About

Provided by Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.

We counsel clients throughout the State of Florida in connection with all aspects of corporate and financial insolvency matters. We have experience in complex in-court and out-of-court distressed acquisitions, restructurings, reorganizations, recapitalizations, workouts and liquidations. We represent both sellers and purchasers of assets and businesses, investors, troubled companies and their boards, management and owners, banks and other lenders, and creditors’ committees.

We offer strategic guidance on restructuring distressed businesses to help maximize their value and provide pragmatic solutions for resolving disputes arising from business failures. Our goal is to enable companies to continue operating while evaluating restructuring alternatives, implementing strategies to navigate conflicting priorities of stakeholders and pursue workout and turnaround plans that are acceptable to all parties. When litigation becomes necessary, we have decades of trial experience helping clients expeditiously seek maximum recoveries on claims.

In a fiduciary capacity, we serve secured and unsecured creditors, banks, and other financial institutions as liquidating trustees, receivers, plan administrators, disbursing agents, or financial advisors.

We also support financially healthy companies in their efforts to recapitalize or restructure their operations through preemptive contingency planning.

Chambers Review

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Florida: South

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Stearns Weaver Miller is recognized for its coverage of a broad spectrum of bankruptcy and restructuring-related issues, both in court and out of court. The team operates a highly regarded creditor practice as well as representing a variety of other key stakeholders in bankruptcy litigation and Chapter 11 reorganizations. The practitioners act for a broad range of clients, including airlines, international financial institutions and retail organizations. The team has notable strength in receiverships, in terms of both serving as receiver and representing those in this position.

Work Highlights

  • Stearns Weaver Miller served as counsel to the receiver and liquidating trustee in Bal Harbour Quarzo's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Patricia Redmond
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Patricia Redmond
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Patricia Redmond is a well-regarded lawyer who regularly represents creditors' committees, secured creditors and debtors in cross-border Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases.

Patricia's deep and thorough understanding of bankruptcy law combined with her tremendous ability to explain complicated concepts in plain terms is simply unrivaled.

Patricia exemplifies what a restructuring lawyer should be. She has excellent knowledge of the law and has great empathy towards clients.

Patricia is a ceaseless advocate. She makes the client feel like their case is her case.

She is a lion of the Bar and regularly works on the top cases.

Patricia is a top-notch and nationally recognized attorney and a scholar of bankruptcy.

Drew M Dillworth
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Drew M Dillworth
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Drew Dillworth often represents parties involved in workouts, debt restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency and commercial litigation related matters. He is recognized for his work on Chapter 11 restructurings and contentious litigation proceedings.

Drew is an excellent lawyer on very complicated cases. He is very practical and hands-on. He is highly respected in the court and presents excellently.

You will not find a more solution-oriented lawyer than Drew Dillworth. He commands respect both from the opposition and the courts.

Drew is an unflappable lawyer on complex matters. He is really talented and smart.

Eric J Silver
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Eric J Silver
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Eric Silver focuses his practice on representing complex commercial restructuring, in both state and federal court. He represents court-appointed fiduciaries, secured and unsecured creditors, and purchasers of distressed assets.

Eric is a very pragmatic and smart lawyer. He is also a pleasure to deal with and a strong advocate.

Eric is a tremendous lawyer and a go-to for D&O work. He is smart, thorough and creative.

Eric is a fighter with a vision of what the endgame will look like.

Eric is very results-oriented and he is consistently successful. He is a joy to work with and his intellect is valued.

Eric does a great job in difficult situations.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Bankruptcy Litigation

Drew M Dillworth
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Drew M Dillworth
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Band 3
Eric J Silver
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Eric J Silver
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Band 3

Florida: South

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Patricia Redmond
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Patricia Redmond
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Band 1
Drew M Dillworth
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Drew M Dillworth
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Band 2
Eric J Silver
3
Eric J Silver
3
Band 3

Members

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Drew M Dillworth

Drew M Dillworth

Head of Department

Patricia Redmond

Patricia Redmond

Head of Department