Louis F. Solimine, partner in the Cincinnati office at Thompson Hine LLP, brings significant experience to major Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases across the United States. His comprehensive practice includes workouts, corporate restructurings, and creditors’ rights. Adept in areas like secured financing and commercial foreclosures, he regularly represents diverse stakeholders, from secured and unsecured creditors to landlords and equipment lessors. His recent work as lead counsel for Patheon, the largest general unsecured creditor, in multiple Chapter 11 filings totaling over $100m demonstrates his skill in navigating complex US bankruptcy law for international entities. He also recently represented CIBC Bank USA as the senior secured lender for a private jet charter company in a multi-million-dollar Chapter 11 case.
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Work Department
Business Restructuring, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy; Corporate Transactions & Securities
Position
Louis is a partner who focuses his practice on corporate transactions and commercial law with extensive experience in general corporate representation of publicly and privately held businesses including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; formation of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and joint ventures; bank and venture capital financing; Uniform Commercial Code; executive employment consulting and noncompetition agreements; license agreements; and service as corporate director and secretary.
Louis also has extensive experience in major Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases throughout the United States, workouts, other corporate reorganizations and creditors' rights including secured financing and letters of credit; commercial foreclosures; secured party sales and assignments for the benefit of creditors; rights of secured and unsecured creditors, landlords and equipment lessors in bankruptcy.
Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1976, executive editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1975-1976
- Wright State University, B.A., 1973, summa cum laude
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Key clients
- Patheon Austria
- CIBC Bank USA
- Miller Capital Advisory, Inc.
- Veos USA Inc.