Overview
Yonit Caplow focuses her practice on restructuring, creditor’s rights, and commercial litigation. She has represented debtors, secured creditors, and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy court proceedings, adversary proceedings and out-of-court restructurings, and has represented both public and private sector clients in federal and state court, and in arbitration.
Representative industries include non-profit, retail, construction, oil & gas, and healthcare.
Prior to joining Dilworth, Yonit worked in a Vault top 2 bankruptcy group of an international law firm and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Laurie Selber Silverstein, Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware.
Representative Experience
- Representing a creditor in a non-discharge ability adversary proceeding in New Jersey Bankruptcy Court.
- Represented a Non-profit in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented a Small Business in its Subchapter 5 bankruptcy reorganization.
- Represented a Chapter 7 Debtor in her bankruptcy reorganization.
- Represented a media company contemplating filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Represented a benefits plan company in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented outpatient vascular access centers in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented a health system in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented a retail company in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented an oil and gas company contemplating filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Represented a junior lienholder in its dispute with a special servicer in New York State Court, Commercial Division.
- Represented a creditor in the successful appointment of a receiver in Delaware Chancery Court.
- Represented a junior creditor in its dispute with a senior secured creditor in New York State Court, Commercial Division.
- Represented a Pennsylvania Township in a commercial arbitration trial in front of the American Arbitration Association.
Pro Bono Work
- Represented Chapter 7 Debtor in her bankruptcy case.
- Represented individual in her Social Security Disability appeal in front of an Administrative Law Judge.
- Assisted individuals on legal issues at the Homeless Advocacy Clinics.
- Assisted disabled individuals with the drafting of their wills.
- Represented a client in an appeal case in front of the Third Circuit.
Clerkship
- Law clerk to the Honorable Laurie Selber Silverstein, Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware.
Representative Experience
- Representing a creditor in a non-discharge ability adversary proceeding in New Jersey Bankruptcy Court.
- Represented a Non-profit in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented a Small Business in its Subchapter 5 bankruptcy reorganization.
- Represented a Chapter 7 Debtor in her bankruptcy reorganization.
- Represented a media company contemplating filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Represented a benefits plan company in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented outpatient vascular access centers in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented a health system in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented a retail company in its Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Represented an oil and gas company contemplating filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Represented a junior lienholder in its dispute with a special servicer in New York State Court, Commercial Division.
- Represented a creditor in the successful appointment of a receiver in Delaware Chancery Court.
- Represented a junior creditor in its dispute with a senior secured creditor in New York State Court, Commercial Division.
- Represented a Pennsylvania Township in a commercial arbitration trial in front of the American Arbitration Association.
Pro Bono Work
- Represented Chapter 7 Debtor in her bankruptcy case.
- Represented individual in her Social Security Disability appeal in front of an Administrative Law Judge.
- Assisted individuals on legal issues at the Homeless Advocacy Clinics.
- Assisted disabled individuals with the drafting of their wills.
- Represented a client in an appeal case in front of the Third Circuit.
Clerkship
- Law clerk to the Honorable Laurie Selber Silverstein, Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware.
Insights
- ALERT: Protecting Creditor Interests Prior To A Bankruptcy Filing
- Commercial Real Estate Leases in Bankruptcy: What to Expect When Your Landlord Files for Chapter 11
- Commercial Real Estate Leases in Bankruptcy: What to Expect When Your Tenant Files for Chapter 11
- ALERT: Things To Consider In Restaurant Restructurings
- Non-Profit Institutions: What to Consider Before Filing for Bankruptcy Protection
- Dilworth Paxson LLP Welcomes Yonit A. Caplow to Firm’s Philadelphia Office