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Published Works: "What Are the Limits of a Bankruptcy Court's Authority?" with John Harmon He has authored numerous articles on debtor/creditor rights issues, including a recent chapter for the Essex County Bar Association's new book, Traps for the Unwary: Pitfalls in the Practice.
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While practicing in business insolvencies in all types of industries, including manufacturing and retail, Mr. Rabinowitz has a special concentration in real estate reorganizations. He argued the seminal case in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit concerning assignments of rents in real estate Chapter 11 proceedings, Jason Realty. In Jason Realty, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that an assignment of rents under New Jersey law was an absolute assignment, rather than a collateral assignment. If a debtor with income from the rental of real property defaulted pre-petition on the bank debt secured by the assignment of rents, the rents belonged to the bank and could not be used by the debtor in its post-petition operations or to fund a plan of reorganization. This holding had a significant impact on the reorganization of real estate chapter 11 debtors. Mr. Rabinowitz also has extensive experience in all aspects of healthcare restructuring, including hospitals, group medical practices, and nursing homes. He represented the State of New Jersey in various healthcare matters including the NJ HIP liquidation. In the NJ HIP liquidation, administered by the New Jersey Chancery Court in Middlesex County, New Jersey HIP's managing agent filed bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Notwithstanding the bankruptcy, Mr. Rabinowitz was able to have the assets of the company brought within the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Chancery Court for administration, thereby facilitating a more orderly liquidation while insuring continued healthcare for over 25,000 New Jersey residents. Mr. Rabinowitz also served as acting counsel to the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation, a guarantor of student loans and provider of tuition assistance and scholarships. As acting counsel, Mr. Rabinowitz litigated the undue hardship exception to the rule of nondischargeability of student loans. In addition, he pursued the regulatory objectives of the State of New York when approved schools filed bankruptcy, and he litigated the effect of the anti-discrimination provision of Section 525 of the bankruptcy code. Mr. Rabinowitz served as a law clerk with the New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment specializing in real property tax matters. Mr. Rabinowitz is an adjunct professor at Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, at which he teaches Bankruptcy, Business Associations, and Articles 2, 3, 4 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and is a former adjunct professor at the New York University paralegal program. He lectures also for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Education (ICLE), the National Bankruptcy Institute, the Essex County Bar Association, and the New Jersey State Society of Certified Public Accountants. |