Education
- James Madison University (B.A. 1988)
- James Madison University (M.A., magna cum laude, 1990)
- University of Delaware (Ph.D. 1995)
- Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1996)
Bar and Court Admissions
- 1996, District of Columbia
- 2000, Delaware
Clerkships
- Judicial law clerk, Judge Jonathan R. Steinberg (Vet. App. 1996 - 1998)
Michael R. Seidl
Michael R. Seidl, resident in Delaware and the firm’s Wilmington office, has pursued insolvency law and related litigation practice for more than 25 years, representing debtors, official committees, liquidating trusts, and creditors in chapter 11 cases for publicly traded and privately held companies in many jurisdictions across the country. Michael’s representations involve multiple industries and include prominent chapter 11 engagements such as representing debtor Athenex and affiliates in their liquidation proceedings in Houston, debtor Quiksilver and affiliates in their reorganization proceedings in Delaware, debtor Filene’s Basement and affiliates in their liquidation in Delaware, debtor Murray Inc. in its liquidation in Nashville, and debtor Superior Telecom and affiliates in their reorganization proceedings in Delaware. Michael has also represented official committees and postconfirmation estates in matters like Ascena Retail Group (E.D. Va.), Cinemex (S.D. Fla.), KH Funding (D. Md.), and Payless Holdings (E.D. Mo.). Michael is one of several authors of First Day Motions, a publication of the American Bankruptcy Institute that serves as a guide to preparing for a new chapter 11 debtor filing. Michael has been listed in Best Lawyers in America on multiple occasions. Michael holds a B.A. degree in English from James Madison University (1988), an M.A. degree in English from James Madison University (1990), a Ph.D. in English from the University of Delaware (1995), and a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center (1996).
Representations
Professional Affiliations
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
News
- August 15, 2024
- August 17, 2023
- August 18, 2022
- August 19, 2021
- August 20, 2020
- August 15, 2019
- August 15, 2018
- October 2014
- American Bankruptcy Institute, June 2012
- June 26, 2012
- January 26, 2010
Publications
- A Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy CaseAmerican Bankruptcy Institute, June 2012
- "A Tale of Two Discourses," 47 Stanford Law Review 247 (1995)
- "Cross-Cultural Commerce in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice," 10 American University Int'l Law Review 859 (1995)