Charles A. Malloy

Charles A. Malloy is counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, where he represents clients in commercial and bankruptcy litigation and restructuring transactions. He advises parties in both in-court and out-of-court workouts and restructurings, as well as in the planning and negotiation of prepackaged or pre-arranged bankruptcy filings. Mr. Malloy has a broad-based litigation practice with an emphasis on representing clients in commercial and bankruptcy-related litigation, as well as in breach of duty, contract and product-liability matters. His experience in bankruptcy litigation includes disputes concerning ownership and title of property, lien priority, fraudulent transfers and preferences, equitable subordination and recharacterization claims, and in litigation related to the termination and close-out of swaps and other derivative contracts. He has litigated bankruptcy appeals involving fraudulent transfers, enforcement of a unilateral option to obtain financing, and on the reaches of bankruptcy court jurisdiction. He also advises asset-purchasers, lenders, landlords and strategic investors on structuring and documenting transactions to mitigate insolvency-related risk. Mr. Malloy also has a background in bankruptcy and restructuring, having represented facility owners, lessors, vendors and suppliers on the creditor side, and hospitals on the debtor side. In addition, he has advised on issues at the intersection of labor law and bankruptcy, including litigation and appeals from the rejection of collective bargaining agreements and modification of retiree benefits. Mr. Malloy is Special Projects Leader for ABI’s Real Estate Committee and is admitted to practice in New York, Maryland and the District of Columbia. He received his B.A. in 1998 from George Washington University and his J.D. in 2001 from Vanderbilt University Law School.