Blanka K. Wolfe

Blanka Wolfe is an associate in the Finance & Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's New York office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Wolfe represents international and domestic clients in domestic bankruptcy cases, foreign insolvencies, and creditors' rights litigations. She has represented creditors, creditors' committees, institutional lenders, chapter 7 trustees, distressed asset investors and purchasers, and debtors in bankruptcy cases, bankruptcy litigation and related out-of-court transactions in the United States and abroad, and in various industries, including financial services, aviation, hospitality, technology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, and retail.

Education

• J.D., Fordham Law School, 2007
• B.A., University of Western Ontario, 2004, with honors

Admissions

• New York
• District Court for the Southern District of New York

Representative Matters

Société Générale in the chapter 11 and chapter 15 cases of Inverness Distribution Ltd. f/k/a Morgan Creek International Ltd.

St. Jude Medical Corp. in preference actions brought in various hospital bankruptcy cases nationwide, including St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic (NJ), Beth Israel Hospital Association of Passaic's (NJ), Pascack Valley Hospital Association, Inc. (NJ), Forum Health (OH) and Johnson Memorial Hospital, Inc. (CT).

Various creditors and contract counterparties, including Agricultural Bank of Taiwan, Evangelical Christian Credit Union and Norton Gold Fields Ltd., in chapter 11 cases and related foreign insolvency proceedings of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. and its affiliated debtors.

AGNL Ice Cream DST, as landlord, in the chapter 11 case of Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation.

VPD IV, Inc. in the chapter 11 case of Blockbuster Inc. and the purchase of assets from debtor Movie Gallery Inc.

Synopsys, Inc. in the chapter 11 cases of the Eastman Kodak Company and Silicon Graphics Inc.

GH Venture Partners LLC in an adversary proceeding pending in the chapter 7 bankruptcy case of Adam Aircraft Industries Inc. in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado.

Noteholders' ad hoc committee and the indenture trustee in litigation and arbitration against Traffic Stream (BVI) Infrastructure Limited in Hong Kong and the Peoples Republic of China.

Marriott International in the chapter 11 cases of Innkeepers USA Trust and MSR Resort Golf Course LLC in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and Village Hotel Holdings LLC in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada.

Goodrich Corporation in various airline bankruptcy cases worldwide, including Mesa Air Group Inc. (NY), Frontier Airlines (NY), ATA Airlines (IN), Mexicana (MX), XL Airways (UK) and MK Airlines (UK).

Debtor Vectrix Corporation in its chapter 11 case in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, including the sale of substantially all of its assets pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and the confirmation of its plan of liquidation.

NeoPhotonics Corporation in the chapter 11 case of Nortel Networks Inc. and in a related adversary proceeding.

D-Link Systems, Inc. in Circuit City Stores, Inc.'s chapter 11 cases in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, as special counsel, in the chapter 11 case of TerreStar Networks Inc.

Aloha Airlines, Inc. as special labor and employee benefits counsel in its chapter 11 case and the trustee in its chapter 7 case in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii.

Boston Properties, Inc., as landlord, in the Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. chapter 11 case.

American Iron & Metal LP in purchase of four paper mills from chapter 11 debtor Abitibibowater, Inc.

L-1 Identity Solutions as part of group purchasing assets from chapter 11 debtor Verified Identity Pass, Inc.

Various creditors, including DHL Express/Exel Inc., Hankook Tire Co. Ltd., and Mediterranean Shipping Co., in the Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcy cases.

TCV Industrial Group as proposed purchaser of assets in Syntax-Brillian's chapter 11 case and in adversary proceeding brought by debtor in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Memberships

• Fordham Law School Moot Court Board – Interschool Editor

Articles

• Setting Precedent: Lessons from Chrysler, Law360, July 29, 2009

Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law Blog Articles

• "Fifth Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule That Recharacterization Applies Only To Insiders", August 15, 2011
• "Court to Lenders: Strict Compliance with Local Recording Requirements Necessary", February 10, 2011
• "The Precedential Value of an Unprecedented Sale - Lessons from Chrysler", July 14, 2009
• "Shipping Industry Problems", February 9, 2009