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Richard S. Miller  Partner
New York  +1.212.536.3922
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Areas of Practice

Richard Miller, partner in K&L Gates’ New York office, concentrates in restructuring, insolvency, the structuring of complex public and private financial, corporate and real estate transactions, as well as the acquisition or disposition of assets and entities involving circumstances of existing or anticipated financial distress.  Mr. Miller has represented debtor companies (in and out of Chapter 11), court-appointed and ad hoc committees of creditors as well as corporate lenders, institutional trustees, debt holders and equity interests in situations involving domestic and cross-border negotiations and out-of-court and in-court reorganizations, transactions and financings.  He is often involved in strategic counseling on business opportunities and adverse situations.  His experience includes domestic and international businesses and operations, including financial and other services, energy, commodity-based businesses, transportation, manufacturing, media, technology, equipment leasing, consumer retail, and real estate.

Representative Experience
  • International bank and its wholly-owned US investment bank in workouts and, as necessary, Chapter 11 cases for a number of mortgage lending and servicing companies involved in "sub-prime" and "alt A" mortgages with regard to outstanding loans, repurchase, swap and related derivative agreements, purchasing of servicing rights and prosecution/defense of claims arising from credit market disruptions.
  • Bankruptcy and litigation counsel to international financial institution in Chapter 11 cases of cable communications companies, repayment of outstanding loans and defense against claims asserted by official creditors' and equity committees and litigation trust.
  • Restructuring counsel for international financial institution on existing and anticipated lending and other financial relationships with US-based international automotive manufacturing company.
  • US bankruptcy counsel to largest Canadian creditor in Chapter 11 cases of US-based power producer and its Canadian affiliates.
  • Creditors' Committee counsel in US Chapter 11 cases filed by international airline based in Colombia.
  • Restructuring and Chapter 11 counsel for US manufacturing operations of international Tier One automotive parts company.
  • Restructuring and Chapter 11 counsel to debt holders of non-debtor gas-fired generation plant affiliated with Chapter 11 companies, resulting in state law foreclosure on the non-debtor facility and collection of Chapter 11 parent's guarantee yielding a return to clients in excess of 100% of the nominal amount of their claims.
  • Restructuring and Chapter 11 counsel to public company rollup of equipment leasing companies resulting in enhanced recovery to creditors by reason of creative tax-efficient reorganization plan.
  • Lead counsel in successful hostile acquisition of coal-fired generation plants and related assets owned and operated by mid-western utility operating in Chapter 11 utilizing an innovative structure involving approvals of Chapter 11 reorganization plan by the bankruptcy court as well as state and federal regulatory agencies.
  • Restructuring and Chapter 11 counsel to public multi-state commercial and residential mortgage originator, servicer and securitization issuer.
  • Restructuring and Chapter 11 counsel to the primary international owner of landmarked historic New York City office/retail complex and development of strategies for the simultaneous workout of owner’s property interests in western US and London.
  • Chapter 11 counsel to debt holders and indenture trustees for various tranches of public debt issued by a number of US airlines.
  • Restructuring and Chapter 11 counsel for nationwide real estate investments of pension funds for two Fortune 100 companies.
  • Chapter 11 counsel to holders of Swiss-Franc-denominated debt issued by US financial and real estate conglomerate.

Professional Background

Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Miller was a partner in the bankruptcy and insolvency practices of major New York law firms and a pre-eminent bankruptcy boutique. Mr. Miller has also served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York City.

Professional/Civic Activities
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • American Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • American College of Investment Counsel
  • Advisory Board, St. John's University Law School LLM Program in Bankruptcy

Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Bar Admissions
  • Bar of New York
Education
  • J.D., New York University School of Law (1977)
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania (1974)

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