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 debtor's counsel in the case of 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. He also is representing a secured creditor in the Adelphia case. He recently served as lead counsel to the creditors' committee in the case of In re Trico Steel Company LLC in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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. A member of the American, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and Philadelphia bar associations, Mr. Kotler is chair of the Pro Bono Committee as well as a member of the Steering Committee of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference. He is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Law Institute. 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 and 2007, Mr. Kotler was listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, and in 2005, 2006 and 2007, he was named as a Super Lawyer by Philadelphia magazine.

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 Adelphia Communications Corp.
In re VOC Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

Trustee's Counsel

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
- Chairman, Pro Bono Committee
- Education Committee
Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project
- Board Member
- Executive Committee Member

Admissions

Delaware
New York
Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third 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

Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for Bankruptcy and Workout, 2005, 2006 and 2007
Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2006 and 2007

Selected Publications

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

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