Steve McNeill

Biography

R. Stephen McNeill focuses his practice on complex bankruptcy proceedings involving national and regional clients, including debtors, secured lenders, creditors’ committees and a variety of unsecured creditors. Steve has been involved in contesting and defending asset sales and plans of reorganization, assumption and rejection of leases and contracts, and other creditor issues including defense of preference litigation.

In addition to being a frequent author on bankruptcy-related topics, Steve is a coordinating editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal’s Building Blocks column, co-secretary of the Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court, and a certified Superior Court mediator.

Steve also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Widener University Delaware School of Law, where he teaches a class entitled “Fiduciary Duty in the Zone of Insolvency."

Experience

Representative Matters

Debtor Representations

  • Co-counsel to the debtors, Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc., et al., Case No. 21-10831 (CTG)

  • Counsel to the debtors, SIW Holding Company, Inc., et al, Case No. 18-11579 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the debtors, CST Industries, Inc., et al, Case No. 17-11293 (BLS)
  • Co-counsel to the debtor, Suniva, Inc., Case No. 17-10837 (KG)
  • Co-counsel to the debtors, IPC International Corporation, et al, Case No. 13-12050 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the debtor, Powerwave Technologies, Inc., Case No. 13-10134 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the debtor, Beacon Power Corporation, Case No. 11-13450 (KJC)
  • Counsel to the debtor, Doveview, LLC, Case No. 10-11519 (KG)
  • Counsel to the debtor, Hotels Union Square Mezz 2 LLC, Case No. 10-11001 (KJC)
  • Counsel to the debtor, Hotels Union Square Mezz 1 LLC, Case No. 10-10971 (KJC)
  • Counsel to the debtors, Formtech Industries, LLC, Case No. 09-12964 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the debtors, Pacific Ethanol Holding Co. LLC, et al, Case No. 09-11713 (KG)
  • Co-counsel to the debtors, Pitt Penn Holding Company, Inc., et al, Case No. 09-11475 (BLS)
  • Co-counsel to the debtors, USI Senior Holding, Inc., et al., Case No. 09-11150 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the debtors, G.I. Joe's Holding Corporation, et al, Case No. 09-10713 (KG)
  • Counsel to the debtor, Nailite International, Inc., Case No. 09-10526 (MFW)
  • Counsel to the debtor, Delfasco, Inc., Case No. 08-11578 (MFW)
  • Counsel to the debtor, Amp'd Mobile, Inc., Case No. 07-10739 (BLS)

  • Counsel to the debtors, Brightmark Plastics Renewal LLC, et al., Case No. 25-10472 (LSS)

  • Co-counsel to the debtors, MOM CA Investco LLC, et al., Case No. 25-10321 (BLS)

  • Co-counsel to the debtors, Liquidating Supply, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-11054 (BLS)

  • Counsel to the debtors, Restoration Forest Products Group, LLC, Case No. 24-10120 (KBO)

  • Co-counsel to the debtors, AN Global, LLC, et al., Case No. 23-11294 (JKS)

  • Co-counsel to the debtors, Vesta Holdings, LLC, et al., Case No. 22-11019 (LSS)

Lender Representations

  • Counsel to the lender of Media Lodge, Inc., Case No. 20-12969 (JTD)
  • Co-counsel to prepetition agents for second term facility, Hospital Acquisition, Case No. 19-10998
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition revolver agent and lender, Appvion, Inc. et al, Case No. 17-12082 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition collateral and administrative agent, Peekay Acquisition, LLC, et al, Case No. 17-11722 (BLS)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition agent, Rupari Holding Corp., et al, Case No. 17-10793 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition administrative agent, Paragon Offshore PLC, et al, Case No. 16-10386 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the DIP agent, Swift Energy Company, et al, Case No. 15-12670 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition and DIP administrative agent, Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation, et al, Case No. 15-12533 (KG)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition senior secured creditor, Cubic Energy, Inc., et al, Case No. 15-12500 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition administrative agent, Radioshack Corporation, et al, Case No. 15-10197 (BLS)
  • Co-counsel to the EFIH first lien DIP agent, Energy Future Holdings Corp., et al, Case No. 14-10979 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition lender, Green Field Energy Services, Inc., et al, Case No. 13-12783 (KG)
  • Co-counsel to the ship financier, Overseas Shipbuilding Group, Inc., et al, Case No. 12-20000 (PJW)
  • Co-counsel to the administrative and collateral agent for certain second lien lenders, Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC, et al, Case No. 11-13036 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the steering committee of first lien lenders, Foamex International, Inc. et al, Case No. 09-10560 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition agent and lender, Tribune Company, et al, Case No. 08-13141 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the ad hoc group of bank noteholders, Washington Mutual, Inc., et al, Case No. 08-12229 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition agent, DIP Agent and Lender, Semcrude, L.P., et al, Case No. 08-11525 (BLS)
  • Co-counsel to the prepetition and DIP administrative agent, American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc., et al, Case No. 07-11047 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the lender of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group USA Inc., et al., Case No. 25-10475 (TMH)
  • Counsel to the lender of KDP, LLC, et al., Case No. 23-10662 (JKS)

Committee Representations

  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Fast Radius, Inc., et al., Case No. 22-11051 (JKS)

  • Conflicts counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Renovate America, Inc., Case No. 20-13172 (LSS)

  • Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, smarTours, LLC, et al., Case No. 20-12625 (KBO)

  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, John Varvatos Enterprises, Inc., et al., Case No. 20-11043 (MFW)

  • Counsel to the ad hoc committee of service providers, MTE Holdings LLC, et al., Case No. 19-12269 (KBO)
  • Counsel to the ad hoc committee of Hahnemann residents and fellows, Center City Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Hahnemann University Hospital, et al., Case No. 19-11466 (KG)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Pernix Sleep, Inc., et al, Case No. 19-10323 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to large unsecured creditor and committee member, ATD Corporation, Case No. 18-12221 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc., et al, Case No. 15-12136 (CSS)
  • Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors and liquidating trustee, Traffic Control and Safety Corporation, et al, Case No. 12-11287 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, AFA Investment Inc., et al, Case No. 12-11127 (MFW)
  • Counsel to the large unsecured creditor and committee member, Pure Beauty Salons & Boutiques, Inc., et al, Case No. 11-13159 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors and liquidating trustee, Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Case No. 09-14429 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Vermillion, Inc., Case No. 09-11091 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, Nova Holding Clinton County, LLC, et al, Case No. 09-11081 (KG)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors and liquidating trustee, Broadstripe, LLC, Case No. 09-10006 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors and oversight committee of unsecured creditors, Boscov's Inc., Case No. 08-11637 (KG)

  • Co-counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors of iM3NY, LLC, et al., Case No. 25-10131 (BLS)

  • Counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors of Dormify, Inc., Case No. 24-12634 (TMH)

  • Counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors of Jordan Health Products I, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-12271 (TMH)

  • Co-counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors of Salt Life Beverage, LLC, et al., Case No. 24-11468 (LSS)

  • Counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors of Tremont Chicago, LLC, Case No. 24-10844 (LSS)

  • Counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors of Sherman/Grayson Hospital, LLC, Case No. 23-10810 (JKS)

  • Counsel to the customers’ committee of Lear Capital, Inc., Case No. 22-10165 (BLS)

  • Counsel to official committee of unsecured creditors of Butler Services International Inc., et al., Case No. 09-11914 (KJC)

Chapter 15 Representations

  • Counsel to the foreign representative in Motorcycle Tires and Accessories, Case No. 19-12706
  • Counsel to large unsecured creditors, Cinram International Inc., Case No. 12-11882 (KJC)
  • Co-counsel to the foreign representative, Wellpoint Systems, Inc., et al, Case No. 11-10423 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the foreign representative in World Marin Offshore A/S, Case No. 23-10303 (CTG)

Buyer Representations

  • Co-Counsel to stalking horse bidder, RentPath Holdings, Inc. et al, Case No. 20-10312 (BLS)
  • Co-counsel to the stalking horse bidder, Promise Healthcare Group, LLC, et al, Case No. 18-12491 (CSS)
  • Co-counsel to the stalking horse bidder and DIP lender, Bertucci's Holdings, Inc., et al, Case No. 18-10894 (MFW)
  • Co-counsel to the stalking horse bidder, Scottish Holdings, Inc., et al, Case No. 18-10160 (LSS)
  • Co-counsel to the stalking horse buyer, DIP Lender, prepetition lender and prepetition agent, AHI Liquidating 123, Inc., Case No. 17-10635 (KG)

  • Co-counsel to stalking horse bidder, Fluid Market, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-12363 (CTG)

Liquidating Fiduciary Representations

  • Counsel to the liquidation trustee, The Relay Shoe Company, LLC, et al., Case No. 18-11145 (LSS) (The Rockport Company, LLC, et al.)

  • Counsel to the liquidation trustee, VH Legacy/Liquidation, LLC, et al. Case No. 22-11019 (LSS)

Other Significant Representations

  • Co-counsel to group of litigation claimants, Gulf Coast Health Care, LLC, et al., Case No. 21-11336 (KBO)
  • Counsel to petitioning creditors, Education Corporate of America, Case No. 20-10034
  • Counsel to certain consignment creditors, Sports Authority Holdings, Inc., et al, Case No. 16-10527 (MFW)
  • Counsel to the petitioning creditors, Beanstock Media, Inc., Case No. 15-12077 (BLS)
  • Co-counsel to major equity holder and litigation counterparty, F-Squared Investment Management, LLC, et al, Case No. 15-11469 (LSS)
  • Counsel to state appointed receiver, Columbus Exploration LLC, Case No. 13-10347 (PJW)
  • Counsel to large unsecured creditor and litigation counterparty, Blitz U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 11-13603 (CSS)
  • Counsel to large unsecured creditors, Barnes Bay Development Ltd., Case No. 11-10792 (PJW)
  • Co-counsel to large unsecured creditors and litigation counterparties, Anderson News, LLC, Case No. 09-10695 (CSS)
  • Counsel to governmental creditor, DBSI, Inc. et al, Case No. 08-12687 (CSS)

  • Counsel to special committee, MVK Farmco LLC, et al. Case No. 23-11721 (LSS)

Professional Activities & Recognition

Honors & Recognitions

Recognized by Chambers USA, 2023 - present 

Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2020 - present

Professional

Certified mediator, Superior Court of Delaware

Delaware Bankruptcy Court mediator

Co-secretary of the Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court (2021-22)

Delaware State Bar Association

American Bar Association

American Bankruptcy Institute

MENSA

Education

Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008

  • Senior Articles Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review

Auburn University at Montgomery, B.S., summa cum laude, 2002

Bar & Court Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Delaware, 2008
  • United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 2009
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2009

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