Helllo- a fish out of her bowl here. My client is a defendant in chapter 11 bankruptcy. Any tools, guidance, or support on a successful answer/ defenses?

Is this a fraudulent transfer / preference action?

I’m not a bankruptcy lawyer, but…does the term “defendant in a bankruptcy” even mean anything?

If you’re facing an avoidance action, check out this article. https://www.beankinney.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/67_JBD-How-to-Defend-Avoidance-Actions-in-Bankruptcy-Litigation-_00104494.pdf

In re: “corporation claiming bankruptcy.” Plan administrator = plaintiff Client = defendant. It’s in the caption and defined throughout the chapter 11 complaint

There really needs to be a commercial BK bowl. I’ve only seen a consumer one.

Refer them to someone who knows what they’re doing

If it’s an avoidance action in a bankruptcy, you want someone involved who has done one before. It’s not an area to dabble.

Bankruptcy judicial law clerk here. Do not try to do this yourself, you are asking for a malpractice suit. We see non bankruptcy lawyers every day who think they can handle this and the trustee or DIP counsel eat them for breakfast.

Before I went into commercial real estate I was a big law bankruptcy lawyer for years. As others have mentioned, these avoidance actions are very common. In my experience, they all settle rather quickly. One line I used once when defending an action like this - which worked - was when a client was not in a good place financially was “if you pursue this, you’ll just be dealing with another trustee.” Pleading poverty actually worked in this instance and the case settled for a song.