Jonathan S Green

Practice Areas

Corporate and governmental restructuring, bankruptcy and debtor-creditor rights generally. He has particular expertise in the representation of municipalities, banks and other financial institutions, and automotive manufacturers and suppliers in their debtor-creditor relationships, both inside and outside of formal bankruptcy proceedings. This experience involves negotiation, documentation and litigation in chapter 9 (municipalities) and chapter 11 (restructuring) cases.

Career

Widely regarded as one of the leading bankruptcy lawyers in Michigan, Jonathan represents clients in debtor-in-possession financings, supply protection negotiations and Chapter 11 restructurings and asset acquisitions.

He has extensive experience in automotive and troubled-supplier restructurings inside and outside of bankruptcy, including the negotiation and documentation of supply protection and lender support agreements. He also has industry expertise in automotive and commercial lending.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and American Bankruptcy Institute.

Publications

"Bankruptcies Create Opportunity for Buyers," Hot Points, Spring 2008

"Special Considerations when Buying the Assets of Financially Distressed Businesses" (Co-Author), "Buying and Selling a Business in Michigan," (ICLE 2d 2006)

"Collective Bargaining and Bankruptcy" (Co-Author), Contemporary Issues in Labor and Employment Law, Proceedings of New York University 46th Annual National Conference on Labor (Little Brown, 1994)

"Treatment of Retirement Funds Clarified" (Co-Author), 15 "National Law Journal" 17 (September 17, 1992)

"The Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984" (Co-Author), 62 Michigan Bar Journal 775 (1984), reprinted Westlaw and U.S. Bankruptcy Court (in-house education)

"Preference Law under the Bankruptcy Code," 62 Michigan Bar Journal 544 (1983)

Education