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Lawrence J. Kotler
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA

Phone: +1 215 979 1514
Fax: +1 215 689 2746
Email: LJKotler@duanemorris.com

New York Address
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
Phone: 212.471.1856
Fax: 212.692.1020

Lawrence J. Kotler practices in the area of reorganization and finance, representing chapter 11 debtors-in-possession, chapter 11 trustees, creditors' committees, secured creditors and large institutional unsecured creditors in all facets of bankruptcy. Mr. Kotler is currently serving as counsel for the liquidating trustee for In re Bricolage Capital, LLC, pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and as trustee's counsel in the bankruptcy cases of Image Masters, Inc., et al. and Trident, LLC. He also is representing the senior secured creditor in the bankruptcy cases of In re Creative Group, Inc.

Mr. Kotler is certified as a business bankruptcy specialist by the American Board of Certification. He is also a frequent speaker on bankruptcy and creditors' rights issues. Mr. Kotler is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Law Institute. A member of the American, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and Philadelphia bar associations, Mr. Kotler is co-chair of the Pro Bono Committee as well as vice-chairman of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project and a member of the executive steering committee of this organization. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Mr. Kotler was listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, and in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, he was named as a Super Lawyer by Philadelphia magazine. In 2009, he was also listed in The Best Lawyers in America (and has been listed therein for 2010) as well as The Legal 500 United States.

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware, Mr. Kotler is a 1989 graduate of the Boston University School of Law and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Representative Matters

Creditors' Committee Counsel in the Chapter 11 Proceedings

• In re Neuromedical Systems, Inc.
• In re Zeigler Brothers, Inc.
• In re Trico Steel Company, LLC

Debtors' Counsel

• In re Bricolage Capital, LLC
• In re Highlands Insurance Group, Inc.
• In re Raymond Alexander
• In re USA Finance, Inc.

Secured Creditor's Counsel

• In re Creative Group, Inc.
• In re Adelphia Communications Corp.
• In re VOC Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

Trustee's Counsel

• In re Trident, LLC
• In re Image Masters, Inc., et al.
• In re Arnold Schlein

Professional Activities

• Certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy Law
• American Bar Association
• Delaware Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• New York Bar Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference
  - Steering Committee Member, Vice Chairman
  - Chairman, Pro Bono Committee
  - Education Committee
• Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project
  - Board Member
  - Executive Committee Member
• Turnaround Management Association
• American Bankruptcy Law Institute

Admissions

• Delaware
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Education

• Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1989
• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., with honors in the major, 1986

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2001-present
• Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  - Shareholder, 2001
  - Counsel, 2000
  - Associate, 1993-1999
• Adelman Lavine Gold & Levin, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  - Associate, 1991-1993
• Sprecher, Felix, Visco, Hutchison & Young, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  - Associate, 1989-1991

Board Memberships

• Board of Directors, Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project
  - Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, 1999, 2001

Honors and Awards

• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2006-2009
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2009
• Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for Bankruptcy and Workout, 2005-2009

Selected Publications

• "Are Equitable Subordination and Disallowance Under 11 U.S.C.A. §502(d) Attributes of a Claim or Personal Disabilities of the Claimant - An Analysis of Enron Corp v. Springfield Associates, LLC," Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, April 2008
• "From Investors Funding To Trenwick: Have We Come Full Circle With Respect To The Tort of Deepening Insolvency," Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, August 2007
  - Mentioned on the Bankruptcy Litigation Blog (http://www.bankruptcylitigationblog.com) as "Pick of the Month," May 2007
• "Claim Purchasers Beware: No Good-Faith Defense to Equitable Subordination," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 25, 2006
  - Mentioned on the Bankruptcy Litigation Blog (http://www.bankruptcylitigationblog.com) as "Pick of the Month," February 2006

Selected Speaking Engagements

• Moderator and Co-panelist, "Private Equity vs. Hedge Funds," 6th Annual Distressed Investing Forum, February 27-28, 2008
• Co-panelist, "Officer and Director Duties Under Recent Delaware Case Law," sponsored by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, October 30, 2007
• Co-panelist, "The Treatment of Pensions and Collective Bargaining Agreements in Bankruptcy," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar, Newark, New Jersey, October 24, 2007
• Speaker, "Chapter 11 Confirmation Process," 12th Annual Bankruptcy Institute Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, September 25, 2007
• Speaker, "Current Trends, New Rules and Practical Strategies in Electronic Discovery," sponsored by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference
• Panel speaker, "The Swing of the Pendulum Chapter 11 After BAPCA," 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, August 3-5, 2006
• Panel speaker, "Is Lender Liability Back? 'Deepening Insolvency' and Other Scary Topics," 10th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, July 27-30, 2005
• Panel speaker and contributing materials author, "Deepending Insolvency: the 'Outlandish' Tort Affecting Professionals, Lenders, Insurers, Officers and Directors," 23rd Annual Spring Meeting of the American Bankruptcy Institute, April 29, 2005
• Panel speaker and contributing materials author, Annual Conference of Business Torts Subsection, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 13, 2004
• Presenter, "Pennsylvania Foreclosure and Related Bankruptcy and Title Issues," National Business Institute, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 1, 2004
• "Debt Recharacterization and Equitable Subordination - A Lawyer's Ethical Obligations," Eighth Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, September 11, 2003
• Panelist, "Recent Challenges in Chapter 11 Practice in the Third Circuit," Fall Program of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 14, 2002
• Presenter, "Effective Mortgage Foreclosure Techniques in Pennsylvania." National Business Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 26, 2002
• Presenter, "Pennsylvania Foreclosure and Related Bankruptcy and Title Issues, National Business Institute, June 2001
• Presenter, "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure," National Business Institute, Pennsylvania, March 2001