Adam L. Kochenderfer

• Diverse commercial litigation practice addressing local, national, and international disputes at every level of complexity.
   
• Representative clients include original equipment manufacturers, suppliers, landlords, tenants, secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, guarantors and distressed companies.
  
  
• Expertise in representing clients in the enforcement of their contract rights in state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation.
  
  
• Broad experience representing original equipment manufacturers, tier-one suppliers, and sub- tier suppliers in a wide range of disputes, including:
  
  
  • Dealership franchise disputes
    
    
  • Supply disruptions
           
    
  • Pricing and volume disputes
    
    
  • Efforts to resource production to alternative suppliers
    
    
  • Lien claims under Michigan’s Special Tools Lien Act and Molder's Lien Act
    
    
  • Federal WARN Act litigation
    
    
  • Product liability claims 
     
• Strong familiarity with disputes in a commercial bankruptcy context, including:
  
  
  • Fraudulent transfers
    
    
  • Debt recharacterization
    
    
  • Preference actions
     
  • Use of property under the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay
    
    
• Experience addressing dealership franchise floor plan financing and competing creditor claims, including representation of an original equipment manufacturer in one of the largest dealership bankruptcies in U.S. history
  
  
• Extensive background negotiating supply contracts addressing a variety of components produced both domestically and abroad.
   
• Experience working with municipalities on a broad spectrum of land use matters, including rezoning parcels, obtaining variances, and addressing building code violations.