Douglas G. Leney

Douglas G. Leney is a partner in our litigation department, concentrating his practice in matters involving bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, and debtor/creditor rights. Doug is a trusted advisor capable of delivering creative solutions for debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees, unsecured creditors, and secured creditors in Chapter 11 reorganization and liquidation cases, Chapter 7 cases, and related adversary proceedings, including avoidance actions involving claims of preferences and fraudulent transfers. He also represents various parties in non-bankruptcy state and federal court matters, ranging from commercial workouts and foreclosures to cases brought in federal District Court under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and similar statutory regimes. Doug also has significant experience in representing borrowers, banks, and asset-based lenders in connection with loan inception and closing, as well as workouts and forbearance, inter-creditor arrangements, and related litigation. In conjunction with Archer’s Corporate Department, Doug issues legal opinions related to commercial lending transactions, including non-consolidation and “true sale” opinions.

Doug has been recognized for his representation of debtors, foreign representatives, creditors, and liquidating trustees in bankruptcy cases arising under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, which was enacted by Congress to facilitate cross-border insolvency proceedings. His unique experience includes, among other international engagements, acting as counsel to the Liquidating Plan Trustee in a Chapter 15 transfer pricing trial and successfully defeating a $12 million tax claim. More recently, Doug was counsel to the foreign representative and obtained recognition in the first Chapter 15 case involving a debtor from mainland China, and also served as counsel to the foreign representatives in prevailing in contested recognition proceedings involving what is believed to be the first Chapter 15 case to consider such issues in the context of a Hong Kong voluntary liquidation.

Doug is well versed in all aspects of eDiscovery, and frequently oversees the collection, review, and production of paper documents and electronically stored information (ESI) in state and federal litigations of various sizes. Archer’s eDiscovery infrastructure provides clients with an array of legal and technical services designed to streamline and cost-effectively manage their discovery needs. Doug has been responsible for developing sophisticated ESI search terms, forensic, and managed review protocols that not only comply with all applicable court rules, but also produce accurate, efficient, and cost-effective results for clients. As a result, Doug has significant experience in working on various document review and eDiscovery programs and platforms, and has presented several seminars on eDiscovery issues, including the effective use of social media in litigation.