Peter N Pross

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Eckert Seamans' Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group is nationally ranked by Chambers USA, a leading independent guide to legal services. To compile the directory, Chambers canvasses clients and lawyers across the country to obtain a consistent market view of which firms and attorneys are considered leaders in their field.

Peter N Pross
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC
US Steel Tower - 44th Floor
600 Grant St
Pittsburgh PA 15219
Tel: 412 566-5934
Fax: 412 566-6099

Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy - American Board of Certification

Eckert Seamans’ Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group has a national practice with extensive experience in the representation of debtors, creditors’ committees, equity holder committees, trustees and creditors in turnarounds, loan workouts, collections and bankruptcy proceedings. The firm also regularly represents clients in restructurings and liquidations occurring outside of formal bankruptcy proceedings. Chambers USA’s America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Eckert Seamans as a top law firm for bankruptcy/restructuring.

When representing a borrower, the firm’s lawyers bring their extensive experience to bear to help clients formulate a range of strategic business options. The firm works to help guide clients through the challenges of restructuring by formulating, negotiating and documenting debt restructuring plans, debt settlements and new or negotiated financing arrangements. For its lending clients who confront troubled loan recoveries and specialized collection matters, the firm draws on its deep knowledge to analyze contemplated transactions, as well as existing financial and contractual arrangements, and recommends innovative means of minimizing the negative consequences or costs of a future bankruptcy. The firm also helps clients navigate through replevin actions, mechanic's lien proceedings, foreclosures, receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors. The firm also focuses on prosecuting, preventing and defending lender liability claims.

In addition, the firm is frequently involved in cases with or represents parties with special rights or interests in bankruptcy cases, such as prospective purchasers, reclaiming sellers, PACA claimants, possessory lien holders, administrative claimants, landlords, tenants, directors and officers of troubled companies and parties to executory contracts with debtors, such as franchisors, licensees and long-term suppliers. The firm regularly represents insurance carriers in matters relating to insureds who have filed for bankruptcy protection. The issues in those proceedings range from assumption and rejection of insurance contracts to application of political risk and credit risk policies. The Bankruptcy and Restructuring attorneys also handle related litigation arising from bankruptcy proceedings, such as preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, relief from automatic stay proceedings, lender liability claims, equitable subordination claims, guaranty enforcement and borrower fraud actions.

The ability to handle all aspects of a credit or insolvency related situation with the multidisciplinary attorneys in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, with ready access to the vast resources of Eckert Seamans as a whole, has proven to be a cost-effective and productive means of providing specialized representation to the firm's clients.