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Aaron G. York
In addition to representing Chapter 11
debtors, Aaron York has significant lead counsel experience representing
creditors in all aspects of federal bankruptcy litigation, including disputes
involving the automatic stay, single-asset real estate debtors, preferences,
executory contract and lease issues, proofs of claim, contested sales,
disclosure statements and contested plan confirmations. He also has substantial
bankruptcy appellate experience.
Aaron was listed among the top
bankruptcy lawyers in the country in an article published in the August 11,
2003, edition of The Daily Deal. In addition, he is a former six-time
bankruptcy “Rising Star” selectee in Texas Monthly magazine,
recognition limited to the “top 2.5 percent of up-and-coming Texas
attorneys.” In 2011, he was listed among the “Top Lawyers” in bankruptcy in
Arizona Business magazine.
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Practice Areas |
Bankruptcy
Business and Corporate
Law
Business Restructuring
and Reorganization
Loan Workouts and Problem Asset Resolution
Civil Litigation |
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Court and Bar Admissions |
State Bar of Arizona,
2010
State Bar of Texas, 1998
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
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Honors and
Awards |
Listed among “Top
Lawyers” in Bankruptcy, Arizona Business, April 2011
“Rising Star” in
Bankruptcy, Texas Monthly, 2004-2006, 2008-2010
Listed among the "Top
Bankruptcy Lawyers in the U.S.," The Daily Deal, August 11, 2003 |
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Articles |
“Protecting
Trade Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy”
(co-author), ABI Journal, September 2010
“Delaware Bankruptcy
Court Expounds on Directors’ Duties in Financially Distressed Situations,”
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., June 30, 2008
“U.S. Supreme Court Rules
That Chapter 11 Debtor Must Pay Transfer Taxes on Pre-Confirmation Asset Sales,”
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P., June 30, 2008
“It’s a Small World,
After All: Select International Insolvency Issues” (co-author), NYSBA New York
International Chapter News, Winter 2004
“The Impact of
Post-Petition Events on Preference Liability” (co-author), ABI Journal, February
2005
“Proposed Federal
Asbestos Legislation Gains Surprising Momentum,” Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P.,
April 14, 2005 |
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Education |
University of Virginia
School of Law, J.D., 1998: Editor, Virginia Law Review; Order of the Coif
Arizona State University,
B.A., summa cum laude, 1995:
Phi Beta Kappa |
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Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California |
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