Gregory A. Kopacz is a Member of the Sills Cummis & Gross Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group. He provides practical, business-oriented legal solutions to debtors, official and ad hoc committees, lenders, landlords, tenants, and trade creditors in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, out-of-court workouts and related litigation. His experience spans numerous industries, including education, energy, healthcare, insurance, media and entertainment, real estate, retail, shipping, and textiles.

Examples of Mr. Kopacz’s recent representations include:

  • Chapter 11 Debtors: Global Benefits Group, Inc. (Bankr. D.N.J. 24-16134), National Realty Investment Advisors, LLC (Bankr. D.N.J. 22-14539), The Northwest Company, LLC (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 20-10990), and Integrated Dental Systems LLC (Bankr. D.N.J. 20-21423).
  • Creditors’ Committees: Madera Community Hospital (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 23-10457), Mercy Hospital, Iowa City (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 23-00623), Watsonville Hospital Corporation (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 21-51477); MTPC, LLC (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 20-05438), Center City Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Hahnemann University Hospital, (Bankr. D. Del. 19-11466), The College of New Rochelle (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 19-23694), Astria Health (Bankr. E.D. Wash. 19-01189), and Promise Healthcare Group LLC (Bankr. D. Del. 18-12491).
  • Ad Hoc Committees: Served as co-counsel to the Ad Hoc First Lien Group in the chapter 11 cases of Thrasio Holdings, Inc. (Bankr. D.N.J. 24-11840).
  • Landlords/Tenants: WeWork Inc. (Bankr. D.N.J. 23-19865); Ninety-Five Madison Company, L.P. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 21-10529), and DaDong Catering (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 19-13629).

Practices

  • Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights

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Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

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Rankings and Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in:
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America* 2023-2025, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • New Jersey Law Journal®* "New Leaders of the Bar" 2023

* See Award Methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Affiliations

    • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute


Education

  • LL.M. (Banking and Finance Law), Boston University School of Law
  • J.D., Boston University School of Law (cum laude )
  • B.A., Pepperdine University (summa cum laude )

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Massachusetts