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Columbia Law School,
J.D., 1998
Rice University, B.A.,
1992(English and Political Science)
Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals Tenth
Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Colorado
U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern,
Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Colorado
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General Overview
Jennifer Salisbury concentrates her
practice in commercial litigation and the enforcement of
creditors’ rights in bankruptcy and insolvency
proceedings. Jennifer has represented secured creditors,
unsecured creditors, official committees, and trustees
in all aspects of bankruptcy, including relief from stay
proceedings, cash collateral disputes, plan
negotiations, and avoidance actions. Jennifer also
represents lenders in all aspects of state collection
proceedings, including foreclosures and replevins.
Areas of Concentration
Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Commercial
Litigation
Creditors’ Rights
Fiduciary Litigation
Foreclosure
Representative
Transactions/Representative Cases
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In re Geneva Steel, LLC -
represented chapter 11 trustee in the prosecution of
breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract,
fraudulent transfer and equitable subordination
claims with several adversary proceedings against
former insiders of the company that resulted in
multi-million dollar recoveries to the unsecured
creditors of the estate
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In re VCSP, Inc. - represented
secured creditor in successful defense of debtor’s
motion to designate creditor’s vote for plan of
reorganization as well as defense of several
adversary proceedings
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In re Potter - represented funeral
home sued by chapter 7 trustee to avoid payment of
debtor’s funeral expenses and obtained favorable
judgment after trial that the trustee take nothing
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In re Centrix Financial LLC -
represented creditor in successful motion to
transfer venue of bankruptcy case from Nevada to
Colorado
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In re Ameriserve Food
Distribution, Inc - represented
post-confirmation trustee in connection with claims
related to pre-petition acquisition of competitor
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In re Sterling Pulp Chemicals US,
Inc. - represented indenture trustee of $295
million secured bond issuance in connection with
contesting DIP financing that primed lien securing
bonds, including appeal of priming order to district
court and Fifth Circuit. Assisted in negotiations of
favorable plan treatment that resolved challenge by
creditors’ committee to validity of bondholders’
liens
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Jeffrey H. Mims, Chapter 7 Trustee
of VarTec Telecom, Inc. et al. v Rural Telephone
Finance Cooperative - represented chapter 7
trustee in prosecution of fraudulent transfer action
to avoid upstream asset pledges and guarantees and
prosecution of complex preference actions, claim for
deepening insolvency, and equitable subordination
claims
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In re Moss - represented
unsecured creditor in successful prosecution of
involuntary bankruptcy petition and non-dischargeability
action against debtor
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Represented participant lender in
obtaining dismissal of all tort and contract claims
asserted by borrower in state court in Mesa and El
Paso Counties
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Represented secured lender in state
court in Jefferson County in successful resolution
of replevin and breach of contract case with respect
to equipment
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Represented national bank as secured
lender in sale of debtor’s business worth millions
of dollars
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Represented national bank in trial in
federal court in which jury assessed no liability
against bank for alleged violations of plaintiff’s
civil rights
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Represented chapter 7 trustee in
Texas state court jury trial to recover
multi-million dollar fraudulent transfer
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Acted as in-house counsel to
telecommunications company. Representation involved
all aspects of the company’s business, including all
contract negotiations and various corporate
governance matters
Professional and
Community Involvement
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Founding member and Chair,
Mountain/Desert Network, International Women’s
Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
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Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
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Member, Bankruptcy and Litigation
Sections, Texas Bar Association
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Served as a lecturer on litigation
and bankruptcy issues to various professional
organizations
Awards and Recognition
Admissions
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
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U.S. District Court, Colorado
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U.S. District Courts, Northern,
Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
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Colorado
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Texas
Related Employment
Education
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Columbia Law School, J.D., 1998
(Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar; Executive Editor,
Columbia Journal of
Environmental Law)
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Rice University, B.A., 1992
(English and Political Science)
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