This feature originally appeared in the May 26th edition of the Pittsburgh Business Times. Q: My company received notice of a significant default judgment against it. After investigating, I discovered that an employee received notice of the lawsuit in the mail but never opened it. Can we do anyt
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When people hear that an attorney specializes in bankruptcy, they often want to run in the opposite direction. Some people say that being a bankruptcy attorney sounds interesting, but they hope they will never need to employ one. “Bankruptcy,” however, encompasses so much more than just represen
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Bernstein-Burkley is proud to announce that five partners at the Pittsburgh-based law firm have been recognized by the 2017 Super Lawyers List. This will be the 13th year that a Bernstein-Burkley attorney has been honored by Super Lawyers – a prestigious recognition awarded to only five percent of
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This feature originally appeared in the April 28th edition of the Pittsburgh Business Times. Q: My company has been awarded a subcontract on a major construction project. What can I do to optimize the chances of getting paid on the job, and protecting any lien or bond rights I may have? Advice:
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Written By: Lara Shipkovitz Did you know that nine of the top ten public company bankruptcy filings in 2016 were energy companies? In the past year, Bernstein-Burkley has witnessed a sharp increase in our firm’s representation of energy firms and creditors in insolvency proceedings. We have repres
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Written By: Ray Wendolowski Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A buddy of yours gets hired to do some home improvement work for a customer. The customer wants to install marble tile in a bathroom and your buddy is just the man for the job. The tile installation goes well for a bit, but sudde
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Click Here to View Bernstein-Burkley’s Spring 2017 Newsletter Included in the Newsletter: Bernstein-Burkley Service Spotlight: Asset Acquisition A Window of Opportunity for Reclamation Claims The Five Minute Legal Master Series: Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy Bernstein-Burkley’s Litigation
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Written By: Kit Pettit The process for starting a real estate investment fund involves much more than an attorney drafting the formation and disclosure documents and preparing regulatory filings. Drafting the documents is only one component of a comprehensive fund formation process. Long before the
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The goal of our bankruptcy and restructuring team at Bernstein-Burkley is to provide guidance and peace of mind to trustees and plan administrators as they manage their bankruptcy estates. Our expertise ensures that we advise our clients of the best course of action to maximize the estate’s recove
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You may know that if your customer files for bankruptcy, an automatic stay is enforced, preventing any form of collection activity. But did you know that a relief from automatic stay can allow collection efforts to resume? Though the automatic stay is indeed automatic, there are a number of reasons
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