05.20.22
California Bankruptcy Forum 34th Annual Insolvency Conference Panelists David Stapleton; Hon. William J. Lafferty, III, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California; Kathy Bazoian Phelps of Phelps, Raines Feldman; and Debra Grassgreen of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones presented “Ponzi Schemes: Stairway to Prison” at CBF’s 34th Annual Insolvency Conference. The panel reviewed recent Ponzi Scheme cases, […]
04.29.22
Phil Cutting was a panelist at the California Receivers Forum’s Loyola IX Symposium in Newport Beach, CA, presenting “The Ins and Outs of Hospitality, Restaurants, and Liquor License Receiverships.” Phil and the other panelists shared the tricks, strategies and legal nuances for preserving, maintaining and (where necessary) selling hotels, restaurants, and liquor licenses through receiverships. […]
04.11.22
New Developments in Real Estate – What Litigators Need to Know Panelists David Stapleton; Eric Rowen of Greenburg Traurig; John Spurling of Shumener, Odson & Oh; Douglas Wilson of Douglas Wilson Companies; and moderator Oren Bitan of Buchalter presented New Developments in Real Estate – What Litigators Need to Know at the USC Gould School […]
12.9.21
Congrats to Mike Bergthold for being elected a Director of San Diego Bankruptcy Forum! Mike advises troubled companies across most industries, reducing complex problems into actionable plans to drive immediate and measurable results. About the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum The San Diego Bankruptcy Forum is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation founded in 1989, and located in San Diego, […]
11.7.21
Practical Solutions for Lenders & Investors Fraud, incompetence, insufficient liquidity and delays due to a global pandemic are just some of the forces resulting in stalled real estate developments. Lenders and investors with capital tied up in these projects have common goals – complete construction, resolve any litigation, and monetize the asset through a sale, […]
10.22.21
Receiver as CEO: How to Manage an Operating Company in Receivership Panelists David Stapleton, Krista Freitag of E3 Advisors, Alex Moglia of Moglia Advisors and Thomas Seaman of Thomas Seaman Company shared their experiences serving as CEOs of businesses in receivership. They discussed key initial steps, best practices when operating a business, and navigating financial […]
10.14.21
Jake Diiorio‘s article, “Ransom! The Unfortunate New Normal: Cybersecurity Considerations for Fiduciaries,” was published in Receivership News, Fall 2021 by the California Receivers Forum. Here’s a preview of the article: “The Order was signed a week ago. When your team arrived onsite and turned on the controller’s computer, they were greeted with a skull-and-crossbones themed […]
09.14.21
We are pleased to announce that Quintin Brown has been promoted to Director of Stapleton Group. Since joining our team in January 2019, Quintin has served as CRO, interim CFO and financial advisor on bankruptcy matters, out-of-court restructurings, receiverships and litigation support engagements. “Quintin brings his A-game to every engagement,” said David Stapleton, president of […]
08.2.21
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019’s new Subchapter V for small businesses was timely, just one month before COVID-19 turned the economy upside-down. But the value of Sub V’s simplified reorganization process was severely limited by its $2.7 million debt cap. The CARES Act increased the debt cap to $7.5 million on March 26, […]
06.9.21
A struggling tire retailer-wholesaler had defaulted on its revolving line of credit before the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown’s hit to sales and cash flow was the last straw for its secured lender, who wanted out of its $15.5MM commitment. Here’s how we helped the company right-size its business, improve cash flow, and refinance its debt. […]
