REPRESENTATION OF CHAPTER 11 CREDITORS' COMMITTEES

In many Chapter 11 cases, the Creditors' Committee plays the important role of representing the interests of all unsecured creditors. Murphy Desmond is honored to have been selected to represent Creditors' Committees. Murphy Desmond understands the frustration and unease of being an unsecured creditor of a Chapter 11 debtor. Accordingly, Murphy Desmond understands the need for efficient, timely and responsive representation of Creditors' Committees.

Murphy Desmond has served as counsel to Creditors' Committees in a wide range of industries. As counsel to the Creditors' Committee, Murphy Desmond works with counsel to the debtor, secured creditors and other parties to be sure the interests of the unsecured creditors are adequately addressed through the Chapter 11 process.

Chapter 11 bankruptcies impact a wide variety of legal areas. The Bankruptcy Practice Group has the advantage of being able to draw upon Murphy Desmond's expertise in all areas of law that might arise during the course of a bankruptcy case and impact the unsecured creditors. For example, as is necessary the Bankruptcy Practice Group works closely with attorneys practicing in employee benefits, tax, real estate, securities, environmental, health and insurance law. Additionally, all lawyers in the Bankruptcy Practice Group handle litigation and work with the firm's litigation specialists on protracted litigation.

Murphy Desmond has one of the largest and most adept bankruptcy teams in Wisconsin. In recent years, Murphy Desmond's lawyers have been involved with the bankruptcies of a wide variety of businesses including but not limited to:

In addition to representing Creditors'; Committees, Murphy Desmond represents secured lenders, receivers, trustees, individual creditors, purchasers of insolvent companies and debtors in all aspects of bankruptcy, workouts and corporate reorganizations. Murphy Desmond's bankruptcy practice is national in scope. Its lawyers have been involved in cases pending in Wisconsin, Illinois, Delaware, Indiana, Delaware, Washington, Georgia, Colorado, South Dakota and other states. Lawyers at Murphy Desmond lecture nationally on a variety of bankruptcy issues and serve on national committees of bankruptcy organizations.