Robert Kolodney

Robert has been engaged in bankruptcy and debtors' and creditors' rights matters for more than fifty-six years. He has represented corporate and individual debtors in Chapter 11 cases in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of Delaware and the Southern District of Texas in such areas as oil and gas exploration, manufacturing, mortgage lending, real estate, warehousing, and distributing and commercial printing. 

Robert’s practice has also included the representation of creditors and potential asset purchasers in Bankruptcy courts in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Texas and Colorado 

Robert joined Michael Best with the New York team of Kane Kessler, P.C. He formerly served as Chair of the Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights practice group at Kane Kessler, P.C. 

Solutions in action

Robert Kolodney has represented clients in matters such as:

• Confirmed a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for a nationally known women's shoe manufacturer in the Southern District of New York
• Sold the assets of a feminine hygiene products manufacturer and confirmed its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization in the Eastern District of New York
• Confirmed a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for a publicly traded company following the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary's assets in the Eastern District of New York
• Represented a publicly traded company in a successful Section 363 asset purchase