Theodore Orson
Rhode Island
Orson and Brusini Ltd.
211 Quaker Lane, Suite 201
West Warwick, RI 02893
United States
Tel: (401) 861-0344
Email:
torson@orsonandbrusini.com
Web:
www.orsonandbrusini.com
In his commercial insolvency practice, Ted has represented all types of parties to federal bankruptcy cases and state court receivership proceedings, including debtors, secured creditors, vendors, municipalities and equity security holders. In his commercial insolvency practice, he has represented all types of parties to federal bankruptcy cases and state court receivership proceedings, including debtors, secured creditors, vendors, municipalities and equity security holders.
Ted has lectured throughout the country on Chapter 9 bankruptcy and municipal insolvency. He has also been interviewed regarding municipal insolvency by numerous print and broadcast media agencies including The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Providence Journal, Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, the Detroit Free Press, several local Rhode Island television stations, and certain print and broadcast media located in England, Germany and South Korea.
In his commercial litigation practice, Ted has represented all types of commercial parties, including shareholders/members of closely-held companies in owner disputes, parties to contract disputes, eminent domain disputes, and large collection matters, among numerous others. He regularly represents commercial borrowers in working out distressed loans with institutional and private lenders.
He has been appointed permanent receiver of over fifty (50) Rhode Island companies by the Superior Court of the State of Rhode Island. As court fiduciary, Ted has operated all types of businesses, including manufacturing facilities, health care businesses, a Jewish synagogue, a Catholic private school, just to name a few. He has also been appointed ancillary receiver by the Superior Courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Connecticut.
Ted was lead counsel to the State of Rhode Island and the Receiver of the City of Central Falls in the Chapter 9 bankruptcy of the City of Central Falls. This was the second Chapter 9 bankruptcy of a city in the United States since the Great Depression.
- Garnered national attention for his work as lead counsel to the Receiver of the City of Central Falls and the State of Rhode Island in the Chapter 9 case of the City of Central Falls.
- Represented the Rhode Island Department of Health and other departments of the state in two large community hospital receiverships.
- In representing a large financially-distressed organization, he negotiated and consummated an out-of-court creditor composition in which most of the benefits of a federal bankruptcy reorganization were realized without the cost, disruption, and risk of a Bankruptcy Court reorganization proceeding.
- Defended a large Boston law firm against claims asserted in connection with sensitive Federal Court litigation.
- Recently obtained a large jury verdict in a partners’ dispute.
- Represents the City of Pawtucket in its attempt to redevelop the Downtown and Riverway.
Orson and Brusini Ltd. regularly represents all parties to federal bankruptcies, state court receiverships and out of court restructures in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. This includes corporate entities, shareholders and secured creditors. Theodore Orson and Giovanni La Terra Bellina, in combination, have also been appointed receiver, special master or ancillary receiver of more than 50 companies in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The firm has represented the State of Rhode Island or its departments in major hospital insolvencies, including the special masterships of Landmark Medical Center and The Westerly Hospital.
Municipal Insolvency
Orson and Brusini Ltd. was lead insolvency counsel to the Central Falls receiver and the State of Rhode Island in the Chapter 9 bankruptcy of the City of Central Falls. In that case, Central Falls went from a fiscal disaster to fiscally stable in just 13 months. This was just the second Chapter 9 case of a city since 2000 and it garnered significant national attention. Mr. Orson is regularly sought to comment on municipal insolvency by the national and international press, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Bond Buyer and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Mr. Orson is also widely published and is invited to speak on panels nationwide on the subject of Chapter 9.
Our firm’s vision is to empower small and mid-sized businesses throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts to grow and thrive, knowing they have a committed team of attorneys supporting them every step of the way. We want to establish Orson and Brusini as trusted counsel in all types of business law matters to allow business owners to relax and focus on doing what they do best.
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