{"id":1759,"date":"2011-02-28T09:42:05","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T14:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2018-11-27T07:35:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T07:35:55","slug":"filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy:  A few things to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you need to know?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, if you&#8217;re a corporate entity, you need to work with a bankruptcy attorney (preferably one with substantive corporate bankruptcy filing experience in New York).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Second, you need to figure out whether to file Chapter 7 or Chapter 11.\u00a0 Chapter 7 is for winding down or liquidating your company.\u00a0 Chapter 11 is for reorganizing your company (though Chapter 11 can also be used for winding down your company). Often, a Chapter 11 is a more complex process than a Chapter 7 and usually covers a longer period of time.\u00a0 Though certainly not in every case.\u00a0 An experienced Brooklyn bankruptcy attorney will of course be able to best provide you with insights into the best strategic approach for your situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Third, you need to complete the bankruptcy petition.\u00a0 In addition to basic information about yourself, your company and its assets and liabilities, you will need to put together a creditor matrix that lists all of your creditors, amounts owed and address\/contact information for each of them.\u00a0 This is important for figuring out the total amount of debt owed, who the largest creditors are and how to contact them so they can be noticed at key points in your company&#8217;s case.\u00a0 Again, an experienced bankruptcy attorney will walk you through these steps and will have a sophisticated system in place to ensure this part of the process goes as smoothly as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fourth, you file your case with the Bankruptcy Court.\u00a0 Traditionally, a case was filed by bringing it to the clerk&#8217;s office in the Bankruptcy Court during normal business hours.\u00a0 However, these days if you&#8217;re working with a bankruptcy attorney, your case will be filed electronically.\u00a0 That is, right from your attorney&#8217;s computer in their office.\u00a0 And it can be filed at any time day or night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions about filing for corporate bankruptcy or are seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/bankruptcy-services\/chapter-11-bankruptcy-attorneys\/\">Chapter 11 bankruptcy attorneys in Brooklyn, NY<\/a>, please feel free to <a href=\"contact\/\">contact<\/a> <a href=\"..\/ny-bankruptcy-attorneys\/bruce-weiner\/\">New York bankruptcy lawyer Bruce Weiner<\/a>, an experienced Brooklyn bankruptcy attorney for a free initial consultation.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you need to know? First, if you&#8217;re a corporate entity, you need to work with a bankruptcy attorney (preferably one with substantive corporate bankruptcy filing experience in New York). Second, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy:  A few things to know<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[16,126,116],"tags":[2,21,71,32,54,51,52,35],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You&#039;re running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You&#039;re running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bankruptcy Attorney in Brooklyn, New York | Rosenberg Musso Weiner\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-02-28T14:42:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-11-27T07:35:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matt Leichter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matt Leichter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Matt Leichter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/person\/75d08d648836eaa13b64bf21273bf4e7\"},\"headline\":\"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-02-28T14:42:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-27T07:35:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\"},\"wordCount\":368,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Bankruptcy\",\"Brooklyn Bankruptcy\",\"Chapter 11\",\"Eastern District of New York\",\"Manhattan bankruptcy\",\"New York Bankruptcy\",\"New York Bankruptcy Lawyer\",\"Southern District of New York\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Bankruptcy\",\"Business Bankruptcy\",\"Chapter 11 Bankruptcy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\",\"name\":\"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-02-28T14:42:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-27T07:35:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"You're running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/\",\"name\":\"Bankruptcy Attorney in Brooklyn, New York | Rosenberg Musso Weiner\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner, LLP\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo.png\",\"width\":124,\"height\":108,\"caption\":\"Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner, LLP\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/person\/75d08d648836eaa13b64bf21273bf4e7\",\"name\":\"Matt Leichter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd20b564e1f526a569ac8b1fc9ef74db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd20b564e1f526a569ac8b1fc9ef74db?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Matt Leichter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/author\/mleichter\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know","description":"You're running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know","og_description":"You're running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you","og_url":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/","og_site_name":"Bankruptcy Attorney in Brooklyn, New York | Rosenberg Musso Weiner","article_published_time":"2011-02-28T14:42:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-11-27T07:35:55+00:00","author":"Matt Leichter","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matt Leichter","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/"},"author":{"name":"Matt Leichter","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/person\/75d08d648836eaa13b64bf21273bf4e7"},"headline":"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know","datePublished":"2011-02-28T14:42:05+00:00","dateModified":"2018-11-27T07:35:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/"},"wordCount":368,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#organization"},"keywords":["Bankruptcy","Brooklyn Bankruptcy","Chapter 11","Eastern District of New York","Manhattan bankruptcy","New York Bankruptcy","New York Bankruptcy Lawyer","Southern District of New York"],"articleSection":["Bankruptcy","Business Bankruptcy","Chapter 11 Bankruptcy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/","url":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/","name":"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-02-28T14:42:05+00:00","dateModified":"2018-11-27T07:35:55+00:00","description":"You're running a business and are considering filing for corporate bankruptcy in Brooklyn or elsewhere in New York.\u00a0 What are your options and what do you","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/filing-for-corporate-bankruptcy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Filing For Corporate Bankruptcy: A few things to know"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/","name":"Bankruptcy Attorney in Brooklyn, New York | Rosenberg Musso Weiner","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#organization","name":"Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner, LLP","url":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo.png","width":124,"height":108,"caption":"Rosenberg, Musso & Weiner, LLP"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/person\/75d08d648836eaa13b64bf21273bf4e7","name":"Matt Leichter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd20b564e1f526a569ac8b1fc9ef74db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd20b564e1f526a569ac8b1fc9ef74db?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Matt Leichter"},"url":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/author\/mleichter\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1759"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8354,"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1759\/revisions\/8354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nybankruptcy.net\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}