Aaron H. Stulman focuses his practice on all aspects of corporate restructuring and creditors’ rights. He regularly represents debtors, official and ad hoc committees, liquidation trusts, asset purchasers, individual creditors, and other significant stakeholders in chapter 11, chapter 7, and chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. He also has extensive experience litigating in bankruptcy court, including prosecuting, defending, and mediating avoidance actions under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Before joining private practice, he served a one-year term as law clerk for the Honorable Brendan Linehan Shannon, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware. During law school, he interned with the Honorable Mary F. Walrath of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court as well as then-Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons, Jr. of Delaware’s Court of Chancery. He also served as managing editor for the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.
Representative Matters
Debtor Representations
- Co-counsel to the debtor, Proteus Digital Health, Inc., Case No. 20-11580 (BLS)
- Co-counsel to the debtors, Blackhawk Mining LLC, et al., Case No. 19-11595 (LSS)
- Co-counsel to the reorganized debtors, Horsehead Holding Corp., et al., Case No. 16-10287 (CSS)
- Co-counsel to the debtor, Nuo Therapeutics, Inc., Case No. 16-10192 (MFW)
Committee Representations
- Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, High Ridge Brands Co., et al., Case No. 19-12689 (BLS)
- Counsel to the ad hoc committee of service providers, MTE Holdings LLC, et al., Case No. 19-12269 (KBO)
- Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Emerge Energy Services LP, et al., Case No. 19-11563 (KBO)
- Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Charlotte Russe Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 19-10210 (LSS)
- Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, TK Holdings Inc., et al., Case No. 17-11375 (BLS)
Liquidating Fiduciary Representations
- Counsel to the liquidating trustee, VG Liquidation, Inc., et al., Case No. 18-11120 (JTD) (Videology, Inc., et al.)
- Counsel to liquidating trustee, Rentech WP U.S., Inc., et al., Case No. 17-12958 (CSS)
- Counsel to plan administrator, GAL Liquidating Corp., et al., Case No. 17-12100 (LSS) (GST AutoLeather, Inc., et al.)
- Counsel to liquidating trustee, RS Legacy Corporation, et al., Case No. 15-10197 (BLS) (RadioShack Corporation, et al.)
Other Significant Representations
- Co-counsel to the certain prepetition and postpetition lenders, Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., et al., Case No. 18-10518 (KG)
- Co-counsel to significant asset purchaser, DB Holdings Liquidation, Inc. (f/k/a Directbuy Holdings, Inc.), et al., Case No. 16-12435 (CSS)
- Co-counsel to the non-consenting lenders, Millennium Lab Holdings II, LLC, et al., Case No. 15-12284 (LSS)
Publications
- ABI Journal, May 2020
- Contributing Editor, Delaware Bankruptcy Insider (2014-2017)
- Stub Rent Under Section 365(d)(3): A Call For A Unified Approach, 36 DEL. J. CORP. L. 655 (2011)
News
- August 20, 2020
- May 28, 2020
- July 29, 2019
- May 14, 2019
- Christopher M. Samis and L. Katherine Good Join Leading Delaware Law Firm as Partners, Aaron H. Stulman as AssociateApril 8, 2019
Events & Speaking Engagements
- Delaware American Bankruptcy Inn of Court, February 2020 ("Tempnology and its Effects on the Bankruptcy and IP Communities")
- Delaware American Bankruptcy Inn of Court, February 2018 (“Individual Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases”)
- Delaware American Bankruptcy Inn of Court, April 2017 (“Bankruptcy Appeals”)
- Delaware American Bankruptcy Inn of Court, April 2015 (“Dealing with Difficult Clients”)
Education
Widener University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
Franklin and Marshall College, B.A., 2009
Bar & Court Admissions
- Delaware
- New York
- U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Professional Activities and Honors
- Listed in Delaware Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, 2018-present
- Listed in inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Litigation – Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Participant in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, NextGen Program, 2017
- Selectee in the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Bankruptcy Trial Practice Seminar, 2017
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Barrister, Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association