Our law firm is a recognized leader in bankruptcy litigation, corporate restructuring, and creditors’ rights in Florida. We have decades of experience representing some of the most high-profile businesses in the state and beyond.
The firm’s bankruptcy practice team has represented debtors and creditors in major business reorganizations, including leading the Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings of several New York Stock Exchange companies.
We also counsel clients facing financial distress outside of bankruptcy proceedings, including navigating restructuring alternatives, fiduciary duties, and governance matters. We are experienced in assignments for the benefit of creditors and bankruptcy liquidations.
Our attorneys have litigated disputes in all Florida bankruptcy courts, including fraudulent conveyances, preference claims, objections to exemptions, and substantive consolidation issues.
Steve Busey, who leads the practice, is ranked as an “Eminent Practitioner” in Bankruptcy Litigation by Chambers and Partners . He is the only lawyer in the state of Florida to receive that recognition.
Our clients include business debtors, banks and other secured and unsecured lenders, institutional investors, creditors’ committees, commercial landlords, and court-appointed fiduciaries, in all types of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings.
Services for Creditors & Lenders We protect and enforce creditors’ rights in distressed situations and insolvency proceedings, including:
- Loan workouts and forbearance agreements
- Collateral recovery and enforcement actions
- Representation in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 proceedings
- Fraudulent transfer and preference litigation
- Bankruptcy plan negotiations and objections
- Lender liability defense
- Advising on loan enforcement and creditor remedies
Services for Commercial Debtors We guide financially distressed companies through reorganizations and restructuring strategies that preserve operations and maximize value. Our services include:
- Out-of-court restructuring and debt negotiation
- Chapter 11 reorganization and plan development
- Assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABCs)
- Distressed asset sales and 363 transactions
- Counsel on fiduciary duties and insolvency governance
- Defense in adversary proceedings
- Negotiating debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing and cash collateral agreements.
