Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Zeke has represented a broad array of interested parties in litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings before the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, including debtors (lead counsel), alleged debtors, petitioning creditors, members of creditors’ committees, trustees, trust beneficiaries, executives, government agencies (environmental, taxing authorities), volunteer fire departments, PRP steering committees, utilities, telecommunications funds, insurers, asset purchasers, landlords, reclamation claimants, personal injury and wrongful death claimants, defamation claimants, trade creditors, critical vendors, mechanic’s lienors, molder’s lienors, mortgagors, equipment lessors and financiers, general contractors, subcontractors, and avoidance action plaintiffs/defendants.  He has represented commercial interests in litigation and mediation before the U.S. District Court (contract matters, reference withdrawals), Delaware Court of Chancery (corporate dissolution/trusteeship), and Delaware Superior Court (secured lenders, personal guarantee holders, foreclosing mortgagees, structured settlement financiers).  Zeke has been appointed arbitrator by the Delaware Court of Common Pleas and has been appointed to Delaware Volunteer Legal Serves by the Delaware Family Court.  He also handles appellate matters.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  In addition, we handle business litigation matters for our clients in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the Delaware Chancery Court, and the Delaware Superior Court, including contract disputes, corporate dissolution/trusteeship matters, and D&O litigation.

Property Law

• Property Damage

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Prior to starting his own firm, Bill was a partner with the Wilmington office of Buchanan Ingersoll, and a partner with the Wilmington firm of Elzufon Austin Reardon Tarlov & Mondell, P.A., where he developed and led its bankruptcy practice.  His prior experience includes the handling of insurance coverage matters and personal injury litigation.  He has tried a dozen civil cases to verdict and has argued before the Delaware Supreme Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  In 2017, TWC’s business floundered following many credible sexual misconduct allegations against its co-founder, Harvey Weinstein. As a result, TWC tried to sell its business and ultimately found Spyglass Media Group, LLC (“Spyglass”) as the only interested buyer. In March 2018, TWC filed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition and asked the Bankruptcy Court to approve the sale to Spyglass under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. The sale closed in July 2018, though the Purchase Agreement gave Spyglass until November 2018 to designate which of TWC’s executory contracts it wanted to assume as part of the sale.
• Foreclosure
  In the Mervyn’s adversary proceeding, a commercial landlord sought indemnification from the debtor pursuant to the terms of the lease related to the landlord’s post-rejection settlement of a foreclosure suit in California state court.  The lease provided that the debtor was required “to keep the premises free of mechanics’ liens, and pay [the landlord] as additional rent all amounts and charges due under the Lease, including attorneys’ fees.” Id. at p. 2.