For nearly 100 years we have earned the trust of our clients by helping them succeed in their business and personal lives in New Jersey. While we serve large regional, national and multi-national clients doing business in New Jersey, we have a mid-market business focus. Although many law firms in New Jersey have expanded through mergers, we have grown organically and we have developed with our clients. As a result, we have never lost interest in helping entrepreneurial ventures succeed. Our enduring client relationships spring from our commitment to working with clients with our sleeves rolled up. We are sensitive to each client’s specific circumstances, goals and requirements, and the need to be responsive and innovative.

We have handled some of the very largest business and real estate transactions in the state. Likewise, our Litigation Department has handled major cases for New Jersey, regional and national clients, in state and federal courts, before administrative and regulatory agencies, and arbitrators and mediators. We also represent individuals in tax and estate planning and family law matters.

Outside of the office, our lawyers are known for their involvement in their communities and volunteer organizations, as well as leadership within the profession and in civic and business associations. The firm is a trusted name in the legal profession, in business and in government relations.

McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC is a law firm focused on New Jersey – serving both government and private clients – with an extensive history in public finance law. Founded in 1971, the firm brings a unique ability to bridge the public sector with the private sector in order to realize groundbreaking projects.
•Our team of attorneys represents the most skilled, experienced and creative teams of attorneys in the area of public sector law and public/private projects.
•Our firm has regularly been ranked by Thompson Financial Group the number one bond counsel firm in New Jersey for total issues and total dollars issued.
•Our firm represents hundreds of municipalities, school boards, counties, State agencies and authorities. We also count Fortune 500 companies, banks and developers as our clients.
•We regularly shepherd large and complicated projects from conception to completion – and offer legal expertise in all relevant areas, including: redevelopment, special tax, environmental and litigation, among others.
•We are known for being on the cutting edge of financing techniques, and have blazed the trail for new types of financing for redevelopment, brownfields and economic development projects throughout the State.
•We often advise private sector clients on how to best navigate the public landscape in order to ensure the successful completion of their projects.

Trenk Isabel’s Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring practice covers in and out-of-court restructurings, state and federal insolvency proceedings and bankruptcy litigation. The attorneys at Trenk Isabel have extensive experience representing debtors, creditors’ and other statutory committees, secured lenders, landlords, tenants and contract parties, equity holders, creditors, vendors, trustees, receivers and asset purchasers. When representing debtors, Trenk Isabel attorneys work with company management and advisors from the inception of the case through its closing. Our attorneys have successfully resolved cases through restructuring, sales or other resolutions. We work diligently to ensure a successful resolution of all cases in an expeditious and cost-effective manner. Trenk Isabel attorneys have represented debtors in the following industries: construction and landscaping, food services, non-profit, transportation, and retail. Similarly, when protecting creditors’ rights, Trenk Isabel attorneys work diligently for their clients to preserve value and expeditiously recover debt to maximize recoveries. Our attorneys have experience representing creditors in connection with preference and fraudulent transfer claims, commercial loan workouts, foreclosure and debt-instrument litigation, tax sale foreclosures, judgment enforcement, collateral recovery and other insolvency-related matters. With respect to bankruptcy litigation, our dedicated team has extensive experience in all aspects of bankruptcy litigation in federal courts, including contested plan confirmations, sale motions, relief from the automatic stay, substantive consolidation and other litigation involving affiliates, and prosecution and defense of claims against directors and officers. Regardless of the matter, our team is well versed in all facets of litigation arising from restructuring matters. Especially now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all parties must consider the day-to-day impacts on the business realities which will continue to affect everyone for many months, including, but not limited to: The eviction backlog on landlords and tenants and the potential flood of evictions as courts begin to reopen; Availability or lack thereof for credit and loan defaults; and Slower generation of revenue due to limited capacities, social distancing and potential additional shutdowns. Regardless of the nature, size or complexity of a case, the Trenk Isabel team works collaboratively to achieve our clients’ bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency needs.

Walsh attorneys represent clients in a wide range of business restructurings, out-of-court workouts, liquidations, litigation, transactions and other situations involving distressed entities. Walsh represents all constituencies in restructuring and insolvency matters, including debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, lessors, creditors’ committees, purchasers and sellers of distressed assets, shareholders and other equity interest holders, trustees, board members and litigants. Among other areas, our team has significant experience representing debtors and trustees in healthcare insolvencies including, most recently, in the chapter 11 bankruptcies of a $39 million senior and assisted living facility located in northern California; a Federally Qualified Health Center in New Jersey; and a nationwide chain of outpatient surgery centers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Walsh attorneys also represented Bayonne Medical Center and the liquidating trustee throughout its bankruptcy proceeding and in connection with subsequent litigation. Our attorneys possess a broad range of transactional and litigation experience in bankruptcy and restructuring matters, enabling them to deliver what matters most to our clients. Walsh’s transactional work includes experience representing lenders and domestic and foreign corporations in distressed and troubled situations in a wide variety of industries, from technology and pharmaceuticals to manufacturing, healthcare and retail. When protecting creditors’ rights, preserving investment value, recovering debt and collecting on claims is critical. Our attorneys guide creditors through complex bankruptcies, out-of-court restructurings and workouts to help maximize their recoveries. In addition, our attorneys have the broad interdisciplinary knowledge needed to provide secured and unsecured creditors, official and ad hoc committees of creditors and equity holders, and asset purchasers with experienced counsel in matters concerning troubled companies with complex debt and equity issues. When litigation is necessary, our dedicated team regularly represents clients in connection with bankruptcy litigation, contested matters and related disputes in state and federal court. These include contested Chapter 11 plan confirmations and sale motions, prosecution and defense of fraudulent transfer and preference claims, representing directors and officers following bankruptcy, commercial loan workouts, foreclosure and debt-instrument litigation, tax sale foreclosures, judgment enforcement, collateral recovery and other insolvency-related matters. Walsh attorneys routinely collaborate among our firm’s practice groups to provide clients with access to a broad range of experience in other specialized areas in an inter-disciplinary approach to achieve complete guidance and solutions to our clients’ restructuring and insolvency needs.