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Experience and Background
Brian E. Greer has substantial experience in complex out-of-court and in-court restructuring matters. His practice focuses on the representation of domestic and foreign debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors' committees, equity sponsors, senior management, financial advisors, and purchasers, sellers, and lenders in distressed M&A transactions.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Member, New York Bar
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and for the Eastern District of Michigan
Significant Representations
Mr. Greer's recent significant transactions include:
-- Representation of Lehman ALI in connection with the pre-arranged chapter 11 cases of Innkeepers USA Trust which involves the restructuring of approximately $220 million of senior mortgage debt held by Lehman ALI and the restructuring of approximately $1 billion of other secured debt.
-- Represented a group of secured lenders that ultimately received payment in full of approximately $500 million in rail car finance debt owed by a non-debtor subsidiary of CIT Group and guaranteed by debtor CIT Group.
-- Global counsel to Arclin US Holdings Inc., Arclin Canada Ltd., and their affiliates which manufacture adhesive resins and overlay products utilized in construction, furniture, industrial and automotive applications, in connection with the restructuring of $235 million in total funded secured debt and the chapter 11 cases of Arclin US Holdings Inc. and its domestic subsidiaries.
-- Representation of the outside directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. in connection with Lehman's chapter 11 cases. At the time of its chapter 11 filing, Lehman's consolidated assets totaled approximately $639 billion, and its consolidated liabilities totaled approximately $613 billion.
-- Representation of the management of BearingPoint EMEA in connection with the chapter 11 management buyout of BearingPoint EMEA, which is comprised of BearingPoint's European, Middle East and Africa businesses.
-- Counsel to a leading international money management firm in connection with the chapter 11 cases and Bermuda liquidation proceedings of failed hedge fund SageCrest Holdings Limited and its affiliated funds.
-- Counsel to a market leading auto parts company specializing in, among other things, aftermarket ignition products, in connection with its out-of-court restructuring of in excess of $100 million in debt obligations.
Mr. Greer has led or had significant involvement in the representation of various debtors in chapter 11 cases, including Carmike Cinemas, Curative Health Services, DIMAC Holdings, Jancor Companies, Inc., Sunbeam, Teleglobe, and Williams Communications Group.
Mr. Greer has also led or had significant involvement in the representation of various non-debtor parties in chapter 11 cases, including: Asprey (prepetition secured lender), Calpine (senior management), Comdisco (prepetition secured lenders Citibank and Royal Bank of Scotland), New Century (warehouse lender), NRG Energy (parent company), Orbital Imaging (creditors' committee), People's Choice (warehouse lender), Refco Capital Markets (prepetition unsecured creditors), and Robotic Vision (prepetition secured lender and DIP lender).
Education
State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., 1995, Psi Chi National Honor Society
Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1998, Research Editor of the Hofstra Law Review
Publications and Lectures
Mr. Greer is a frequent author and speaker on restructuring issues and market developments. His recent publications and lectures include:
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