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Kiran A. PhansalkarPartnerKiran Phansalkar has practiced commercial law for the past twenty-two (22) years specializing in creditors rights and insolvency work including commercial litigation arising therefrom. Mr. Phansalkar also has significant experience in business transactions including commercial finance transactions, leases and real estate sales and acquisitions. In the insolvency and bankruptcy area, Mr. Phansalkar has represented all types of creditors including secured mortgage lenders, receivable financiers, significant unsecured creditors and general trade creditors. He has developed an expertise in loan workouts and debt restructuring as a result. Mr. Phansalkar has also been appointed by various bankruptcy courts to represent creditors committees and bondholder committees in commercial chapter 11 reorganization cases. In addition to creditor-oriented work, he has also represented a number of diverse debtor companies in reorganization efforts from multi-million dollar real estate ventures to small business organizations. These efforts have led to Mr. Phansalkar handling complex commercial litigation both within and outside the bankruptcy court. In fact, he has had the opportunity to argue cases in front of both the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Mr. Phansalkar has also been involved in seven (7) cases in which the court’s opinion was subsequently published as having precedential effect. They are as follows: In re Sentry Operating Company of Texas, Inc., 264 B.R. 850 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2001) In re Elijah Thomas Dunlap, Jr., 217 F.3rd 311 (5th Cir. 2000) In re Health Back, L.L.C., 226 B.R. 464 (Bankr. W.D. Okla. 1998) In re BMW Group I, Ltd., 168 B.R. 731 (Bank. W.D. Okla. 1994) In re Landmark Land Company, 136 B.R. 410 (D.S. Car. 1992) In re Landmark Land Company, 134 B.R. 567 (D.S. Car. 1991) In re Oklahoma City Broadcasting Company, d/b/a KGML-TV, 112 B.R. 425 (Bank. W.D. Okla. 1990) Mr. Phansalkar has developed a high degree of competence in handling all types of real estate transactions including his representation of a number of commercial developers and institutional lenders who build, own, operate and finance commercial real estate projects throughout the southwest as well as representation of clients involved in sales and acquisitions of income producing properties. He is recognized by Oklahoma Super Lawyers in the categories of Banking and Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights. |
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