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Scarsdale, N.Y. (October 1, 2020) – The law firm of Kirby Aisner & Curley LLP, located in Scarsdale, N.Y., is pleased to announce the addition of Jessica Hill as an associate attorney. Hill will concentrate her practice in consumer bankruptcy and small business restructuring. Prior to joining Kirby Aisner & Curley LLP, Jessica Hill spent the past decade working for a boutique bankruptcy law firm in the Hudson Valley, first as a paralegal and then returning as an associate. She is a member of the Hudson Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association, Westchester County Bar Association and American Bar Association, as well...

On June 30, 2020, Dawn Kirby spoke to the Association of General Contractors concerning Article 3A of New York’s Lien Law and treatment of Mechanic Liens in Bankruptcy. Watch the recording of the webinar.

On June 23, 2020, Dawn Kirby joins the esteemed faculty of the Suffolk Academy of Law on the Annual Bankruptcy Update. Faculty includes Hon. Alan S. Trust, Hon. Robert E. Grossman, Hon. Louis A. Scarcella, Asst. U.S. Trustee Christine Black, Esq., Shari Barak, Esq., Peter Corey, Esq., and Salvatore LaMonica, Esq. The Program focuses on updates on the Small Business Reorganization Act, an extensive discussion of local and national cases of interest affecting everyday practice, and an update on how the pandemic has affected consumer bankruptcy cases and particularly chapter 13 practice from the lender and debtor perspectives. 

Kirby Aisner & Curley LLP represented Chapter 11 Good Noodles Inc. d/b/a Sgoglini, a manufacturer of high quality artisanal pasta based out of the Hudson Valley, New York.  Prior to the Chapter 11 filing, notwithstanding steady growth, Good Noodles struggled with the debt it took on to grow the company. Good Noodles filed for Chapter 11 relief to undertake a strategic transaction through a Chapter 11 process where a sale of its assets could be accomplished free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances with protections for the buyer post-closing. On November 18, 2019, Good Noodles closed on the...