Selected by peers as a rising star, the top 2.5 percent of lawyers age 40 or less, or in practice 10 years or less, and listed in the 2012 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars.
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Nicholas Brannick
Senior Associate
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Nicholas Brannick focuses on general bankruptcy and restructuring issues, primarily representing corporate debtors and creditors’ committees.
Before entering the practice of law, Nicholas was an analyst for a transportation consulting firm, focusing on issues related to aviation economics.
He was selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, a listing of the top up and coming lawyers in Ohio.
Nicholas is the author of “At the Crossroads of Three Codes: How Employers Are Using ERISA, the Tax Code, and Bankruptcy to Evade Their Pension Obligations,” 65 Ohio St. L.J. 1577 (2004).
Representative Experience
- Representing the creditor’s committee in the bankruptcy of Mesaba Aviation, Inc., the eighth largest regional carrier in the United States; the confirmed plan resulted in 100-percent recovery plus interest to unsecured creditors.
- Representing Eos Airlines, Inc. as debtor in Chapter 11 proceedings.
- Representing Eurofresh, Inc. in its Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings.
- Representing the creditor’s committee in the cases of EnviroSolutions of New York, LLC and 21 related affiliates.
- Successfully litigating an 11 U.S.C. § 505(a) action, reducing real property tax liability by more than US$1.4 million.
- Arbitrating a dispute regarding the worker’s compensation policy of a Chapter 11 debtor, resulting in significant recovery by the debtor.
- Assisting in litigation regarding the perfection of security interest in assets of a Chapter 11 debtor, resulting in avoidance of liens.
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Education
The Ohio State University, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, member, Ohio State Law Journal, 2005Wittenberg University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2001
Admissions
Ohio,
2005
New York,
2011
U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of Ohio
U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of New York
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