Christopher M. Hemrick

Associate, Roseland Office

85 Livingston Avenue

Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Phone:  (973) 535-0500

chemrick@connellfoley.com

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Christopher M. Hemrick is an associate and member of the firm’s Business Litigation and Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights practice groups.

 

Mr. Hemrick's practice focuses on complex commercial and federal litigation, including bankruptcy litigation, as well as representing both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings venued throughout New York, New Jersey and Delaware.  Mr. Hemrick also represents a variety of corporate and individual clients in a wide-range of state court litigation matters. 

 

Among others, Mr. Hemrick’s commercial and federal litigation and insolvency-related experience has included the representation of clients in matters ranging from breach of contract, defamation and intellectual property, to bankruptcy avoidance actions and civil cases arising under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).  Mr. Hemrick has also developed significant experience advising and representing the interests of trade creditors and other unsecured creditors and parties-in-interest throughout all aspects of chapter 11 reorganizations. 

 

In 2004, Mr. Hemrick received a B.A., magna cum laude, in Philosophy, Politics and Law from Binghamton University, State University of New York, where he was elected into Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D., cum laude, in 2007 from St. John's University School of Law, where he was a St. Thomas More Scholar and an Articles Editor for the St. John’s Law Review. While in law school, he was also a member of the school’s Securities Arbitration Clinic.

 

Mr. Hemrick was a summer associate at Connell Foley in 2006.

 

 

Practice Areas:

Business Litigation

Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights

 

Admitted to Practice:

State of New York

State of New Jersey

United States District Court for the  Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the  District of New Jersey

 

Education:

Binghamton University, State University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004)Phi Beta Kappa

St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007), St. Thomas More Scholar

 

Affiliations:

New York State Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

American Bar Association

American Bankruptcy Institute


Representative Experience

Represents one of the largest providers of satellite services in the world in multi-million dollar federal lawsuit;

Represents one of the largest international manufacturers of automotive electronic components in General Motors, Lear, and Visteon bankruptcies;

Represents leading importer of commodity and specialty foods serving the retail, food service and industrial trades in multiple commercial breach of contract actions;

Represented international manufacturer and supplier of pharmaceuticals in connection with lawsuit involving the sale of goods under New Jersey’s Uniform Commercial Code;

Part of a team of attorneys representing a major insurance company in federal RICO class-action lawsuit;

Represents large manufacturer of printing products in connection with Quebecor World chapter 11 reorganization;

Part of a team of attorneys representing defendant in federal RICO class-action lawsuit involving numerous national defendants;

Represents former hedge fund employee in defamation and intellectual property litigation;

Regularly defends corporate creditors in preference and other bankruptcy avoidance litigation.

 

Professional Activities

Member, Brennan-Vanderbilt Inn of Court