contributed this article on the key changes made to the Small Business Reorganization Act that small businesses and lenders must understand.
      July 14, 2020
    • Law360

      Fight over releases stalls Level Solar's Ch. 11 hearing

      This article mentions Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy partner Victor Milione in Boston and associate Chris Fong in New York City, who are representing two funds created by Level Solar as part of the shuttered company’s Chapter 11 plan.
      March 3, 2020
    • Law360

      Philly refinery owner fires back at Chapter 11 plan objections

      This article on the latest developments in a Delaware-based bankruptcy matter mentions Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy partner Rick Pedone in Boston and associate Chris Fong in New York City as co-counsel for Point Breeze Renewable Energy LLC, which is objecting to the Chapter 11 plan proposed by a shuttered Philadelphia refinery.
      Feb 10, 2020
    • Law360

      Objections to Philly refinery Chapter 11 pile up as hearing nears

      This article mentions Boston Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy partner Rick Pedone and New York City Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy associate Chris Fong as co-counsel for Point Breeze Renewable Energy LLC, which is objecting to a proposed Chapter 11 plan for a shuttered Philadelphia refinery.
      Feb 5, 2020
    • Reuters

      Texas Utility Energy Future Pushes Bankruptcy Exit Plan in Trial

      This article focuses on Energy Future Holdings Corp, Texas’s biggest power company, request of a US bankruptcy court to allow the bulk of its operations to exit Chapter 11. The coverage notes that Energy Future faces stiff opposition from a group of creditors—including NP client American Stock Transfer & Trust Co. LLC—about how tax assets would be used in the power giant’s proposed spinoff of its major operating unit as the company kicked off the first half of its second attempt to exit bankruptcy. Boston financial restructuring and bankruptcy partner Rick Pedone is quoted and Boston global finance partner Amanda Darwin, Boston commercial litigation partner George Skelly, and New York City financial restructuring and bankruptcy associate Christopher Fong are listed among American Stock’s counsel.
      Aug 17, 2016

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