Frank A. Oswald
One Penn Plaza, Suite 3335, New York, NY 10119
About Frank A. Oswald
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York, 1986J.D.
- Law Journal: New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law, Notes and Comments Editor, 1985 - 1986
- Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, New York, 1983B.B.A.
- Major: Management
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Grubb & Ellis Co., et al.,, Case No. 12-10685 (MG), 478 B.R. 622 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2012) (Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying Former Agents' Motion for Administrative Expense Claims)
- Grubb & Ellis Co., et al.,, Chapter 11 Case No. 12-10685 (MG), 2012 WL 1036071 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. March 27, 2012) (Memorandum Opinion Approving the Sale of Substantially All of the Debtors' Assets)
- Cabrini Medical Center, et al.,, Chapter 11 Case No. 09-14398 (AJG), 2012 WL 527711 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y., February 16, 2012) (Opinion Denying Mannucci Parties' Motions for Summary Judgment)
- Cabrini Medical Center, et al.,, Chapter 11 Case No. 09-14398 (AJG) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. June 15, 2012) (Memorandum of Decision denying renewed motion for relief from automatic stay by the Mannucci Parties)
- Narumanchi vs Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York ( Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York, No. 11 Civ. 9431 (ER) (SDNY Sept. 27, 2012) (affirming Bankruptcy Court's Order denying relief from automatic stay)
- Enron Corp. v. J.P. Morgan Sec., Inc. (Enron Corp.), 388 B.R. 131 (S.D.N.Y. 2008)
- Saint Vincent's Catholic Med. Ctrs. of N.Y., No. 05 B 14945(ASH), 2007 WL 2492787 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2007)
- Enron Corp. v. Bear, Stearns Int'l Ltd. (Enron Corp.), 323 B.R. 857 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2005), appeal denied, No. M-47, 01-16034, 03-93371, 03-93388, 03-93373, 2006 WL 1222035 (S.D.N.Y. May 3, 2006), adhered to on reconsideration by No. M-47(LBS), 01-16034, ADV. 03-93388, 2006 WL 1724516 (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 2006)
- LFD Operating, Inc. v. Ames Dep't Stores, Inc. (Ames Dep't Stores, Inc.), 144 F. App'x 900 (2d Cir. 2005), aff'g No. 02 Civ. 6271(SHS), 01-42217(REG), 01-8139A(AJG), 2004 WL 1948754 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 1, 2004), aff'g 274 B.R. 600 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2002)
- Joan and David Halpern Inc., 248 B.R. 43 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000)
Classes and Seminars
- Business Bankruptcy 101 for Small/Mid-Size Firm and Solo Practitioners, New York City Bar webinar, March 2021
- ABI New York Conference, Health Care and Education Panel, May 2017
- Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference, Strategies to Exit Administratively Insolvent Chapter 11 Cases, February 2017
- Alternatives to Chapter 11, ABI New York Conference, - 2015
- Health Care on the Front Lines, ABI 29th Annual Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 2011
- Is Bankruptcy the Right Prescription for Distressed Health Care Providers, NYC Bar Association, New York, NY, March 2011
- Use of Valuations in Fraudulent Conveyance Cases, AIRA's 10th Annual Advanced Restructuring and Plan of Reorganization Conference, 2011
- Health Care Triage 2009, ABI Health Care Conference, Loyola University Chicago, June 2009
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1986
- New Jersey, 1986
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2005
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2009
Other Affiliations
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court EDNY Chapter 11 Lawyers Advisory Committee
- Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association (Member)
- American Bankruptcy Institute and Health Care Subcommittee (Member)
- Turnaround Management Association (Member)
- New York City Bar Association (Bankruptcy Committee Member)
- AIRA - Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors
- Turnaround Management Association New York Chapter (Executive Board Member, General Counsel/Governance Committee)
- Practical Law Bankruptcy Advisory Service, 2016 - Present (Board Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Past Positions
- Hon. Cecelia H. Goetz, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York, Student Law Clerk, 1984
- Hon. Conrad B. Duberstein, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York, Student Law Clerk, 1984 - 1985
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
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