Representative Matters

  • Representation of the largest supplier of plumbing products in New York City in connection with employee benefits and executive compensation issues and in connection with the sale of its shares to its Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the subsequent sale of the Company to a major strategic buyer. 
  • Representation of the trustee the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of a U.S. Airline in the process of major restructuring and emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. 
  • Representation of a partially ESOP-owned major worldwide supplier of paperboard products in connection with the ESOP related issues encountered throughout its reorganization under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. 
  • Representation of the ESOP trustee in a series of partial acquisitions of the shares of a nationally known women’s clothing designer, manufacturer and retailer.
  • Representation a family-owned greeting card store chain in connection with its sale to an ESOP, creating a 100% ESOP owned company.
  • Representation of an institutional ESOP trustee with regard to the sale of an architectural firm’s stock to a newly formed ESOP.
  • Representation of a family-owned paint and hardware store with multiple locations across New York state to establish a 100% owned ESOP company.
  • Representation of a trustee of an ESOP-owned company in an asset sale to a leading provider of trailer leasing.
  • Representation of the seller of an ESOP owned company specializing in drug rehabilitation to a strategic buyer.