R. Adam Swick

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With nearly 20 years of experience, Adam Swick focuses his practice on bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation matters. He has a robust international practice and has filed a multitude of Chapter 15 bankruptcy cases, many of which have resulted in critical opinions that helped shape the current legal landscape.

Adam is a sought-after speaker on a wide range of international insolvency topics. He is on the leadership team for the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) International Committee. He helps organize many ABI conferences, and co-chairs ABI’s North American International Insolvency Symposium. Adam is also a member of the prestigious International Insolvency Institute (III). He is the chairman of III’s delegation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law’s Working Group V. He was named to ABI’s 40 under 40 list, which recognizes emerging leaders in the insolvency profession.

Notable Work

Chapter 15 Liquidators and Trustees:

Represented numerous liquidators and trustees in Chapter 15 cases, including Dynamic Technologies Group, Inc., Condor Insurance Ltd., Saad Investments Company Ltd., AJW Offshore Ltd., ICP Strategic Credit Income Fund Ltd., and Tibanne Co., Ltd., the parent of Mt. Gox, a cryptocurrency exchange.

Condor Insurance Limited:

Obtained favorable ruling from the Fifth Circuit in In re Condor Ins. Ltd., 601 F.3d 319 (5th Cir. 2010) that subject matter jurisdiction over fraudulent transfers is not prohibited by Chapter 15.

Unsecured Creditors Committee:

Represented the Unsecured Creditors Committee of BJ Services, LLC as Special Counsel to investigate and pursue millions of dollars in claims.

KLD Energy Technologies Ltd. Chapter 7 Trustee:

Represented the Chapter 7 Trustee for KLD Energy Technologies Ltd. in bringing and settling claims against the debtor’s former officers and directors.

Isolux Corsan LLC Liquidating Trustee:

Represented the Liquidating Trustee for Isolux Corsan LLC, the Texas subsidiary of the Isolux group of companies, a formerly leading international engineering, construction, and concession conglomerate primarily based in Spain.

Legendary Field Exhibitions, LLC Chapter 7 Trustee:

Represented the Chapter 7 Trustee for Legendary Field Exhibitions, LLC and other related entities that operated the Alliance of American Football as Special Counsel to investigate the debtors' potential claims against certain entities and individuals.

Creditors:

Represented numerous creditors in cryptocurrency cases, including Voyager, Celsius, and CoinTerra.

Class Action Litigation:

Represented a class of participants against Advocare International, LP, an alleged pyramid scheme.

Class Action Litigation:

Represented a class of participants in MXI Corporation, an alleged pyramid scheme that sells supposedly “healthy” chocolate.

Chapter 11 Debtors:

Assisted in representation of nation's largest poultry producer in its Chapter 11 reorganization.

Securities Litigation:

Counseled a Hong Kong-based electronic gaming company in a securities case filed by hedge fund investors in the Southern District of New York.

Internal Investigation:

Conducted internal investigation of a leading U.S.-listed Chinese video game company relating to internal control issues and compliance under Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, and other regulatory provisions.

Securities Litigation:

Assisted court-appointed securities litigation committee in determining whether the board of directors of a Dallas-based timeshare company breached their fiduciary duties in connection with a cash out merger transaction.

Securities Class Action:

Defended individual directors of board of real estate development company in securities class action and derivative litigation in state and federal court in New Mexico.

Chapter 11 Creditor:

Represented a leading company in the development of industrial real estate in Mexico as a creditor in the Chapter 11 case In re Edscha North America, Inc. filed in the Northern District of Illinois.

Oil & Gas:

Assisted with $103.5 million acquisition of substantially all assets out of bankruptcy of an oil and gas exploration and production company.

Oil & Gas:

Assisted in representation of the Preferred Shareholders' Committee for Dorado Exploration, Inc., an oil and gas exploration company.

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ABI Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, Speaker, “Recent Border Crossings by Bankrupts: An International Insolvency and Chapter 15 Update,” January 24, 2025
International Insolvency Institute North American Regional Conference, Speaker, “Novel Issues in Canada Affecting Cross-Border Insolvencies,” January 15, 2025
UNCITRAL, III, and Sigmund Freud University Law Panel in Conjunction with UNCITRAL V meetings in Vienna, Opening Remarks, “Mediation as an Effective Tool in Enterprise Group Insolvencies” December 17, 2024
ABI International North American Insolvency Symposium, Program Chair, November 5, 2024
ABI Journal, Co-Author, "In re Black Press Ltd.: A Black Eye for Corporate Enterprise Group Recognition," June 22, 2024
International Insolvency Institute Global Perspectives Podcast, Guest Speaker, “Uncitral: Working Group V,” May 6, 2024
Harneys Insolvency Insights Seminar, Speaker, “Recognition and Assistance in International Insolvencies,” April 24, 2024
ABI Cross Border Insolvency Program, Moderator, "Views from the Bench," October 24, 2023
Global Restructuring Review, Quoted, "Model Law Draftsman Responds to COMI Proposals," September 15, 2023
ABI Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, Speaker, "Chapter 15 Update/Recognition Issues," February 7, 2023
ABI Journal, Co-Author, “A Modern Land for the Model Law,” (Article selected as one of the "Best of ABI 2022: The Year in Business Bankruptcy"), December 2022
ABI 2022 Cross-Border Insolvency Program, Moderator, "Cross-Border Update," November 14, 2022
International Insolvency Institute (III) 22nd Annual Conference, Speaker, "NextGen Panel: Cross-Border Jeopardy," September 8, 2022
American Bar Association (ABA) Trial Practice Committee, Practice Points, Co-Author, “Expert Witnesses—the Basics,” December 2021
ABI Cross-Border Insolvency Program, Speaker, “Brazil: Cross-Border Insolvency Update,” November 2021
NextGen Leadership Program of International Insolvency Institute, Speaker, “Covid-19 Responses in Latin America and the Caribbean,” May 2020
ABI, Global Insolvency, Project Editor, “Global Responses to Limit the Economic Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic,” April 2020
ABI, International Committee Newsletter, Co-Author, "Pick a Date: the Debate about When to Determine a Debtor’s COMI," January 2020
III 19th Annual Conference, Speaker, “Timing the Determination of a Debtor’s Centre of Main Interest (COMI),” June 2019
GRR Live, Speaker, “Case-Studies on COMI,” March 2019
ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee, Author, “Claims in the U.S. Can Make a Foreign Debtor Eligible for Chapter 15,” September 24, 2018
CAIRP: Rebuilding Success, Co-Author, “Second Circuit Holds Comity Does Not Alter Chapter 15’s Requirement to Perform Section 363 Review of U.S.-Based Asset Sales,” Spring/Summer 2018
ABI Cross Border Insolvency Program, Speaker, "Cross-Border Update," November 2017
ABI International Committee Newsletter, Co-Author, "Complex Cases Relying on Chapter 15 Predictability and Flexibility," March 2017
ABI 33rd Annual Spring Meeting, Speaker, "Chapter 15 Answers that My Bankruptcy Teacher Never Told Me," April 2015
ABI Journal, Co-Author, "Second Circuit Applies Section 109(a)'s Jurisdictional Requirements to Chapter 15," March 2014
Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy Division, Speaker, “Chapter 15: Theory & Practice,” October 2013
ABI Journal, Co-Author, "Second Circuit Clarifies Chapter 15 COMI Analysis," June 2013
33 Energy & Min. L. Inst. 356-382, Co-Author, "Securities Litigation in the Energy Sector," 2012
Financial Law Report, Co-Author, "Developments Regarding Extraterritorial Effect of U.S. Securities Fraud Statutes," September 2012
Law360, Co-Author, "Securities Litigation And The Energy Sector" New York, August 21, 2012
Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, 33rd Annual Institute, Speaker, "Securities Litigation and the Energy Sector," June 25, 2012
ABA Publishing, Co-Author, "Securities Litigation," Annual Review of Business and Corporate Litigation, 2012
Bloomberg Law Reports, Co-Author, "Reverse Mergers and the Rise of SEC Investigations and Shareholder Lawsuits Involving Chinese Companies Listed on U.S. Stock Exchanges," March 26, 2012
Smart Money, Quoted, "Investors Get Say on Pay -- Say Ok," March 2, 2012
ABA Business Law Today, Co-Author, "Keeping Current: 2012 Outlook for Say-on-Pay Lawsuits," February 2012
Insights, Co-Author, "The Rise of SEC Investigations and Shareholder Lawsuits Involving Chinese Companies Listed on the U.S. Stock Exchanges," Autumn 2011
Law360, Co-Author, "Twombly and Iqbal's Impact On Affirmative Defenses," May 20, 2011
Daily Business Review, Co-Author, "Directors and Officers Need Court Approval for Litigation Costs," January 2011
ABA, Section of Litigation, Securities Litigation Journal, Co-Author, "Getting Paid: Authorizing Advancement of Defense Costs from a Debtor-Entity's D&O Policy," Winter 2011
Corporate Counsel, Co-Author, "Making Sure Defense Costs are Paid from D&O Policies in the Bankruptcy Setting," November 2010
Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen, Speaker, "Issues Regarding Buying Oil and Gas Assets in Bankruptcy," September 2009
ABI Journal, Author, "Filling a Proof of Claim: A Simple Procedure or a Complicated Mess?" July/August 2009

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Introduction to UNCITRAL Insolvency Texts, Course Certification, 2025
American Bar Association, Member; ABA Trial Practice Committee, Web Editor
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member, 2007-Present
ABI International Committee, Communications Manager
International Insolvency Institute, Member
Delegation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group V, Insolvency Law, Chair
Insol International, Member
The Hon. Larry E. Kelly Bankruptcy American Inn of Court, Barrister

ABI, 40 Under 40 Honoree, 2020
Article chosen for Best of ABI 2022: The Year in Business Bankruptcy

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U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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