Douglas Leney Email & Phone Number

DOUGLAS G. LENEY is a partner in Archer's litigation department, concentrating his practice in matters involving bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, and debtor/creditor rights. Doug is a trusted advisor capable of delivering creative solutions for debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees, unsecured creditors, and secured creditors in Chapter 11 reorganization and liquidation cases, Chapter 7 cases, and related adversary proceedings, including avoidance actions involving claims of preferences and fraudulent transfers. He also represents various parties in non-bankruptcy state and federal court matters, ranging from commercial workouts and foreclosures to cases brought in federal District Court under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and similar statutory regimes. Doug also has significant experience in representing banks and asset-based lenders in connection with loan inception and closing, as well as workouts and forbearance, inter-creditor arrangements, and related litigation.Doug’s experience also includes representing debtors, foreign representatives, creditors, and liquidating trustees in bankruptcy cases arising under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, which was enacted by Congress to facilitate international cross-border insolvency proceedings. His experience includes acting as counsel to the Liquidating Plan Trustee in a Chapter 15 transfer pricing trial and successfully defeating a $12 million tax claim. More recently, Doug was counsel to the foreign representative and obtained recognition in the first Chapter 15 case involving a debtor from mainland China.

Listed skills include Bankruptcy, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, and 12 others.