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Michael E.
Fitzpatrick

Associate

Office 302.651.2008
Cell 215.847.2304
Email mfitzpatrick@coleschotz.com
Mary E. VanDermark |Legal Practice Assistant
302.652.3131 ext. x2500
mvandermark@coleschotz.com
Mary E. VanDermark |Legal Practice Assistant
302.652.3131 ext. x2500
mvandermark@coleschotz.com
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Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick is an associate in the firm’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring and Litigation Departments.

 

Experience

Michael’s practice includes the representation of debtors, creditors, trustees, and other interested parties in chapter 11 proceedings. In addition to his bankruptcy practice, Michael regularly represents clients in corporate and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Michael graduated from the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and earned his undergraduate degree in Finance from University of Florida Warrington College of Business. While in law school, Michael was a judicial fellow at the Commerce Court of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania and a bankruptcy and restructuring extern at a large Delaware firm.

Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring

Chapter 11 Debtor Reorganizations & Representations Creditors’ Committees Bankruptcy Litigation Unsecured Creditors Asset Purchasers Equity Holders

Litigation

Bankruptcy Litigation Corporate Litigation Delaware Chancery Court Litigation

HIGHLIGHTED INDUSTRIES

Restaurant & Hospitality

Restaurant & Hospitality

Education

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, J.D.
University of Florida, B.S.

Bar & Court Admissions

Delaware
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware

  • NEWS + PUBLICATIONS

NEWS + PUBLICATIONS

  1. 01

    LL Flooring Confirms Wind-Down Plan After ‘Chaotic’ Ch. 11

    December 19, 2024 | Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
  2. 02

    Meet The Attorneys In Tupperware’s Ch. 11

    September 20, 2024
  3. 03

    Tupperware Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With Plans For Quick Sale

    September 19, 2024 | Law360
  4. 04

    Soft Surroundings Gets OK For $23M Ch. 11 Sale Plan

    November 3, 2023 | Law360
  5. 05

    Dirt Bike Co. Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan En Route To Liquidation

    October 4, 2023 | Law360
  6. 06

    Ex-CEO Of Dirt Bike Co. Says Ch. 11 Plan Targets Him

    August 8, 2023 | Law360
  7. 07

    Phoenix Services Gets Approval For Ch. 11 Debt Swap Plan

    June 21, 2023 | Law360
  8. 08

    American Virtual Cloud Gets OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation

    May 24, 2023 | Law360
  9. 09

    Bankrupt Dirt Bike Co. Gets OK of $73 Million Ch. 11 Sale, DIP

    March 24, 2023 | Law360
  10. 10

    Judge Calls Performance Powersports DIP Releases Unfair

    February 23, 2023 | Law360
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