Chad Caby's practice focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring, including the representation of corporate creditors, debtors, and trustees in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings under all chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, as well as workouts and restructuring entities outside of court. Chad has represented debtors, creditors, and monitors in Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency cases filed in the District of Wyoming and Colorado. He also regularly represents banks and secured and unsecured creditors in general commercial and bankruptcy litigation.
Chad is well-versed in all aspects of bankruptcy practice, bankruptcy litigation, and commercial litigation. Clients also benefit from his successful track record in representing financial institutions, banks, receivers, bankruptcy trustees, creditors’ committees, and both secured and unsecured creditors.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- Wyoming Local Bankruptcy Rules Revision Committee, 2022-present
- Colorado 4-H Foundation, Member of Board of Trustees, 2019-present
- Chief Justice Commission on Professional Development, Colorado Supreme Court, 2013-present
- Faculty of Federal Advocates, Treasurer, 2012; President-elect, 2013; President, 2014; Pro Bono Bankruptcy Coordinator, 2010-present
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Advisory Board Member, 2012-present; Co-chair, 2020-present
- Colorado Local Bankruptcy Rules Revision Committee, 2004-periodically
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Denver Bar Association, Member
Honors & Awards
- Chambers USA Ranked Lawyer, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Colorado, 2024
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy, 2022-2025
- Super Lawyers Honoree, Colorado Super Lawyers magazine (Thomson Reuters), Bankruptcy: Business, 2018-2024
- Top-rated Creditor Debtor Rights Attorney, 2017, 2016
- Selected to the Colorado Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Creditor Debtor Rights, 2012
Thought Leadership
- Panelist, “A License to Kill: Executory IP Contracts, Licenses, and Intellectual Property Transactions in Bankruptcy," Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (ABI), January 2019
- Moderator, “Health Care and Nonprofits in Crisis: Is Bankruptcy the Cure? How to Properly Diagnose and Treat Troubled Health Care Businesses and Nonprofits," Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (ABI), January 2018
- Panelist, "U.S. - Russia Comparative Legal Perspectives: Transnational Insolvency - Harmonizing and Unifying the Law on International Trade and Insolvency" (practical application of the law in cross-border cases and specifically recognition of foreign proceedings), University of Denver, Strum College of Law, March 2017
- Moderator, "Ethics: Discharge Issues and Elements of Proof Under § 523/Consumer Mock Trial of a § 523 Discharge Case," Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (ABI), January 2017
- Speaker, "Bankruptcy for Non-Bankruptcy Practitioners, Creditor and Debtor Perspectives," Colorado Bar Association/Federal Bar Association, 2014
- Speaker, "Judges Roundtable," Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (ABI), 2016, 2015, 2014
- Speaker, "Chapter 11 Update," Colorado Bar Association Bankruptcy Subsection, 2013
- Speaker, "Practice and Procedure Under Colorado's New Bankruptcy Rules," Colorado Bar Association, June 2009
- Speaker, "Effectively Trying Contested Matters,” Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (ABI), 2012
- Speaker, "Consumer Bankruptcy Law & Practice," Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (ABI), 2002
- Speaker, "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure," Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (ABI), 2001
- "Denver: Bankruptcy For Bankers (What To Do When Your Business Customer Files (Or Threatens To File)," May 25, 2016
