Overview
Kevin Gross joined Richards, Layton & Finger after serving a fourteen-year term as a highly esteemed judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, including three years as chief judge.
During his tenure on the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, Kevin presided over some of the highest-profile reorganizations in the country. At Richards, Layton & Finger, Kevin assists the firm’s restructuring clients in all aspects of chapter 11 matters, ranging from advising debtors, representing creditors’ committees, and assisting on bankruptcy litigations.
Kevin has built a national reputation as a mediator of choice to help resolve complex chapter 11 cases, including plan mediations and other complex and high-stakes mediations. He has mediated many cases pending in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, District Court, Superior Court, and Court of Chancery.
Prior to joining Richards Layton, Kevin was a litigator, with an emphasis on representing shareholders before the Court of Chancery and Delaware’s federal courts. His practice later evolved into the bankruptcy arena.
Kevin has made numerous presentations, including for the Delaware State Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the New York Credit Bureau, and the Turnaround Management Association.
PRACTICES
Arbitration & Mediation
Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
Clerkships
- Chancellor William Marvel, Vice Chancellor Grover Brown, Vice Chancellor Maurice Hartnett III, Delaware Court of Chancery
Select Experience
As a judge, Kevin presided over some of the highest-profile reorganizations including:
- Nortel Networks Corporation
- Boscov’s
- LA Dodgers
- Fisher
- Mervyn’s Holdings
- Sharper Image
- NewPage
- Cadence Industries
- Dynamerica Manufacturing
- Trump Entertainment
- Magnum Hunter
- Emerald Oil
- DexMedia
- Welded Contruction
- Things Remembered
- PES Holdings I
- PES Holdings II
- Hahnemann Hospital
- American University, J.D., 1977
- University of Delaware, B.A., Psychology, 1974
Education
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, since 2006
- Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, 2024, 2023
- Delaware Today Top Lawyer, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
- Delaware State Bar Association Kimmel/Thynge ADR Award, 2022
- Delaware State Bar Association New Lawyers Award
- Judicial Conrad B. Duberstein Memorial Award
- Ray Kroc Perseverance Award
- U.S. District Court of Delaware Service Award
Bar Admissions
- Delaware, 1978