Skilled. Results-Driven. Efficient.
Robert A. Weber
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Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring
- Complex Commercial Litigation
Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law
- J.D. – 1991
- West Virginia University
- B.A. – 1988
Bar Admissions
- Delaware
- Maryland
Biography
Professional Activities & Honors
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Federal Bar Association
- Turnaround Management Association
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy and Creditors Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy)
Published Works
- “Recent Rulings Underscore Importance of Careful Drafting of Make- Whole Payment Provisions,” Westlaw Journal, June 30, 2016
- “Bankruptcy Court Tightens Intentional Fraudulent Transfer Pleading Requirements,” Westlaw Next Practitioner Insights, April 4, 2016
- “Third Circuit Addresses Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Deepening Insolvency Claims Under Pennsylvania Law,” Federal Bar Association’s Sidebar Newsletter, Spring 2012
Representative Matters*
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PPL Corporation in litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery concerning its 2015 spinoff of Talen Energy Corp.
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Equity holders in auction-related bankruptcy litigation in the Southern District of New York
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Peter Thiel and Thiel Capital in the Chapter 11 proceedings of Gawker Media.
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Jansan Acquisition in its acquisition of assets from Katy Industries, named The M&A Advisor’s 2017 Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($50M to $100M), and in subsequent litigation
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The administrator of Nortel Networks S.A. (aka Nortel France), in appellate litigation that resulted in a favorable settlement share of the $7.3 billion of asset-sale proceeds in the Nortel bankruptcy cases, named The American Lawyer’s 2017 Grand Prize for Disputes.
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Perfumania in its contested prepackaged Chapter 11 case in Delaware.
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SunEdison in bankruptcy deal litigation in the Southern District of New York relating to the $130 million sale of its solar materials business, and in appeals relating to its confirmed Chapter 11 plan and related financing transactions.
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A Fortune 50 company in bankruptcy fraudulent transfer litigation in Delaware involving a former subsidiary.
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The independent director of Samson Resources in its Chapter 11 case in Delaware.
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Ryckman Creek Resources in its Chapter 11 case in Delaware.
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The liquidators in the Sports Authority Chapter 11 case.
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Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., Refco, Inc., Aurora Foods Inc., SLI, Inc., Lenox Health Care, Interstate Bakeries and Vlasic Foods International in their Chapter 11 cases.
*Note: Some of the matters listed were handled by our lawyers prior to joining Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP