Dave Going is a respected bankruptcy practitioner and commercial litigator guiding distressed businesses, lenders and creditors in complex insolvency proceedings. He provides targeted, strategic advice in the handling of business reorganizations, bankruptcy litigation and creditor’s rights issues.

When debtors seek financial relief, Dave helps in restructuring their obligations. Both regionally and nationally, he assists with Chapter 11 proceedings, informal workouts, out-of-court debt restructurings, distressed asset sales and bankruptcy-related litigation.

Currently, Dave represents the single largest creditor in the US Fidelis Chapter 11 proceedings pending in the Eastern District of Missouri. He also serves as primary bankruptcy counsel for an international freight and utility processor in litigation pending in multiple jurisdictions.

He has also been counsel for parties involved in the following bankruptcy proceedings:

• Numerous trade creditors—General Motors, Delphi, Chemtura, Lyondell, Blue Water Automotive and Eclipse Aviation
• Supplier, lender in Southern Building Products
• Vehicle Service Contract Dealer in Automotive Professionals Incorporated
• Bond holders in Digital Teleport
• Unsecured Creditors Committee in Jones Truck Lines
• Noteholders in Interco Incorporated
• Unsecured Creditors Committee in Apex Oil Company, et al.
• Unsecured Creditors Committee in Outsourcing Solutions, et al.
• Senior Secured Lenders in Thermadyne Holdings
• Equity sponsor for Bridge Information Systems, et al.
• Reclaiming creditors in Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company and Pharmor

A fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, Dave is a recognized authority on bankruptcy-related issues. He speaks and writes on these topics regularly for professional and trade groups. An adjunct faculty member at the Washington University School of Law, Dave co-teaches a course on Chapter 11 reorganizations.