Author Archives: Walter Benzija

We are excited and honored to announce that Halperin Battaglia Benzija LLP has achieved a ranking in the Chambers Spotlight 2026 New York Guide.  As part of Chambers Partners‘ comprehensive review of the legal market across New York, Halperin Battaglia Benzija has been selected for its exceptional expertise in the bankruptcy and restructuring practice area.  According to Chambers and Partners, “A Chambers Spotlight ranking is a prestigious honour, awarded to small and medium-sized law firms that have demonstrated strong expertise … Continued

The Purdue Pharma debtors and the Unsecured Creditors Committee have filed a joint motion to appoint Alan D. Halperin the TPP (Third Party Payor) claims administrator. Mr. Halperin has previously been a TPP claims administrator in in other opioid-related Chapter 11 cases, including the Mallinckrodt case. A hearing on the joint motion is scheduled for April 10, 2025 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers in America®, a leading national attorney ranking service, has named HBB a Tier 1 law firm in New York City for Bankruptcy, Debtor Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Tier 2 nationally in these practice areas. For more information regarding these rankings please visit https://www.bestlawfirms.com/firms/halperin-battaglia-benzija-llp/68763/US

Alan Halperin, as Plan Administrator for the Wind-Down Estate of Briggs & Stratton Corporation won summary judgment in the Wisconsin Circuit Court for Milwaukee County against a conglomeration of major general liability insurance carriers for breach of contract.  The case focused on policy provisions requiring the carriers to indemnify Briggs for “all sums” incurred by it as a result of asbestos injury claims made against Briggs.  The Insurers argued that an email they issued in 2003 to which Briggs was … Continued

In a victory to the Cortlandt Liquidating estate (created in the Century 21 chapter 11 case), for which Alan Halperin serves as Plan Administrator, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently upheld the decision of the Bankruptcy Court that section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code applies to cap the claim of a lessor on account of a guaranty of a lease and that such cap must be calculated in accordance with the “time approach” … Continued

In a March 13th decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the Court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss an action brought by Alan Halperin as Liquidation Trustee against former insiders of the Debtor. The opinion may be viewed here: https://www.deb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/judge-brendan-l-shannon/hrb-opinion.pdf

Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP is proud to announce that Keara Waldron has joined the Firm as of counsel. Keara brings over a decade of experience representing debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, and estate fiduciaries in all aspects of chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceedings. Welcome Keara!  

Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP has been recognized by the international attorney rating firm, Chambers & Partners, in its inaugural Chambers Regional Spotlight New York 2024 Guide in the category of Corporate and Commercial law. According to Chambers, “a Chambers Spotlight ranking shows that via our independent research process, [HBB] emerged as a leading small to medium-sized firm handling high-quality work on behalf of a range of clients in New York and beyond.” HBB’s ranking and other information may be found … Continued

We are proud to announce that The Best Lawyers™ ranking service has named Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP as a Tier 1 law firm in the New York Metro area in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization law and a Tier 2 law firm nationally in the same practice area. More information can be found at the following link: https://www.bestlawfirms.com/firms/halperin-battaglia-benzija-llp/68763/US

Congratulations to Alan Halperin, Christopher Battaglia, Walter Benzija, Donna Lieberman, Neal Cohen and Andy Saulitis for being named to the Thomas Reuters New York Metro Super Lawyers list for 2023. Special congratulations to Ligee Gu for being named to the Rising Star list!www.Superlawyers.com