Stephen M. Packman, Esq.

Stephen M. Packman chairs Archer’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Litigation Group, and co-chairs its International Law Group and China Practice. Steve has counseled debtors, committees, trustees, foreign representatives and litigants in bankruptcy and commercial litigation proceedings throughout the United States and abroad. Representative cases include counsel to the Chapter 11 Debtors in Plastic Suppliers, in New Jersey; counsel to the Chapter 11 Debtors in Lobster Boys, in New York; counsel to the creditors committee in Nova Wildcat, in Delaware; counsel to the creditors committee in Zigi USA, in New York; counsel to the creditors committee in KidKraft, in Texas; counsel to the creditors committee in NGB, in Texas; counsel to the foreign representatives in Siu-Fung Ceramics, a Chapter 15 case in Texas; counsel to the foreign representative in Qin Hui’s Chapter 7 in New York; counsel to the foreign representative in Manley Toys, a Chapter 15 in New Jersey and defense of federal litigation in Minnesota; counsel to the Chinese mainland Debtor Zhejiang Topoint, a Chapter 15 in New Jersey; and counsel to the foreign representatives in the chapter 15 proceedings of Decoro Ltd. and the Chapter 11 plan trustee of DeCoro USA, in North Carolina.

Steve has extensive trial experience. He recently defended complex litigation claims brought in Idaho arising from a catastrophic explosion; litigated contentious Chapter 15 recognition trials in New Jersey and Texas; and prevailed in a trial adverse to the IRS involving tax transfer pricing claims. He has tried cases in federal and state court on issues of fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract and complex tort claims.

Steve is ranked by Chambers USA in the top tiers for insolvency lawyers. He is board certified in business bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification. Steve is an inaugural Fellow of INSOL and serves on INSOL’s audit committee. He is a member of the Congress of Fellows for the Centre for International Legal Studies and serves on the cross-border committees for the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Steve lectures regularly on insolvency and litigation topics for various organizations. He received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from Temple Law School.