Joseph C. Barsalona II

Joseph C. Barsalona II is a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights practice group.  Joe opened the Delaware office of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. in June 2022.  He focuses his practice on in-court and out-of-court restructurings, distressed asset sales, and bankruptcy litigation. His diverse bankruptcy practice includes representation of debtors, official committees, secured and unsecured creditors, distressed investors, independent directors, asset purchasers and other parties in interest in all phases of chapter 11 proceedings and related trial and appellate litigation. Joe has significant experience representing debtors in Subchapter V of chapter 11, which provide middle-market and small businesses with an expedited and less expensive process than a traditional chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Joe also has experience with various state court insolvency proceedings in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Chancery Division of the New Jersey Superior Court and the Supreme Court of the State of New York, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, receiverships and dissolutions.

Joe’s experience spans a wide variety of industries including direct-to-consumer e-commerce, legal services, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, food and beverage, entertainment, energy production, retail, manufacturing, publishing, finance, transportation, and real estate.

As partner in both the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Real Estate groups, Joe also concentrates on the preparation and issuance of state and federal legal opinions in connection with real estate financings, including substantive non- consolidation, bankruptcy remote, and fairness opinions, as well as Delaware state law opinions.

Active in the American Bankruptcy Institute, Joe currently serves as co-chair of ABI’s Bankruptcy Litigation Committee. He is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association.

Prior to joining Pashman Stein, Joe was an associate in Delaware at Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. and Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP.

Representative Matters

Our firm is proud of the results it has achieved for clients, some of which are noted here.  Of course, each legal matter is unique on many levels, and past successes are not a guarantee of results in any other pending or future matters.

Certain of the matters below were handled by Joe prior to his joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden:

Debtors under Subchapter V of Chapter 11

• Counsel to Jamby’s, Inc. (Case No. 24-10913 (KBO) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to Sticky’s Holdings, Inc. (Case No. 24-10856 (LKS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to Smallhold, Inc. (Case No. 24-10267 (GTB) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to Lunya Company (Case 23-10783 (BLS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to ATH Sports Nutrition LLC (Case No. 23-00362 Bankr. D. Haw.).
• Counsel to The Semrad Law Firms LLC d/b/a Debtstoppers (Case No. 23-10512 Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to Blank Label Group, Inc., BlackLapel Custom Clothiers, and Ration Clothing, LLC (Case No. 23-10286 (JTD)) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to Gleamin (Case No. 22-10768 (JTD) Bankr. D. Del.).

Other Distressed Company and Debtor in Possession Representations

• Counsel to an e-commerce apparel brand in its consensual Article 9 proceedings.
• Conflicts and efficiency counsel to Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. and certain of its debtor affiliates (Case No. 20-11563 (SCC) Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).
• Co-counsel to Fred’s, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-11984 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Southcross Energy Partners, L.P and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-10702 (MFW) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Lolli and Pops, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-11813 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to White Star Petroleum Holdings, LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-11179 (BLS) Bankr. D. Del.; Case No. 19-12145 (JDL) Bankr. W.D. Okla.).
• Counsel to a distressed borrower in the food and beverage industry with its out-of-court restructuring.
• Co-counsel to The Weinstein Company and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-10601 (MFW) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Mammoet-Starneth LLC (the owner of the New York Wheel) (Case No. 17-12925 (LSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to ExGen Texas Power, LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 17-12377 (BLS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Prospector Offshore Drilling S.a r.L. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 17-11572 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to Homer City Generation, L.P. (Case No. 17-10086 (MFW) Bankr. D. Del.) in its prepackaged restructuring.
• Co-counsel to Chaparral Energy, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 16-11144 (LSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Constellation Enterprises LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 16-11213 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Paragon Offshore plc and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 16-10386 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to F-Squared Investment Management, LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 15-11469 (LSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Colt Holding Company, LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 15-11296 (LSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Golden County Foods Co. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 15-11062 (KG) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to Corinthian Colleges, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 15-10952 (KG) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Frederick’s of Hollywood, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 15-10836 (KG) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 14-10979 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).

Unsecured Creditors and Committees

• Counsel to one of the largest unsecured creditors of Thrasio Holdings, Inc. (Case No. 24-11840 (CMG) Bankr. D.N.J.) and a member of the official committee of unsecured creditors.
• Counsel to the largest unsecured creditor and administrative claimant of Belle Isle Furniture, LLC (Case No. 23-02933 (TPG) Bankr. M.D. Fla.).
• Counsel to a midstream counterparty and one of the largest unsecured creditors of Whiting Petroleum Corporation and its debtor affiliates (Case 20-32021 (DRJ) Bankr. S.D. Tex.) and a member of the official committee of unsecured creditors.
• Co-counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of TZEW Holdco, LLC (Case 20-10910 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to one of the largest unsecured creditors of Fleetwood Acquisition and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-12330 (KBO) Bankr. D. Del.) and a member of the official committee of unsecured creditors.
• Co-counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of EdgeMarc Energy Holdings, LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-11104 (JTD) Bankr. D. Del.) and lead counsel to the Liquidation Trustee of the EdgeMarc Liquidation Trust.
• Co-counsel to one of the largest suppliers to and unsecured creditors of Orchids Paper Products Company and its debtor affiliates (Case 19-10729 (MFW) Bankr. D. Del.) and a member of the official committee of unsecured creditors.
• Co-counsel to an ad hoc group of second lien noteholders in the chapter 11 cases of LBI Media, and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-12655 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to one of the largest unsecured creditors of Welded Construction, LP (Case 18-12378 (KG) Bankr. D. Del.) and a member of the official committee of unsecured creditors.

Equity Holders and Committees

• Bankruptcy counsel to certain class action plaintiffs and equityholders of Rite Aid Corporation (Case No. 23-18993 (MBK); Bankr. D.N.J.)
• Bankruptcy counsel to certain class action plaintiffs and equityholders of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Case No. 23-13359 (VFP); Bankr. D.N.J.)
• Bankruptcy counsel to certain class action plaintiffs and equityholders of Lordstown Motors Corporation (Case No. 23-10831; Adv. Case No. 23-50428 (MFW); Bankr. D. Del.)
• Co-counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of Shareholders of Hertz Global, Inc. (Case No. 20-11218 (MFW) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to an ad hoc committee of equity security holders of Quorum Health Corporation (Case No. 20-10766 (KBO) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders of VIVUS, Inc. (Case No. 20-11779 (LSS) Bankr. D. Del.). The restructuring was named “Restructuring of the Year ($100MM to $500MM)” by The M&A Advisor.
• Counsel to the Official Committee of Preferred Equity Security Holders of Elk Petroleum, Inc. (Case No. 19-11157 (LSS) Bankr. D. Del.).

Secured Credit and Debtor in Possession Lenders

• Counsel to the Required Consenting Lenders to CalAmp Corporation and its debtor affiliates in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases (Case No. 24-11136 (LSS).
• Counsel to Taran Therapeutics, Inc., in its role as stalking horse purchaser and debtor-in-possession lender to Humanigen, Inc. (Case No. 24- 10003 (BLS); Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the second lien lender of FSPH, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 22-10575 (CTG) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to the largest secured creditor of Ex-Cell Home Fashions, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 21-11138 (MFW) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the stalking horse bidder and DIP lender to YogaWorks, Inc. and its debtor affiliate (Case No. 20-12599 (KBO) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to a competing debtor-in-possession financing lender in the cases of Apex Linen Service LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 20-11774 (LSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to an ad hoc crossholder group of secured creditors in the chapter 11 cases of RentPath Holdings, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 20-10312 (BLS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the largest secured creditor of GigaMedia Access Corporation (Case No. 19-12537 (KBO) Bankr. D. Del.)
• Co-counsel to the prepetition lender in the chapter 11 case of L.K. Bennett U.S.A., Inc. (Case No. 19-10760 (JTD) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to an ad hoc group of senior lenders in the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Dixie Electric, LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-12477 (KG) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the debtor-in-possession lender to VER Technologies HoldCo LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-10834 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to prepetition secured lender to EV Energy Partners, L.P. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-10814 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the debtor-in-possession lender to Remington Outdoor Company, L.P. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-10684 (BLS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the ABL lender to The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-10248 (MFW) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the prepetition secured lender to Samson Resources Corporation (Case No. 15-11934 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.)

Trustees

• Co-counsel to the liquidating trustee appointed in the case of Masten Space Systems (Case No. 22-10657 (BLS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to the chapter 11 trustee appointed in the cases of Tough Mudder Incorporated and its debtor affiliate (Case No. 20-10036 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the chapter 11 trustee appointed in the cases of PWR Invest, L.P. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-11164 (JTD) Bankr. D. Del.).

Asset Purchasers

• Counsel to the purchaser of substantially all assets of Skyn Iceland LLC in its assignment for the benefit of creditors proceeding in the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Counsel to the purchaser of substantially all assets of Very Jane in its assignment for the benefit of creditors proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
• Counsel to the purchaser of substantially all assets of Zachary Prell, Inc. in its assignment for the benefit of creditors proceeding in the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
• Counsel to the purchaser of certain assets of Home Products International, Inc. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 22-06276 (JB) Bankr. N.D. Ill.).
• Co-counsel to a bidder for substantially all of the assets of Bayou Steel BD Holdings, L.L.C. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-12153 (KBO) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Co-counsel to the purchaser of substantially all of the assets of Promise Healthcare Group, LLC and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 18-12491 (CSS) Bankr. D. Del.).

Other Parties in Interest

• Counsel to two of the largest subcontractors of JAB Energy Solutions II, LLC (Case No. 21-11226 (CTG) Bankr. D. Del.).
• Counsel to a midstream counterparty and one of the largest unsecured creditors of Ultra Petroleum Corp. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 20-32631 (MI) Bankr. S.D. Tex.).
• Counsel to certain defendants of preference actions brought by the chapter 7 trustee of Bayou Steel BD Holdings, L.L.C. and its debtor affiliates (Case No. 19-12153 (KBO) Bankr. D. Del.).

Honors & Recognitions

• Selected for inclusion in the list of Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Wilmington DE Area, 2021-2025.

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Community & Professional

• American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Co-Chair and Executive Board Member, Bankruptcy Litigation Committee
  • Member, Business Reorganization Committee
  • Member, Secured Credit Committee
  • Member, Unsecured Trade Creditor Committee

• Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
  
  • Barrister
• Turnaround Management Association
• Federal Bar Association
• St. Thomas More Society