Mr. Banas is an associate in the Bankruptcy, Workouts & Business Reorganization Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His practice emphasizes commercial litigation, corporate bankruptcy, and out-of-court restructurings.  Mr. Banas has represented secured creditors, unsecured creditors, equity interest holders, corporate debtors, trustees, and acquirers of troubled businesses in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 15, and state court proceedings.  He has also handled disputes concerning bank syndicates, mortgage-backed securities, subprime loans, participation loans, commercial leases, insurance coverage, and fiduciary duties of directors and officers.

Mr. Banas frequently appears before federal courts and has accumulated substantial courtroom experience in motion practice and evidentiary hearings.  He has experience representing clients in dozens of industries including automobile, aviation, banking, construction, information technology, real estate development, retail, professional sports, and publishing.

Among his more notable recent engagements, Mr. Banas served as debtor’s counsel for the Phoenix Coyotes professional hockey team in connection with the sale of the team to the National Hockey League.  Mr. Banas also served as debtor’s counsel for Laughlin Ranch LLC, a 12,000 acre master-planned golf community in northern Arizona, and Three-Five Systems Inc., a former global leader in the manufacturing of microdisplays for high-tech consumer electronics.  He also served as special litigation counsel for Landsbanki Íslands hf., the second largest Icelandic bank, in connection with the bank’s reorganization in Chapter 15 and foreign proceedings.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Banas was an associate in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP.  He has served as an instructor of trial techniques for the Arizona High School Mock Trial Program.  Prior to entering law school, Mr. Banas was a computer programmer and an instructor of philosophy, logic, ethics, and public policy courses at Carnegie Mellon University.  Mr. Banas is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Arizona Bar Association.

Mr. Banas is an associate in the Bankruptcy, Workouts & Business Reorganization Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His practice emphasizes commercial litigation, corporate bankruptcy, and out-of-court restructurings.  Mr. Banas has represented secured creditors, unsecured creditors, equity interest holders, corporate debtors, trustees, and acquirers of troubled businesses in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 15, and state court proceedings.  He has also handled disputes concerning bank syndicates, mortgage-backed securities, subprime loans, participation loans, commercial leases, insurance coverage, and fiduciary duties of directors and officers.

Mr. Banas frequently appears before federal courts and has accumulated substantial courtroom experience in motion practice and evidentiary hearings.  He has experience representing clients in dozens of industries including automobile, aviation, banking, construction, information technology, real estate development, retail, professional sports, and publishing.

Among his more notable recent engagements, Mr. Banas served as debtor’s counsel for the Phoenix Coyotes professional hockey team in connection with the sale of the team to the National Hockey League.  Mr. Banas also served as debtor’s counsel for Laughlin Ranch LLC, a 12,000 acre master-planned golf community in northern Arizona, and Three-Five Systems Inc., a former global leader in the manufacturing of microdisplays for high-tech consumer electronics.  He also served as special litigation counsel for Landsbanki Íslands hf., the second largest Icelandic bank, in connection with the bank’s reorganization in Chapter 15 and foreign proceedings.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Banas was an associate in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP.  He has served as an instructor of trial techniques for the Arizona High School Mock Trial Program.  Prior to entering law school, Mr. Banas was a computer programmer and an instructor of philosophy, logic, ethics, and public policy courses at Carnegie Mellon University.  Mr. Banas is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Arizona Bar Association.