Christopher  P.  Anton

Christopher P. Anton

Counsel, Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights

Mr. Anton represents corporations and other business entities and individuals in a broad variety of matters involving complex business and financial transactions throughout the state and federal courts and in private arbitrations.

He has extensive bankruptcy litigation experience and has represented clients offensively and defensively in all types of bankruptcy adversary proceedings and contested matters including preference, fraudulent transfer, and nondischargeability actions; claims objections; lien and claim priority disputes; motions relating to the automatic stay and cash collateral usage; disputes relating to the treatment of leases and executory contracts; contested auctions and sale hearings; trustee and examiner appointments; plan disputes; post-emergence litigation; and appeals.

Credentials

Education

Cornell Law School (J.D.)

St. Lawrence University (B.A.)

Professional Admissions

State of New Jersey

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Western District of New York

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Judicial Clerkship(s)

Law clerk to the Honorable William M. D’Annuzio, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1991-1992