Curtis C. Mechling focuses on complex commercial litigation with a specialization on bankruptcy-related matters. He has litigated commercial cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, as well as before international tribunals.
For over twenty-five years, Mr. Mechling has represented individual claimants, creditors' committees, debtors, foreign liquidators and other parties in major corporate bankruptcy proceedings, including in recent years those of Caesars Entertainment, Enron, Adelphia Communications, China Medical Technologies, Commodore International, Harnischberger Industries, Semi-Tech Corporation and Trump Entertainment Resorts. In addition, he has assisted foreign liquidators from the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada, the Cayman Islands and other countries in recovering assets in the United States by prosecuting Chapter 15 and ancillary bankruptcy proceedings. He has been litigation counsel for public employee labor unions and others in the Chapter 9 bankruptcies of municipalities. Mr. Mechling has represented foreign governments, banks and individuals in proceedings to recover misappropriated assets located in the United States and overseas. He has also conducted investigations of alleged malfeasance by corporate officers and directors and has both prosecuted and defended claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty by insiders of insolvent corporations.
He has represented victims of Iran-sponsored terrorist acts in uncovering and seizing Iranian assets in the United States and has litigated on behalf of fiduciaries and beneficiaries in major trusts and estates litigations.
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; U.S. Tax Court
J.D., Columbia Law School, 1975; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
A.B., Columbia University, 1972; Phi Beta Kappa
Curtis C. Mechling focuses on complex commercial litigation with a specialization on bankruptcy-related matters. He has litigated commercial cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, as well as before international tribunals.
For over twenty-five years, Mr. Mechling has represented individual claimants, creditors' committees, debtors, foreign liquidators and other parties in major corporate bankruptcy proceedings, including in recent years those of Caesars Entertainment, Enron, Adelphia Communications, China Medical Technologies, Commodore International, Harnischberger Industries, Semi-Tech Corporation and Trump Entertainment Resorts. In addition, he has assisted foreign liquidators from the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada, the Cayman Islands and other countries in recovering assets in the United States by prosecuting Chapter 15 and ancillary bankruptcy proceedings. He has been litigation counsel for public employee labor unions and others in the Chapter 9 bankruptcies of municipalities. Mr. Mechling has represented foreign governments, banks and individuals in proceedings to recover misappropriated assets located in the United States and overseas. He has also conducted investigations of alleged malfeasance by corporate officers and directors and has both prosecuted and defended claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty by insiders of insolvent corporations.
He has represented victims of Iran-sponsored terrorist acts in uncovering and seizing Iranian assets in the United States and has litigated on behalf of fiduciaries and beneficiaries in major trusts and estates litigations.
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; U.S. Tax Court
J.D., Columbia Law School, 1975; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
A.B., Columbia University, 1972; Phi Beta Kappa
"Stroock Wins Landmark Victory as Judge Orders Turnover of Over $1 Billion in U.S. Properties"
Curtis C. Mechling quoted in "ABN Amro Queries Cocoa Supplier Over ‘Missing’ $313 Million"