Case number: 1:26-bk-10679 - Spark Networks Services GmbH and Philipp Hacklander - New York Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Spark Networks Services GmbH and Philipp Hacklander

  • Court

    New York Southern (nysbke)

  • Chapter

    15

  • Judge

    Philip Bentley

  • Filed

    03/30/2026

  • Last Filing

    05/06/2026

  • Asset

    No

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of New York (Manhattan)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-10679-pb

Assigned to: Judge Philip Bentley
Chapter 15
Voluntary

Date filed:  03/30/2026

Debtor

Spark Networks Services GmbH

Zimmerstrasse 78
Berlin 10177
OUTSIDE U. S.
Germany
Tax ID / EIN: 00-0000000

represented by
Marc Ayala

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
914-749-8200
Email: mayala@bsfllp.com

Benjamin Waisbren

Boies Schiller Flexner
1401 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-274-1122
Email: bwaisbren@bsfllp.com

Foreign Representative

Philipp Hacklander

Rahel Hirsch-Strasse 10
Berlin 10557
OUTSIDE U. S.
Germany

represented by
Marc Ayala

(See above for address)

Benjamin Waisbren

(See above for address)

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee - NY
Alexander Hamilton Custom House
One Bowling Green, Room 534
New York, NY 10004-1408
(212) 510-0500
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
05/06/202620Certificate of Service of Order Granting Recognition of Foreign Main Proceeding (related document(s)19) filed by Benjamin Waisbren on behalf of Philipp Hacklander, Spark Networks Services GmbH. (Waisbren, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/06/2026)
05/05/202619Order signed on 5/5/2026 Granting Recognition of Foreign Main Proceeding. (Related Doc # 1,2) (Rodriguez, Willie) (Entered: 05/05/2026)
05/01/202618Certificate of No Objection Pursuant to LR 9013-3 with Respect to Chapter 15 Petition and Motion for Recognition as Foreign Main Proceeding and Notice of Revised Proposed Order (related document(s)2, 1) Filed by Benjamin Waisbren on behalf of Philipp Hacklander, Spark Networks Services GmbH. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Revised Proposed Order # 2 Exhibit B - Redlined Revised Proposed Order)(Waisbren, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
04/21/202617Certificate of Service (related document(s)16) filed by Benjamin Waisbren on behalf of Philipp Hacklander, Spark Networks Services GmbH. (Waisbren, Benjamin) (Entered: 04/21/2026)
04/20/202616Supplemental Declaration of Dane Joella in Support of (I) Chapter 15 Petition and (II) Motion for Recognition filed by Marc Ayala on behalf of Philipp Hacklander, Spark Networks Services GmbH. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Spark Group Chart # 2 Exhibit B - German Commercial Register Entry # 3 Exhibit C - Previous Recognition Order) (Ayala, Marc) (Entered: 04/20/2026)
04/09/202615Certificate of Service of Recognition Hearing Notice (related document(s)6, 3, 14, 2, 4, 1, 10) filed by Benjamin Waisbren on behalf of Philipp Hacklander, Spark Networks Services GmbH. (Waisbren, Benjamin) (Entered: 04/09/2026)
04/03/2026
Pending "Motion, Approve" (Related Doc #5) Terminated per Doc #10. (Rodriguez, Willie)
(Entered: 04/03/2026)
04/03/2026
Pending "Motion, Provisional Relief under Section 1519" (Related Doc #6) Terminated per Doc #14.
(Rodriguez, Willie) (Entered: 04/03/2026)
04/03/202614Stipulation and Agreed Order signed on 4/3/2026 Withdrawing Without Prejudice the Foreign Representatives Emergency Motion for Provisional Relief. (related document(s)12, 6) (Rodriguez, Willie) (Entered: 04/03/2026)
04/03/202613Order signed on 4/3/2026 Granting Application for Pro Hac Vice for Benjamin Waisbren. (Related Doc # 9) (Rodriguez, Willie) (Entered: 04/03/2026)