William E. Chipman Jr.
Partner
302.295.0193
chipman@chipmanbrown.com
Biography
Bill Chipman is a bankruptcy and restructuring practitioner with significant experience representing debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, debtor-in-possession lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, and plaintiffs and defendants in a broad spectrum of bankruptcy related litigation in large Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases pending in various jurisdictions throughout the United States.
Prior to founding Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Bill helped establish the Delaware office of Greenberg Traurig LLP and was a partner in Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP’s Delaware office.
Bill is also a Certified Public Accountant who has extensive business-related accounting experience.
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Education
- Widener University School of Law
- J.D. – 1999, cum laude
- Ursinus College
- B.S. – 1990
Professional Activities & Honors
- Delaware State Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Chambers & Partners USA
- Martindale Hubbell “AV Preeminent” Rated
- Listed, Delaware Super Lawyers
- Global M&A Network Top 100 Restructuring Professionals “Distinction in Dealmaking”, 2022 to Present
Classes & Seminars
- Intercreditor Agreements and Bankruptcy Issues, Capital Roundtable Pre-Conference Workshop, 09/19/2006
- Commercial Real Estate Financing in Delaware, Lorman Educational Services seminar, 09/27/2005
- Bankruptcy in Delaware, Lorman Educational Services seminar, 06/24/2005
Representative Matters
- Representation of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. and Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., a leading distributor of propane and related equipment and supplies to customers in the United States, in their prepackaged bankruptcy cases.
- Representation of Juno USA, LP, et al., the third largest ride-hailing service in New York City in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Representation of Rudy’s Barbershop Holdings, LLC, et al., a chain of 25 barbershops in five major cities, including Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland, Atlanta and New York City in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Representation of News-Gazette, Inc. et al., a: (i) publisher of five weekly newspapers, advertising-oriented shopper products and magazines; and (ii) operator of radio stations, in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Representation of Cedar Haven Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Cedar Haven Healthcare Center a 324 bed licensed skilled nursing facility located in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
- Representation of SEGA Biofuels, LLC an industrial wood pellet manufacturing and distribution company located in Nahunta, Georgia in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
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