REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Representation of BioNitrogen Holdings Corp. in a Chapter 11 protection matter
- Representation of an ad hoc committee of construction lien claimants in the Fontainebleau Las Vegas bankruptcy case. Successfully argued for priming liens in excess of $300 million over the priority of nearly $1 billion in existing bank debt before the Nevada Supreme Court and the two federal courts in Florida
- Representation of the creditors committee in Hear USA, a publicly traded hearing aid manufacturer and retailer
- Served as counsel to the statutory committee of Deposit Holders in the Levitt Homes bankruptcy case
- Lead Debtor’s counsel in the Pan American Hospital case, then the largest independent not for profit hospital in South Florida
- Lead Committee Counsel in both the Suncruz Casinos and ITG Vegas cases involving fleets of gambling vessels
- On-going representations across the country of a hedge fund in the enforcement of their debt instruments in various Chapter 11 proceedings
REPORTED DECISIONS
- In re First Foliage, L.C., NO. AP 10-03591-LMI, 2014 WL 2616618, (Bankr. S.D. Fla.., June 11, 2014
- In re Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, 289 P.3d 1199 (Nev. 2012); In re Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, 267 P.3d 786 (Nev. 2011); In re Willis, 424 F. App’x 880 (11th Cir. 2011)
- In re Willis, 424 F. App’x 880 (11th Cir. 2011)
- In re Brandon Overseas, Inc., Adv. 09-01971-RBR, 2010 WL 2812944, (Bankr. S.D. Fla. July 16, 2010)
- In re Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, LLC, 434 B.R. 716, (S.D. Fla. 2010)
- In re W.B. Care Center, LLC, 419 B.R. 62 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2009)
- In re Pan Am. Hosp. Corp., 364 B.R. 839 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2007)
- In re Pan Am. Hosp. Corp., 364 B.R. 832 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2007)
- In re Pan Am. Hosp. Corp., No. 04-11820-BKC-AJC, 2005 WL 2445907, (Bankr. S.D. Fla .Feb. 25, 2005)
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Recognized in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in: Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Best Lawyers In America© – Listed in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency (2016)
- Chambers & Partners USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2005-Present)
- Florida’s Super Lawyers – Bankruptcy: Business, Creditor Debtor Rights
- Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite
- South Florida Legal Guide, recognized as Top Lawyer
PUBLICATIONS
- The Case For Committee Surcharge Actions, 32-JUN American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 28 June, 2013
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Panelist, American Bankruptcy Institute 38th Annual Alexander Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, 2014
- Panelist, Miami-Dade County Bench & Bar Conference, 2014
- Panelist, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors conference, 2009
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- President, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, 2004-2005
- Chair, Broward County Bar Association, Commercial Law Section
- Chair, Florida Bar Business Law Section’s Bankruptcy & UCC Committee, 2013
- Co-chair Florida Bar Business Law Section’s Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, Commercial Law League of America
- Member, Dade County Bar Association
- Member, Cuban American Bar Association
EDUCATION
- J.D., Boston College Law School
- B.A., University of Florida
ADMITTED TO
- Florida Bar
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
PRIOR AFFILIATIONS
- Partner, Ehrenstein Charbonneau Calderin
- Partner, Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin