Focal Communications Corporation

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $545 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $1,195 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 1,377
• Sub-industry: 48 Communications
• Place of incorporation: DE
• Court for city of headquarters: IL Chicago
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Pachulski Stang
• Date of filing: December 19, 2002
• Judge at filing: Kevin J. Carey
• Court district of filing: DE
• Court city of filing: Wilmington
• Case number: 02-13709
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Forum Shop


• Case transferred? no
• Destination court of transfer: not applicable
• Creditors committee appointed? yes
• §363 sale: no 363 sale
• Dip loan final approval? no
• Plan type: prenegotiated


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: June 19, 2003
• Judge at disposition: Kevin J. Carey
• Days from filing to disposition: 182

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, did not refile