About

Provided by Carlton Fields

Our extensive insolvency, reorganization, and restructuring practice includes the representation of foreign and domestic commercial lenders, creditors’ committees, unsecured creditors, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 trustees, court-appointed receivers, assignees, landlords, bondholders, and purchasers of assets of bankruptcy estates. We have also represented debtors in possession in several large Chapter 11 cases.


Our attorneys have wide-ranging experience with loan workouts, debt restructuring, federal bankruptcy matters, state court insolvency proceedings, and all related litigation and transactional matters, including Chapter 15 proceedings, Section 363 sales, post-petition lending, contested confirmation hearings and objections to discharge. We have defended some of the largest and most complex director and officer claims in Florida and elsewhere, and have prosecuted and defended significant preference and fraudulent transfer claims. Our attorneys have also represented creditors and assignors in many of the most complex assignments for the benefit of creditors around the country.


Members of our group include a SIPC liquidation trustee, business bankruptcy attorneys board certified by the American Board of Certification, and former presidents and board members of local bankruptcy bar associations.

Chambers Review

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Florida: North & Central

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Carlton Fields' practitioners are experienced across creditor and debtor work, with a long history in the field. The team acts for both secured and unsecured parties as well as advising directors and officers on claims for breach of fiduciary duty. The group enjoys a growing reputation for its expertise in liquidation matters.

Work Highlights

  • Carlton Fields successfully represented Lenner Homes in an adversary proceeding brought by a Chapter 7 trustee.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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2
Donald Kirk
2
Band 2
Donald Kirk has a broad bankruptcy practice, with capabilities ranging from advising on director and officer liability to acting on cases of distressed M&A.

Donald is very insightful and knowledgeable. He is practical and finds resolutions that benefit everyone.

Donald is extremely confident and prepared. He captains a ship with a lot of constituents on it and brings it to a successful resolution where everyone is comfortable.

Donald is an excellent and creative lawyer.

Donald is a go-to for bankruptcy litigation. He really knows how to fight favorably for his clients.

Donald is an effective counsel who represents sophisticated parties.

Ranked Lawyers at
Carlton Fields

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Florida

Bankruptcy Litigation

4
Donald Kirk
4
Band 4

Florida: North & Central

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

2
Donald Kirk
2
Band 2

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