Chris is tough and uncompromising when he needs to be and when his legal position is solid. He does not take unreasonable positions that he then needs to back away from.
Chris Gartman is a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP’s Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy group in New York and represents chapter 11 debtors, purchasers, equityholders and creditors in a wide range of matters. Some of his notable representations include the debtors in the Patriot National, CST Industries, Republic Airways and Delta Petroleum chapter 11 proceedings; the reorganized debtors in connection with Cenveo’s post-effective date work, including primary responsibility for administering<br>its claims process involving claims totaling approximately $2 billion; the trustee for Lehman Brothers Inc. in its SIPA liquidation proceedings; the purchasers in the MSR Resorts, NE Opco and Scout Media chapter 11 § 363 sales; certain defendants in multibillion-dollar adversary proceedings in the Adelphia Communications Corp. and Lyondell Chemical Co. cases; the examiner in North General Hospital’s chapter 11 case; and debtors and creditors in a number of out-of-court workouts. In 2018, Mr. Gartman was honored as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40” outstanding professionals in the restructuring industry. In<br>addition, he has been named a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers every year since 2012, and he co-authored<br>Examiners in Bankruptcy Cases: A Guide for Examiners, Courts and Practitioners. Mr. Gartman received his B.S. from Cornell University and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.
Education
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, Brooklyn Law School
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, Cornell University