Jordi Guso

Practice Areas

Jordi Guso is a business lawyer with a focus on financial restructuring, insolvency, litigation and distressed M&A work. He often represents debtors, official committees and secured creditors in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency and debtor-creditor relations. Mr. Guso's experience includes the representation of stakeholders in multiple aviation-related cases, construction, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, distribution and professional services. He has been involved in matters throughout the country and in Latin America. He also serves as the managing partner of Berger Singerman LLP.

Professional Memberships

- Director, Legal Services of Greater Miami Foundation, Inc.

- Advisory Board Member, The National Association of Corporate Directors - Florida Chapter

- Member, International Insolvency Institute

- Member, Brazil-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida

Publications

-Singerman, P. S., Homer, I. M., Guso, J., & Jarvinen, C. A. (2019, May 8). United States: Restructuring & Insolvency (3rd edition). Restructuring & Insolvency (3rd edition).

- Singerman, P. S., Homer, I. M., Guso, J., & Jarvinen, C. A. (2020, June 7). United States: Restructuring & Insolvency (3rd edition). Restructuring & Insolvency (4th edition).

-Singerman, P. S., Homer, I. M., Guso, J., & Jarvinen, C. A. (2022, July 26). United States: Restructuring & Insolvency. The Legal 500: Country Comparative Guides. https://www.legal500.com/guides/chapter/united-states-restructuring-insolvency/

-Singerman, P. S., Homer, I. M., Guso, J., & Jarvinen, C. A. (2022, December 5). United States: Restructuring & Insolvency. The Legal 500: Country Comparative Guides. https://www.legal500.com/guides/chapter/united-states-restructuring-insolvency/

Work Highlights

- Counsel to MCM in connection with its comprehensive balance sheet and operational restructuring following the tragic collapse of the FIU Pedestrian Bridge, implemented through confirmation of a chapter 11 plan reorganization

- Debtor's counsel in a number of aviation related cases, including Aloha Airlines, Atlas Air and Gemini Air Cargo

- Counsel to various single and multi-family residential developers in court supervised and out of court restructurings

- Counsel to senior lender in distressed residential/golf course planned development in southwest Florida

- Counsel to aircraft lessor to international cargo carrier

- Counsel to regional developers of second and vacation home communities in connection with sale of substantially all their assets

- Counsel to anti-ballistic manufacturer in connection with the sale of its business to an $8 billion private equity fund

- Counsel to a leading global asphalt trading, storage and transportation company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a long term lease for the operation of a bitumen terminal facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Expert in these Jurisdictions

- Florida

- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

-U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

Languages Spoken

- English

- Spanish

Education

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