Christopher M. Winter is co-chair of the Finance and Restructuring Transactions division of Duane Morris' Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group . Mr. Winter focuses his practice on commercial finance and chapter 11 bankruptcy law and proceedings. He serves as a team lead for the Duane Morris Banking and Finance industry group .
Mr. Winter represents direct lenders, commercial banks and other institutions and entities in financing transactions, including cash-flow loans, asset-based loans, real estate mortgage loans, lease financing and financings utilizing New Markets Tax Credits. He also represents lenders in workouts, restructurings and enforcement actions. Mr. Winter regularly advises clients on federal bankruptcy matters and represents their interests in proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, including in the District of Delaware.
Mr. Winter also regularly provides legal opinions under Delaware law and is a member of the firm's opinion committee.
Admitted to practice in Delaware and Pennsylvania, Mr. Winter is a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law Sections of the Delaware Bar Association, the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
The listing of areas of practice in the foregoing profile does not represent official certification as a specialist in those areas.
Resume
Experience
•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2010-present
- Associate, 2003-2007; 2009
•Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Corporate Associate, 2007-2009
•Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Delaware
- Associate, 2001-2003
Publications and Speaking Engagements
Selected Publications
•Co-author, CARES Act Impacts Banking and Finance Industry, Duane Morris Alert, March 30, 2020
•Author, U.S. Corporate Borrowers May Now Be Able to Pledge 100 Percent of Stock in Foreign Subs Without Adverse Tax Consequences, Duane Morris Alert, July 1, 2019
•Co-Author, Supreme Court Limits Safe Harbor; May Increase Challenges to LBOs in Chapter 11, Duane Morris Alert, March 5, 2018
•Co-author, SCOTUS Prohibits Non-Consensual Structured Dismissals in Deviation of Bankruptcy Code Priority Scheme, Duane Morris Alert, March 29, 2017
•Contributor, Duane Morris Capital Markets Blog
•Contributor, Duane Morris Delaware Business Law Blog
•Co-author, Business As Usual, Subject To Restrictions, Law 360, May 8, 2015
• Secured Lender's Intent Irrelevant to Termination Statement's Effect, Delaware Business Court Insider, November 5, 2014
•Co-author, Justice Hold Fee-Shifting Bylaw Not Per Se Invalid, Delaware Business Court Insider, May 21, 2014
•Co-author, Chancery Interprets Bankruptcy Code to Find Jurisdiction Over IP, Delaware Business Court Insider, April 16, 2014
•Co-author, Insider's Hurdles When Seeking Compensation for Services, Delaware Business Court Insider, December 25, 2013
•Co-author, Supreme Court Lifts Buyback Injunction in Activism, Delaware Business Court Insider, November 27, 2013
•Co-author, Chancery Court Limits Reach of Indemnification Provision, Delaware Business Court Insider, September 18, 2013
•Co-author, WARN Act Claims Can Be Brought by Adversary Proceeding, Delaware Business Court Insider, July 17, 2013
•Co-author, Lease Amendment Not Severable From Underlying Agreement, Delaware Business Court Insider, June 19, 2013
•Co-author, 'Make Whole' Payment Approved in School Specialty Case, Delaware Business Court Insider, May 15, 2013
•Co-author, Bankruptcy Court Upholds Post-Petition Lockup Agreement, Confirms Plan in Indianapolis Downs, Delaware Business Court Insider, February 27, 2013
•Co-author, Chancery Court, SEC to Weigh in on Public Disclosure of Corporate Political Giving, Delaware Business Court Insider, January 16, 2013
•Author, Competing Tribune Bankruptcy Plans Rejected, Delaware Business Court Insider, November 30, 2011
•Co-author, In Rejection of Alter Ego and Other Claims, a Significant Win for Secured Lenders, Delaware Business Court Insider, August 24, 2011
• In Rejection of Alter Ego and Other Claims, a Significant Win for Secured Lenders, Delaware Business Court Insider, August 2011
•Co-author, In Key Opinions, an Answer for Answer.com, and a Greenlight for a 'Make-Whole Premium', Delaware Business Court Insider, May 4, 2011
• Chancery Court Narrowly Interprets Bond Indenture Covenant, Delaware Business Court Insider, May 2011
• Minority First Lien Lenders Rebuffed in Attempts to Hijack Bankruptcy Sales, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, October 2009
Selected Speaking Engagements
•Speaker, Lien On Me - Intercreditor Issues Today, Commercial Finance Association's 73rd Annual Convention, Chicago, November 9, 2017
•Speaker, Legal Ethics, seminar, Wilmington, Delaware, December 2011
•Speaker, Business Bankruptcy Law Update, seminar, Wilmington, Delaware, September 15, 2010
