Phoenix Attorneys Participate in Bankruptcy Webinar

PHOENIX - June 23, 2020 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Phoenix partner Donald L. Gaffney (https://www.swlaw.com/people/don_gaffney) and associate James G. Florentine (https://www.swlaw.com/people/james_florentine) presented the webinar, "5 Trade Tricks that Bankruptcy Lawyers Quietly Employ" (https://maricopabar.org/index.cfm?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=83705&evSubAction=listMonth&calmonth=202006) through the Maricopa County Bar Association on June 18.

The presentation discussed five insolvency tactics and tips that practitioners may not be familiar with, including; (1) the primary different types of receiverships, (2) a creditor's resulting claim where funds are recovered under the avoiding powers, (3) proof of claim allowance, (4) transfer of claims, and (5) the new burden on plaintiff's to bring a preference action under Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Gaffney is senior partner in bankruptcy, reorganization and workout law. He has significant experience in privacy law, electronic payments and commercial litigation.

Florentine focuses his practice in bankruptcy. He received his J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law where he was the Senior Articles Editor for the Arizona Law Review, a member of the University of Arizona's 2017 American College of Bankruptcy Law Meet team, and a two-year member of the Jessup International Law Moot Court team

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