William P. Bowden

Bill is a director of the firm and leads the firm’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency practice.  Bill has practiced in Delaware’s Bankruptcy Court for the last 16 years, and during his career has represented parties with an extensive variety of interests including, without limitation, creditors committees and debtors.  Bill has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2006 and 2007 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights Law.  Praised as a “masterly practitioner” whose team provides “holistic and constructive advise that covers the bankruptcy process from every angle” in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2005-’06), Chambers reported in 2006 that clients give Bill high marks for his “courteous, knowledgeable and respectful approach”.

Representative Matters

Bill has served as lead or Delaware counsel in numerous complex bankruptcy cases, including the following representative matters: The Creditors Committees in the J.L. French Automotive Castings, Meridian Automotive Systems, Budget Group, and Kaiser Aluminum, cases; the debtor in the Essential Therapeutics, USA Floral Products and Silver Cinemas cases; The Shaw Group in the IT Group and Stone & Webster cases (asset acquisitions), and Lehman Brothers in the ANC Rental case (secured creditor).

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Bankruptcy Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (Subcommittees: Chapter 11; New Lawyers)
• Advisory Board, Views From The Bench (2001-Present)
• Member, Moot Court Honor Society
• Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee
• Delaware Bankruptcy Inns of Court
• Panelist, CLE programs in the bankruptcy field, most recently as a commentator at the Enhanced Ethics and Delaware Practice Program in January 2006
• Court approved mediator for matters pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware