Mr. Roeschenthaler focuses his practice on insolvency law and financial restructuring, including bankruptcy, corporate turnarounds and distressed asset transactions. He has a wide range of experience in the representation of corporate debtors, court-appointed committees, asset acquirers, creditors and other stakeholders in bankruptcy courts throughout the United States.
The breadth of his experience reaches across a variety of industry sectors including manufacturing and distribution, retail, mining, commercial real estate, automotive, food and beverage, metals and construction. He also has a significant amount of experience in commercial litigation, real estate development, commercial transactions and employment law.

Education

Specialization

• Restructuring & Insolvency
• Real Estate Finance

Selected Publications

• "Preparing a Privacy Blueprint," Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers - Transactions, Vol. XIII, Issues VI & VII, June-July 2000
• "When the 363 Sale Is the Best Route" (co-authored with Robert G. Sable and Daniel F. Blanks), Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2006)

Awards and Honors

• Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers "Rising Star," Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Law & Politics, 2008, 2009, 2010

Selected Professional Activities

Professional Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association

  Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section Council

• Turnaround Management Association

Speaking Engagements

• "Federal Tax Considerations in Bankruptcy," 23rd Annual Bankruptcy Symposium of the Allegheny County Bar Association, December 2010
• "Bankruptcy Sales," Turnaround Management Association Panel Discussion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 2010
• "Bankruptcy's Greatest Hits (10 Top Commercial Cases)," 22nd Annual Bankruptcy Symposium of the Allegheny County Bar Association, December 2009
• "Interactions Among Restructuring Professionals," Turnaround Management Association Panel Discussion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2009
• "Litigating in the Bankruptcy Court," 47th Annual Bench-Bar Conference of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, June 2009
• "Representing Commercial Landlords in Bankruptcy," Bankruptcy Law Mountaineer Series 2008, December 2008
• "The 2007 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure: An Overview for the Bankruptcy Practitioner," Bankruptcy Law Mountaineer Series 2008, December 2008
• "The Collision of the Automotive and Plastics Industries with the Bankruptcy Courts," Allegheny County Bar Association, November 2008
• "Automotive Bankruptcy Workshop," American Metal Market's 3rd Annual Automotive Metals Conference held in Detroit, Michigan, October 2008
• Guest Lecturer, "Advanced Bankruptcy," Law School Course, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, September 2008
• "A Roadmap for Representing Commercial Landlords in Bankruptcy," Allegheny County Bar Association, November 2007
• "Drafting Commercial Real Estate Leases: The Ins and Outs of Protecting Your Interests," the National Business Institute, October 2007
• "A Primer on Bankruptcy Law," Allegheny County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, September 2007
• "An Update on Preferences and Fraudulent Conveyances," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, August 2003