Henry Hutten

About Henry Hutten

Henry services clients’ litigation needs arising out of complex cross-border mandates, including commercial disputes and bankruptcy proceedings.

Henry represents companies, financial institutions, financial sponsors and private credit investors in a wide variety of complex cross-border litigation matters pending before federal district, bankruptcy and appellate courts in the United States. A substantial part of Henry’s practice consists of representing foreign representatives and defendants in adversary proceedings brought under Chapters 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.  Henry also represents creditors in contested Chapter 11 cases, as well as in connection with disputed liability management transactions.

Henry has extensive experience prosecuting and opposing 28 U.S.C. § 1782 applications for discovery in support of non-US litigation, as well as taking and opposing discovery in civil and bankruptcy litigation in the United States.

Henry’s pro bono experience consists of representing defendants in civil and criminal cases in state and federal court, including appeals and capital cases.  

Henry has twice been named a "Rising Star" in Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides, which recognizes “the brightest and most talented practitioners in the area of business law and related practices” under the age of 40.

Recent work

Henry’s recent matters include advising:

• The alleged ultimate beneifical owners of GBG USA, Inc. in defending against claims asserted by GBG USA's Chapter 11 bankruptcy litigation trustee that seek to avoid and recover alleged pre-bankruptcy transfers originating from GBG USA;
• A large private equity firm in connection with certain public-to-private transactions in Spain triggering Section 1782 applications for discovery in the US;
• Volkswagen Group, in connection with ongoing civil, criminal and regulatory proceedings worldwide, including opposing multiple Section 1782 applications seeking US-style discovery for use in lawsuits against Volkswagen Group companies in Germany and throughout Europe;
• Porsche Automobil Holding, SE, in its attempt to obtain discovery in the United States pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for use in model case proceedings in Germany;
• Reward Science and Technology Group, in its successful attempt to obtain a stay of all US litigation against the company or its property through initiating a case under Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code;
• Structured Finance Industry Group, in connection with Lehman’s attempt to recover collateral that was liquidated and distributed to dozens of swap counterparties as a result of Lehman’s bankruptcy-related defaults under its various swap agreements;
• liquidators of a major oil-and-gas exploration holding company in adversary proceedings brought pursuant to Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code;
• Whirlpool Corporation in successful defense of a case initiated under Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code seeking discovery from Whirlpool for use in an insolvency proceeding in Germany;
• a major Chinese cement and construction materials producer in connection with a cross-border shareholder litigation;
• JPMorgan, in connection with an adversary proceeding brought by the liquidating trustee of Constellation Healthcare Technologies, which sought to avoid and recover shareholder redemption payments made in connection with the leveraged buyout of CHT;
• Barings LLC, in a successful attempt to appoint an examiner in the Chapter 11 reorganization of Parker Drilling Company and in a challenge to Parker Drilling’s proposed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization;  
• Barings LLC, in defense of a lawsuit challenging the capital restructuring of Serta Simmons Bedding;
• a German financial institution reorganizing certain balance sheet positions triggering, among others, Section 1782 applications in the US;
• Deutsche Bank in a cross-border dispute related to swap transactions; and
• Lightning eMotors, Inc., in a contract and supply chain dispute.