Christopher F. Graham

Chris Graham has been practicing bankruptcy and insolvency-related law since 1982. He primarily represents secured creditors in Chapter 11 matters, but also acts as counsel to creditors and shareholders, purchasers at bankruptcy 363 sales, outside members of boards of directors of Chapter 11 debtors-in-process, mezzanine lenders, trustees, receivers, state regulatory agencies, foreign liquidators in international cases, and debtors-in-possession. Chris is a recognized authority on Chapter 11 cramdown plans and defenses, and Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy cases.

Chris has handled complicated real-estate foreclosures and related litigation in the New York courts against hotels, commercial office buildings, co-ops, condos, and construction sites. He has also counseled receivers in both state and federal receivership matters involving real-estate, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities, and handles related Uniform Commercial Code foreclosures on equity interests and common stock.

Since 1999, Chris has served as an adjunct professor of bankruptcy law at St. John’s University School of Law in New York.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Bankruptcy & Restructuring and 2) Litigation
Law School University of Pennsylvania Law School, Penn Law (J.D.,1982)
Education Georgetown University (B.S.B.A.,1979)
Bar Member / Association New York State Bar Association
Most recent firm Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-graham-a09949b
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