Neil B. Glassman is chairman of the Board of Directors of Bayard and is a member of the firm’s bankruptcy group. Neil focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency law, and insurance and entity law. He joined Bayard in 1986.
Neil regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, secured lenders, banks and insurance companies, financial institutions and publicly and privately held businesses in large bankruptcy cases and other insolvency proceedings including insurance company insolvencies. An experienced transactional attorney, Neil has also developed a substantial practice representing clients in relation to the law of Delaware business entities including corporations, business trusts, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and conventional and captive insurance companies. Neil has developed a specialty in counseling insurance companies in regulatory matters in Delaware. He is regularly appointed as a hearing officer by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Delaware in insurance matters pertaining to changes of control and advises merger parties themselves when not acting for the Commissioner.
Neil is a past President of the Commercial Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association and is presently a member of its Statutory Trust Committee as well as a member of the Bankruptcy and the Corporation Law Sections. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Delaware Captive Insurance Association.
Neil is a published author and a frequent speaker on issues and developments in bankruptcy and insolvency law. He has been recognized by Chambers USA from 2006 through 2019 as a leader in bankruptcy and restructuring, and was also named by Best Lawyers as one of the foremost practitioners in his region. In 2012, 2013, and 2016-2019, he was recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a Delaware Super Lawyer in business bankruptcy. In 2017, Neil was voted a Top Lawyer in Delaware Today magazine for his work in Business-Commercial Law. Neil is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
News
Eight Bayard Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers List
Bayard Attorneys Named 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Bayard, P.A. Practice Groups and Attorneys Recognized in Chambers 2019 Guide
2019 Best Lawyers List Includes 8 Bayard Attorneys
Twelve Bayard Attorneys Named to 2018 Delaware Super Lawyers List
Bayard, P.A. Recognized in 2018 Chambers USA Guide
Delaware Today Announces Seven Bayard Attorneys in 2017 Top Lawyer Edition
6 Bayard Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers List
Bayard and Attorneys Recognized in 2017 Chambers USA Publication
Bayard Attorneys Named as 2017 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Bayard Contributes to the Combined Campaign for Justice
Six Bayard Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Bayard Ranked Among Leading Firms in Delaware for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Chancery and Intellectual Property with Seven Lawyers Earning Recognition in Chambers USA 2016
Bayard Attorneys Glassman, Cousins, Brauerman, Alberto, Swasey, Miller and Tiradentes Named to 2016 Delaware Super Lawyers Lists
Directors Neil B. Glassman and Marla H. Norton Attend the Meritas 2016 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV
Bayard’s Neil B. Glassman Receives Award for Significant Contributions to the Meritas Financial Services/CRABS Group
Five Bayard Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Bayard Ranked Among Leading Firms in Delaware for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Intellectual Property and Real Estate with Seven Lawyers Earning Recognition in Chambers USA 2015
Directors Neil Glassman and GianClaudio Finizio Attend the Meritas 2015 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO
Bayard Selected as Delaware Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in In re Altegrity, Inc., et al.
Directors Neil Glassman and Scott Cousins Attend ABI’s VALCON 2015
Directors Neil Glassman and Marla Norton Attend the Meritas Financial Services Group Meeting
Bayard Selected as Delaware Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in In re Endeavour Operating Corporation, et al.
The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Ranks Bayard Among Tier One Firms in United States
Four Bayard Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2015 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Bayard Attorneys Visit Client Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton, Delaware
Bayard and Six of Its Directors Recognized by Chambers USA in 2014
Bayard Attorneys Attend ABI Winter Leadership Conference
Bayard’s Neil B. Glassman Hosts Discussion Regarding Claims Transfer Transactions for the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Unsecured Trade Creditors’ Committee
Chambers USA 2013 Ranks Bayard Among Top Firms in Delaware
Bayard Attorneys Glassman, Brauerman and Alberto Recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine
Bayard Bankruptcy Attorneys Attend the 2013 ABI Spring Meeting
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Approves the Sale of Carl’s Patio
Bayard Bankruptcy Attorneys Attend the Meritas Financial Services Meeting
Bayard Represents Carl’s Patio, Inc. In Chapter 11 Cases Filed on January 21, 2013
Bayard Named Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
Bayard Sponsors ABI’s Winter Leadership Conference
Bayard Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America in 2013
Bayard Sponsors the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2012 Mid-Atlantic Workshop
Chambers USA 2012 Ranks Bayard Among Top Firms in Delaware
Neil Glassman Attending the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 30th Annual Spring Meeting
Bayard Named Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
Bayard Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America in 2012
Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Bayard Among Top Firms in Delaware
Bayard Named Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
Bayard Attorneys Attend the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Bayard Among Top Firms in Delaware
Bayard Attorneys Attend the ABI’s Annual Spring Meeting
Directors Neil B. Glassman, Douglas M. Hershman, Marla H. Norton, and Michael J. Scali Attend the 2010 Meritas Annual Meeting
Directors Neil Glassman and Ashley Stitzer Attend the Meritas Financial Services Meeting
Bayard is Acting as Delaware Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Capmark Financial Group Chapter 11 Case (09-13684)
Bayard Attorneys Named to 2010 Best Lawyers in America: Firm Ranks #1 in Delaware in both Administrative and Family Law
Bayard attorneys attend ABI Mid-Atlantic Conference
Chambers USA 2009 Ranks Bayard Among Top Firms in Delaware: Bankruptcy, Real Estate, IP, Chancery and Corporate/ M&A Lawyers Recognized
Bayard Names Neil B. Glassman Chairman
Bayard Earns High Rankings Firm-wide in Chambers USA 2008
Two Bayard Attorneys Selected as The Best Lawyers in America 2008
Four Bayard Firm Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA 2007
Publications
Introducing Delaware’s New Captive Team
Maximizing Value
Section 363 Sales in the US
Racing Against Time in Chapter 11
Equity Committees: A Consequence of the “Zone of Insolvency”
U.S. Bankruptcy Roundtable
Equity Committees - Representation of Shareholders in Bankruptcy Cases
Are You In The Vicinity of Insolvency? Serving More Than One Master
Cybergenics: A Corporate Solution to a Bankruptcy Problem
