Paul Ricotta retired from Mintz in 2022. He was previously a Member in Mintz’s Bankruptcy Commercial Law Practice.
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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Issues Important Guidelines Concerning Payment of Indenture Trustee's Professional Fees
March 15, 2017 | Blog
In Nortel Networks, Inc., Case No. 09-0138(KG), Doc. No. 18001 (March 8, 2017), the Delaware Bankruptcy Court ruled on the objections of two noteholders who asked the Court to disallow more than $4.4 million of the $8.1 million of the fees sought by counsel to their indenture trustee.
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What to Make of a Diminished Thing: Tobacco Bond Defaults and Restructurings
March 11, 2015 | Advisory
There is little poetry in tobacco bonds these days. Cigarette consumption has declined beyond projections, and the advent of e-cigarettes may exacerbate the decline.
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Three Mintz Attorneys Named Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Leaders by Lawdragon in 2022
January 25, 2022
Mintz is pleased to announce that William Kannel, Daniel Bleck, and Paul Ricotta have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list, which honors attorneys who “dazzle in financial restructuring” and help distressed companies find financing and acquirers.
Mintz Represents The Paper Store in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
September 14, 2020
Mothballing Motions from Retail Debtors to Avoid Rent Payments Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
August 5, 2020
Mintz Member Paul J. Ricotta and Special Counsel Kaitlin R. Walsh co-authored an article published by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Journal on the use of “mothball” motions by large consumer retail debtors to persuade bankruptcy courts to agree to postpone payment of rent for store locations during the COVID-19 public health crisis, even though the Bankruptcy Code says unequivocally that debtors must pay rent on time.
Mintz Recognized by Chambers USA 2019
April 26, 2019
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices
May 03, 2018
Mintz partner and Massachusetts lawyer Julie Korostoff is one of 49 attorneys recognized as “Leaders in Their Fields” by the 2018 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Chambers named Korostoff a “Recognized Practitioner” in Technology.
Best Lawyers named 85 Mintz attorneys to its 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Mintz attorneys Matthew J. Gardella and Samuel M. Tony Starr were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
Eighty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 18, 2016
Fifty-three Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers for 2016 and thirty-one have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars. The findings will be published in the November 2016 issue of Boston Magazine and in a stand-alone magazine, New England Super Lawyers.
Best Lawyers named 73 Mintz attorneys to its 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s list span 44 practice areas.
Firm’s National Healthcare Practice, NY Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial Among Newest Rankings
The 2015 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide names 52 Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. attorneys as “Leaders in Their Fields.”
Mintz Represents ImmunoGen, Inc. in $200 Million Transaction
April 14, 2015
Mintz Receives M&A Advisor’s “Consumer Services Deal of the Year” Award
February 24, 2014
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Equitable Subordination and Recharacterization: Lessons From Recent Bankruptcy Litigation
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Mintz is pleased to announce that William Kannel, Daniel Bleck, and Paul Ricotta have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list, which honors attorneys who “dazzle in financial restructuring” and help distressed companies find financing and acquirers.
