Joel I Sher

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy

Career

Joel I. Sher, Chairman of Shapiro Sher, heads the firm’s financial restructuring and business bankruptcy practice. He provides counsel and representation to debtors, creditors, investors, and creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. He advises clients in complex out-of-court restructurings and negotiations with lenders and has been described in Chambers as “a wonderful attorney…very effective, very smart, knowledgeable and experienced,” and possessing a “formidable track record in corporate restructurings, creditors’ rights mandates, and bankruptcy litigation.”

Mr. Sher has also successfully represented clients in high-stakes litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States, resulting in millions of dollars recovered for his clients. He also serves as a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and corporate clients regarding their personal business and legal affairs.

Mr. Sher’s career experience covers a wide array of industries and asset classes including commercial real estate, shopping centers, real estate development, general and specialty retail, hotels, mortgage REITS, financial services, health care, government contracting, manufacturing, and telecommunications, as well as representing numerous clients in the sale and acquisition of distressed assets. He has also been appointed an operating trustee and liquidating agent for numerous businesses throughout the United States and Europe.

Professional Memberships

Member, Past Chair, Baltimore Chapter of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland;

Member, Maryland State Bar Association;

Member, Baltimore City Bar Association;

Member, Baltimore County Bar Association;

Member, Association for Commercial Finance Attorneys;

Member, American Bankruptcy Institute;

Member, Commercial Law League of America.