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Brian Crowley

Brian T. Crowley
Partner
 

Brian T. Crowley is a skilled bankruptcy attorney with a strong practice in all aspects of bankruptcy law including, law clerkships with some of the most revered Bankruptcy Judges in the country, and extensive bankruptcy training at some of the nations top law firms.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of Chapter 7 bankruptcy, bankruptcy litigation, and debtor/creditor rights.  

Brian has handled a wide range of bankruptcy and related litigation matters, including representing Chapter 7 Panel Trustees, and advising financial and other institutions in a range of sophisticated transactions in the context of Chapter 11 restructurings.  His practice has included the representation of debtors, defendants in preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor committees, creditor trusts and liquidating trustees.   

Brian started practicing in New York at Arent Fox LLP. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Melanie L. Cyganowski, and the Honorable Conrad B. Duberstein, both Chief Judges in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. Brian also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Arthur J. Gonzalez in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. While there, Brian assisted in the drafting of judicial memorandum and opinions in the Enron and World Com cases.    

Education:
St. Johns University School of Law, LLM in Bankruptcy with honors  
Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D. cum laude  
Fairfield University, B.S. in Finance  

Admitted:
New Jersey
New York
United States Supreme Court
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, Western District of New York
United States District Court, Northern District of New York    

Publications:
“Use, Sale or Lease of Property Compensation and Employee Bonuses in Bankruptcy,” Bloomberg Law Reports, April 2010  
“Whose Fault Is No-Fault Equitable Subordination Under 11 U.S.C. §510(C),” Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, February 2006
Contact:
Phone: 732.383.7233
Fax: 732.383.7531
bcrowley@MCHFIRM.COM