Mr. Wade, Of Counsel in the Litigation practice, heads the Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization litigation practice and has been active in a number of the nation's leading bankruptcies and reorganizations over the past three decades. He has represented secured and unsecured lenders, debtors and creditors committees. In addition, he has litigated cases in federal courts and New York State courts and arbitrations before the NASD and AAA. Mr. Wade joined the firm in 1970 and became a partner in 1972.

• The third mortgage bondholders in Public Service of New Hampshire Chapter 11 case
• The lead secured bank in Hunt Brothers bankruptcy and litigation
• Southmark as Debtor in Chapter 11 case
• The creditors' committee in Chapter 11 case of Prime Motor Inns
• Citibank in Olympia & York Chapter 11 case and related matters
• The bank group in Supercanal, an Argentinean cable TV company
• The secured creditor in numerous real estate Chapter 11 cases and foreclosures
• The internal investigation of trading activities within major investment bank
• American General Financial Corp. in Island Mortgage, a fraudulently-run mortgage originator
• The Debtor in SGL Carbon Corp.
• The Debtor in ICO Global Communications
• The Debtor in Consumers Packaging
• The Joint Administrators of Cenargo International Plc

Professional Activities

• Member, Creditors' Rights Committee of Litigation Section of ABA
• Director Emeritus, Big Apple Circus
• Chancellor, The Episcopal Diocese of New York since 1/91
• Frequent lecturer on lender liability
• Representative articles on insolvency matters:
  • "Interstate Migration of Lending Charges" in Banking Policy Review (6/95)
  • "Restructuring under the CCAA" in Corporate Restructurings & Insolvencies, Queens University Annual Business Law Symposium (11/95)