Goldberg Segalla

Bruce Hoover is a partner of the firm who concentrates his regional, statewide and national practice representing businesses and not-for-profit organizations in (i) enforcing and defending creditor rights in bankruptcy, work-out and collection proceedings; (ii) all aspects of licensing, distribution, employment and trade secret agreements and disputes; (iii) mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, start-up and dissolution; and (iv) commercial real estate transactions and credit facilities.

Some recent matters on which Bruce has been successfully involved include representing the following:

• a national transportation company in the acquisition of businesses throughout the United States;
• national manufacturers in the defense of preference claims in the Bankruptcy Courts throughout New York state;
• a national insurer in seeking stay relief to terminate surety and fidelity obligations in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York;
• international manufacturers with licensing, product warranties, distribution and dealer negotiations and disputes;
• national insurers defending their interests under various surety, fidelity and fiduciary obligations;
• national manufacturer in enforcing their rights as creditors in the Bankruptcy Courts throughout New York state;
• regional manufacturers in distressed asset sales;
• health care practices and facilities in practice agreements, disputes and credit facilities;
• start-up and financing of technology companies;
• a technology company acquired by a national venture capital firm;
• automotive dealers in the acquisition and divestiture of dealer points and franchise negotiations;
• construction and engineering companies enforcing lien and creditor rights;
• companies in proceedings involving the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S.E.P.A.;
• trade associations and not-for-profit organizations in formation, governance and anti-trust compliance matters.

Honors

• Named to Business First's Who's Who in Law

Professional Affiliations

• American Bankruptcy Institute
• New York State Bar Association: Antitrust Law Section; Business Law Section; Tax Section  

Admitted to Practice

• New York
• U.S. District Courts for the Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
• U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Western, Southern, Eastern and Nothern Districts of New York  

Civic Activities

• President, Neumann Catholic Swim League
• Chair, Athletic Committee at Stella Niagara Education Park

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1984
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1987, Law Review