Brief info

Robert P. Charbonneau is a founding member of Agentis. His practice focuses on bankruptcy litigation, complex commercial disputes, Chapter 11 debtor representation, and court-appointed fiduciary matters. With decades of experience in restructuring and insolvency-related litigation, he represents debtors, creditors, trustees, committees, and other stakeholders in high-stakes disputes arising in bankruptcy and financially distressed situations.

Bob is widely recognized for his work in bankruptcy courts, where he regularly handles adversary proceedings and contested matters involving fraudulent transfers, fiduciary disputes, and directors and officers liability litigation. His practice also includes representing and advising court-appointed fiduciaries, including receivers and trustees, in matters involving distressed businesses, real estate assets, and fraud-related investigations.

In addition to his litigation practice, Bob serves as a court-appointed receiver, helping guide the stabilization, administration, and resolution of troubled enterprises and asset portfolios. His experience across debtor, creditor, and fiduciary roles provides clients and courts with a comprehensive understanding of the legal and practical issues that arise in restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Bankruptcy counsel for the State of Florida Attorney General in the Insys Therapeutics, Purdue Pharma and Endo International Pharmaceuticals cases
• Represented Chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Vital Pharmaceuticals, which manufactured Bang energy drinks
• Co-lead counsel for Liquidating Trustee in pursuit and settlement of directors & officers’ liability claims against former directors of Chapter 11 entity RMS Titanic, Inc., which owned the exclusive salvage rights and approximately 5200 artifacts from the Titanic shipwreck
• 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 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 funds in the enforcement of their debt instruments in various Chapter 11 proceedings

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for the legal ability and ethical standards
• Legal 500 US Elite Ranking: Miami – Finance and Restructuring, 2026
• Best Lawyers in America ® – Recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency/Reorganization Law –  (2010-2024)
• Best Lawyers in America ® – Recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Litigation  (2011-2024)
• Best Lawyers In America© – Listed in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency (2016-2023)
• 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

• Chair, Legislative Committee, Commercial Law League of America (CCLA), 2022
• Secretary, Bankruptcy Section Executive Council, Commercial Law League of America
• Chair, Florida Bar Business Law Section’s Bankruptcy & UCC Committee, 2013
• President, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, 2004-2005
• Chair, Broward County Bar Association, Commercial Law Section
• Co-chair Florida Bar Business Law Section’s Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee
• Chair Florida Bar Business Law Section’s New Sponsorship Committee, 2026
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Dade County Bar Association
• Member, Cuban American Bar Association

EDUCATION

• J.D., Boston College Law School
• B.A., University of Florida

REPORTED DECISIONS & NOTABLE CASES

• In re 206 Golden, LLC/The Estate of Charles Lada v. Agentis, PLLC 2025 WL 370858 (M.D.Fla 2025)
• In re Edgewater Construction Group, Inc, 657 B.R. 668 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2024)
• In re Edgewater Construction Group, Inc, 665 B.R. 645 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2024)
• Strahlberg v. Covino, 283 So.3d 376 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)
• In re PCH Communications, LLC, WL 3638196 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2017)
• In re Willis, 424 Fed. Appx. 880 (11th Cir. 2011)
• In re First Foliage, L.C., WL 2616618, (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2014)
• In re Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, 289 P.3d 1199 (Nev. 2012)
• In re W.B. Care Center, LLC, 497 B.R. 604 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2013)
• 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 Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, LLC, 434 B.R. 716 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
• In re Brandon Overseas, Inc., Adv. 09-01971-RBR, 2010 WL 2812944, (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2010)
• In re W.B. Care Center, LLC, 419 B.R. 62 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2009)
• In re Levitt & Sons, LLC, 384 B.R. 630 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2008)
• 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., 373 B.R. 773 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2007)
• In re Pan Am. Hosp. Corp., No. 04-11820-BKC-AJC, 2005 WL 2445907, (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2005)
• In re Pan Am. Hosp. Corp., 312 B.R. 706 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2004)
• In re Saunders, WL 23239155, (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2003)
• In re Intelligent Medical Imaging, Inc., 262 B.R. 142 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2001)
• Henry Lee Co. v. Tolz, 157 F.3d 1290 (11^th Cir. 1998)
• In re Johnston Irrigation, Inc., 195 B.R. 508 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1996)
• In re Shore, 193 B.R. 598 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1996)
• In re Dale, 199 B.R. 1014 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1995)

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