Edward J. Peterson, III

Career

Edward J. Peterson, III is a partner on the firm’s Business Reorganization Team in the Tampa office. He focuses his practice on representing debtors and creditors in out-of-court workouts and bankruptcy cases throughout the Southeast, including Subchapter V cases under Chapter 11. Edward also has significant experience representing creditor committees, as well as assignors and assignees in assignments for the benefit of creditors.

In addition to his bankruptcy and restructuring work, Edward handles commercial litigation in state and federal courts, including cases involving directors and officers and disputes related to loans secured by real estate. He is a past president of the Turnaround Management Association of Florida and the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association and is a frequent speaker and author on insolvency matters in Florida and Alabama.