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Beth Ann Bivona works primarily with corporations and other businesses and professional clients on a variety of commercial disputes and insolvency matters. Her work not only includes handling commercial, federal, and complex litigation, but also debtor and creditor counseling and representation in bankruptcy proceedings as well as financial workouts.

In addition to her business litigation practice, Beth Ann is co-chair of our Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Area and she actively represents debtors and creditors in bankruptcy courts and appellate courts in actions involving preferences, fraudulent transfers, setoffs, dischargeability, claims objections, confirmation, relief from the stay, and other related bankruptcy matters. She has served as special counsel to various Chapter 7 Trustees and has represented Chapter 7, 11, and 13 debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. Beth Ann handles and negotiates various workouts for both debtors and creditors.

An experienced equestrian rider, Beth Ann also handles equine matters, including contract negotiations, disputes, and litigation. Representing barn owners, horse owners, trainers, riders or lessors/lessees, Beth Ann assists with agreements to buy, sell, or lease a horse or a riding facility, insurance coverage issues, boarding contracts, landlord/tenant matters, property damage or injuries, employment contracts, and professional liability issues. She also addresses her clients’ corporate questions on matters such as partnerships, incorporations, show management, and the various sport governing bodies.

Beth Ann lectures on various business, bankruptcy, and equine matters. She has presented seminars for Lorman Educational Services, Sterling Educational Services, National Business Institute, and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Beth Ann taught business law classes at D’Youville College and Bryant and Stratton. Additionally, she co-authored Effects of the Bankruptcy Act, a chapter in the New York State Bar Association’s publication “Collections and the Enforcement of Money Judgments” (2006 - present).