Insolvency & Restructuring Disputes.

Forty-four years in bankruptcy litigation. Precision forged in practice.

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OVERVIEW

Insolvency and restructuring disputes sit at the core of Jeremy’s career.

For 44 years, he represented every major constituency in federal bankruptcy courts: debtors navigating Chapter 11 reorganizations, secured and unsecured creditors protecting their recoveries, official committees balancing collective interests, and trustees administering estates. That breadth of experience means he doesn’t just understand the legal framework. He understands the economic pressures, the valuation fights, the creditor dynamics, and the human decisions that determine whether a restructuring succeeds or collapses.

As a mediator, he brings that same analytical precision to disputes arising in and around bankruptcy proceedings, helping parties find resolution that reflects the true economics of the case.

THE EXPERTISE

What Jeremy Brings to These Disputes.

Representative Matters

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Chapter 11 Plan Disputes

Chapter 11 plan confirmation disputes, competing plans, valuation fights, and exclusivity battles.

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Asset Recovery in Bankruptcy

Asset recovery actions, including voidable transfer, preference and corporate veil piercing litigation.

02

Inter-Creditor Disputes

Inter-creditor disputes involving creditor priority, debt subordination and debt/equity recharacterization.

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Secured Creditor Disputes

Secured creditor disputes, involving lien perfection and priority and coordination of secured lenders with conflicting interests.

MATTERS RESOLVED

Types of Disputes We Mediate.

Each category below represents mediations where Jeremy’s firsthand experience as former counsel informs every aspect of the resolution process.

Chapter 11 Reorganizations

Complex restructuring negotiations involving plan confirmation disputes, valuations, exclusivity battles, and competing reorganization strategies.

Preference & Avoidance Actions

Resolving claims to recover pre-petition transfers, including preferences, voidable transfers and Ponzi or other fraudulent schemes.

Creditor Committee Disputes

Mediating conflicts within and between official committees, addressing allocation disputes, settlement negotiations, and recovery distribution.

Lender Liability Claims

Disputes between borrowers and financial institutions over lending practices, workout agreements, the duty of good faith in distressed situations and interpretation and resolution of disputed loan provisions (such as prepayment penalties and make whole payments).

“In insolvency disputes, the mediator who has sat in every chair at the table (debtor’s counsel, creditor’s counsel, committee counsel) is the mediator who can find where resolution actually lives.”

Jeremy Richards

Mediator · Richards ADR

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Ready to Resolve Your Dispute.

Whether you’re navigating a Chapter 11 reorganization or a complex creditor dispute, Jeremy’s four decades of bankruptcy experience can help find resolution.