Matthew R. Brooks

Matt represents clients in every aspect of distressed situations. With experience representing all sides of a transaction or dispute, clients consistently return to Matt for his practical, business-oriented advice to overcome challenges and obtain optimal results.

Matt advises debtors, creditors, investors, companies, and boards of directors as they navigate distressed situations. With a proven track record as a tenacious advocate, his clients include bank and non-bank lenders, private equity, CMBS special servicers, insurance companies, family offices, borrowers, and investors. Matt’s practice spans a range of industries, including real estate, cryptocurrency, energy, health care, construction, financial services, aviation, hospitality, insurance, transportation, and media.

Matt helps lender and servicer clients throughout the U.S. collect on defaulted loans, whether through foreclosure, receivership, bankruptcy, or a loan workout. He also represents private equity and other strategic buyers in distressed acquisitions and dispositions, with many of his engagements receiving recognition from leading trade groups and publications. Additionally, Matt represents companies and boards of directors restructure their liabilities and in connection with liability management opportunities. He has also litigated insolvency-related cases in state and federal courts throughout the U.S., including the defense of complex fraudulent conveyance, preference, and lender liability claims.

Matt is the former chair of the bankruptcy section of the Georgia State Bar Association and a frequent author and speaker on M&A and insolvency-related issues. He is well connected within the restructuring community, serving on the events committee for the New York City chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and the Southeast Advisory Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Atlanta Leadership Committee member, Lambda Legal

Co-chair, Troutman Pepper Locke Pride (LGBTQIA+ affinity group)