Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP Named 2025 Best Law Firm By Best Lawyers in America®

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 Estates of Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Prevails in Major Breach of Contact Claim

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

Alan Halperin as Plan Administrator in the Cortlandt Liquidating Estate (Century 21) Obtains Major Appellate Victory

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

HBB Welcomes Keara Waldron to the Firm

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!  

HBB Recognized By Chambers & Partners

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

Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP Named to 2023 Best Law Firms List

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

2023 Thompson Reuters New York Metro Super Lawyers

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

Alan D. Halperin appointed as Trustee of Revlon GUC Trust

On May 2, 2023, Alan D, Halperin was appointed the Trustee of the Revlon General Unsecured Creditor Trust. The Revlon chapter 11 cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in December 2022 and the Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization was confirmed on April 3, 2023.