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Sharon L. Levine is a 20 year veteran bankruptcy lawyer who has been involved in some of the nation's largest bankruptcy cases. As a member in the Lowenstein Sandler Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Group, Ms. Levine's practice focuses exclusively on bankruptcy, restructuring, debtor-creditor law and bankruptcy litigation. Ms. Levine was featured in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and in the 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 issues of Super Lawyers in the Bankruptcy and Workout section of the publication.
Ms. Levine's recent representative matters include serving as counsel to the official unsecured creditors' committees in cases such as Lear Corporation, Hayes Lemmerz, ION Media, Leiner Health Products, Inc., Star Tribune, Pliant Corporation, Foamex International, Papas Telecom, Stant Parent Corporation, Marcal Paper and Premium Paper; as special litigation counsel to the official unsecured creditors' committee in Fedders North America, Inc.; as counsel to substantial individual creditor interests in the Lyondell Chemical, Movida, Worldcom, Sterling Chemical, Solutia and Loral Chapter 11 cases; and as debtors' counsel for Summit Global Logistics, Inc. and Creative Group, Inc.
Ms. Levine spends substantial time in bankruptcy court trying contested and litigated matters and, in the past few years, has appeared in the following venues: the Southern and Northern Districts of New York, the District of Delaware, the District of Hawaii, the Central District of California, the Northern District of Illinois, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Eastern District of Virginia, the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida, the Southern District of Texas, the District of New Jersey, and others. Her bankruptcy practice includes representation of purchasers, debtors, creditors' committees, unsecured creditors, individual creditors, secured creditors and equity holders. She frequently provides bankruptcy advice on "out of court" corporate reorganizations, corporate and structured finance matters, and acquiring assets out of bankruptcy or in circumstances where one of the parties may be insolvent.
Ms. Levine also served as bankruptcy counsel to the International Associate of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and represented the IAM in the Chapter 11 cases of TWA, US Airways (I and II), United, Hawaiian Airways, Aloha Airlines (I and II) and Northwest. She is uniquely sensitive to the importance of job preservation and to achieving an equitable result for all constituencies in a reorganization case.
Ms. Levine is a frequent lecturer on various bankruptcy topics--including issues of protection of creditors' rights in bankruptcy, automotive and chemical restructuring, discharge and fraud, media bankruptcy issues, bankruptcy lease issues, telecommunication bankruptcy issues, airline restructurings, preference issues, protection of creditors' rights in bankruptcy, and pre-bankruptcy planning.
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Sharon L. Levine's representation of general unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy restructuring of Pliant Corp. is highlighted.,
Bloomberg, July 1, 2009
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Sharon L. Levine comments on the use of the life settlement process in bankruptcy cases.,
The Deal, April 29, 2009
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In the context of the General Growth bankruptcy filing, Sharon L. Levine discusses the impact falling commercial real estate prices and the lack of credit for borrowers have on equity investments.,
Bloomberg, April 16, 2009
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law
(J.D., 1983),
Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review
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Franklin & Marshall College
(B.A., 1980)
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New Jersey
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1983,
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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1988,
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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- New Jersey State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Essex County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Women in Federal Practice, NJ
- Vice President (Immediate Past President)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
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