Representative Cases
Martindale Hubbell (AV) accorded Mr. O’Keefe the highest peer review rating. He was also selected for inclusion in the 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Representative Cases
Chapter 11 Reorganizations
- Confirmed Chapter 11 plan for automotive service chain with over fifty locations nationwide. Unsecured creditors received a distribution of over fifty cents on the dollar and ownership was preserved
- Confirmed Chapter 11 plan for high tech company that provided for the sale of assets to a new entity controlled by shareholders and creditors
- Confirmed Chapter 11 plan for real estate development firm. Pursuant to the plan, two failed residential developments were recapitalized, the land was entitled, and the lots were sold over a three year period. Twenty million in claims were paid in full and equity retained ownership of other core assets
- Confirmed Chapter 11 plan for a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust. Pursuant to the plan, core assets were retained and rehabilitated. Unsecured creditors received a substantial distribution and new owners received issuance of equity
- Confirmed a Chapter 11 plan for a limited partnership that owned a 325 unit apartment project. Pursuant to the plan, the project was converted into a condominium project and the units were sold. Unsecured creditors were paid and equity received a dividend
Distressed Business Sales & Financings
- Represented debtor-in-possession lenders in various financing and acquisition transactions
- Sold temporary services company with prepetition sales in excess of $100,000,000
- Acquired distressed automotive services business through stock acquisition
- Advised venture capital firm regarding the acquisition of a sporting goods company from a receivership
- Acquired secured and unsecured loan positions for clients seeking distressed debt opportunities
Litigation Matters
- Represented thirty California cities and counties in a litigation matter arising out of a national ponzi scheme
- Defended twenty innocent “winner” investors against claims filed by SEC Receiver seeking recovery of alleged excess profit distributions from a ponzi scheme
- Defended a venture capital firm against a $5,000,000 claim arising out of a failed leveraged buy-out
- Defended debtors against over $100,000,000 in claims in dischargeability litigation cases
- Obtained $10,000,000 in settlements and judgments for plaintiffs in breach of contract, securities fraud, and common law fraud cases
- Defended guarantors against $20,000,000 in guarantee claims
- Defended clients facing over $50,000,000 in fraudulent transfer and preferential transfer claims
Business Planning Assignments
- Restructured client’s corporate affairs to minimize owner’s potential liability for business debts
- Designed a business plan to minimize risk of successor-liability claims against a start-up company
- Designed a plan to restructure a group of affiliated companies to limit recourse to designated operating entities generating liability risk
Opinion Practice
- Non-consolidation opinions
- Insolvency related opinions
Courts Served
Federal Courts
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Courts in California – all districts
- United Stated District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United Stated District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Courts in California – all districts
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
State Courts &
District of Columbia
- California
- Virginia
- New York
- Texas
- District of Columbia