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) mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, start-up, governance, and dissolution; (iii) commercial real estate transactions and credit facilities; and (iv) all aspects of licensing, distribution, employment and trade secret agreements, and disputes.

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
• A national automotive finance company enforcing their rights under dealer commercial loan agreements
• Bus transportation companies in the sale of their businesses
• Commercial real estate borrowers for New York loan enforceability opinions on multi-million dollar multi-state loans
• 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 Bankruptcy Court 
• International manufacturers with licensing, product warranties, distribution and dealer negotiations and disputes
• National insurers in enforcing their rights under various surety, fidelity, and fiduciary obligations
• National manufacturer and energy companies in enforcing their rights as creditors in the Bankruptcy Courts throughout New York state
• Regional manufacturers in distressed asset sales
• Technology companies in start-up and financing
• A technology company and other companies acquired by national venture capital firms and other investor transactions
• Automotive dealers in the acquisition and divestiture of dealer points and franchise negotiations
• 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  
• Erie County Bar Association

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