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Andrew Behlmann

Partner

New Jersey
T: +1 973.597.2332 F: +1 973.597.2333 abehlmann@lowenstein.com
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Andrew Behlmann leverages his background in corporate finance and management to approach restructuring problems, both in and out of court, from a practical, results-oriented perspective. With a focus on building consensus among multiple parties that have competing priorities, Andrew is equally at home both in and out of the courtroom, and he has a track record of turning financial distress into positive business outcomes. Clients value his counsel in complex Chapter 11 cases, where he represents debtors, creditors' committees, purchasers, and investors.

Andrew writes and speaks frequently about bankruptcy matters and financial issues. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked in senior financial management at a midsize, privately held company.

  • Dots LLC: Bankruptcy counsel to a national clothing retailer with 400+ locations. Negotiated, documented, and obtained Bankruptcy Court approval of $30+-million inventory liquidation sale and sale of real estate leases for 200+ locations.
  • Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority: Special counsel to a quasi-governmental entity in the $90 million sale of Hoboken University Medical Center in conjunction with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the hospital's contracted management company.
  • BGI Inc., f/k/a Borders Group Inc.: Represented liquidating trust of former Borders Books retail chain in complex appellate litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Residential Capital LLC: Bankruptcy counsel to various union benefits funds, insurance carriers, and investment managers in the Chapter 11 liquidation of the nation's fifth largest mortgage originator.
  • Creditors' committees: Hayes Lemmerz, ION Media, PCAA Parent LLC (AviStar Airport Parking), Pliant Corporation, Holsted Marketing, JB Booksellers, Sun-Times Media Group.
  • Individual creditors: General Motors Corporation, Ambassador Media Group.

Recent Published Decisions Include:

  • In re BGI Inc. - 504 B.R. 754 (S.D.N.Y. 2012): Successfully defended motion for a stay of interim distributions under a Chapter 11 plan.
  • In re RoomStore Inc. - 473 B.R. 107 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2012): Successfully defended attempted hostile takeover of Chapter 11 debtor's LLC subsidiary by minority equity holder.
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Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 2009), magna cum laude; Order of the Coif

    University of Missouri-Saint Louis (B.S. 2005), Business Administration-Finance and Accounting; Beta Gamma Sigma

Affiliations

  • New Jersey Law Journal
    • Member, Young Lawyer Advisory Board

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

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