Atty. William David Sullivan
Bill focuses his practice on commercial bankruptcy, creditors’ rights matters, and commercial litigation.Bill frequently appears before the Delaware Bankruptcy Court and the Delaware Chancery Court. In corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, he regularly represents Debtors, Committees, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, asset purchasers, landlords, insurance companies, officers and directors, and governmental entities.
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William David Sullivan is a Member based in Wilmington, Delaware, practforg at Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC. They have 37+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1989. Their practice focuses on chapter 7, trusts, business, bankruptcy, and chapter 11. Admitted to practice in California (1989), Delaware (1990), and Pennsylvania U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Distr (1990). Educated at Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1989) and University of Notre Dame (B.S. Chemical, 1984). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of Delaware State Bar Association (Member, Commercial Division) American Bankruptcy Institute Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court. Serands clients in Wilmington, DE and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bill focuses his practice on commercial bankruptcy, creditors’ rights matters, and commercial litigation.Bill frequently appears before the Delaware Bankruptcy Court and the Delaware Chancery Court
- In corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, he regularly represents Debtors, Committees, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, asset purchasers, landlords, insurance companies, officers and directors, and governmental entities
- Bill also handles general claims litigation and prosecutes and defends adversary actions, including fraudulent conveyance and preference litigation.Prior to starting his own firm, Bill was a partner with the Wilmington office of Buchanan Ingersoll, and a partner with the Wilmington firm of Elzufon Austin Reardon Tarlov & Mondell, P.A., where he developed and led its bankruptcy practice
- His prior experience includes the handling of insurance coverage matters and personal injury litigation
- He has tried a dozen civil cases to verdict and has argued before the Delaware Supreme Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.Bill is a member of the Delaware State Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court.Recent Representations• Liberty Brands - lead counsel to the Debtor in a successful 363 sale case • WR Grace – Delaware counsel to the Zonolite Attic Insulation (ZAI) Committee, representing holders of property damage claims • Pacific Energy – lead counsel to start-up which became successful buyer of Alaskan oil and gas assets • Tribune – Delaware counsel to Wilmington Trust, as Indenture Trustee for bondholders with claims in excess of $1 billion • WP Steel – bankruptcy counsel to purchaser of former Bethlehem Steel plant site at Sparrows Point, MD • Satcon – Delaware counsel to unsecured creditors committee • CDOW – lead bankruptcy counsel to religious organizations in negotiated Chapter 11 settlement plan
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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A bankruptcy attorney can help you eliminate debt, stop creditor harassment, and protect your home through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13.
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Practforg law in Delaware. Legal matters in Delaware are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Wilmington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Delaware state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Delaware brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Delaware courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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