Reginald Sainvil

Practice Areas

Reginald Sainvil is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Global Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. He regularly represents corporate debtors, financial institutions, indenture trustees, investors, and secured and unsecured creditors in domestic and international corporate restructurings, liquidations, and distressed financings and acquisitions.

Reginald has broad advisory and litigation experience with complex issues that arise in reorganizations, restructurings, receiverships, workouts, liquidations, and distressed acquisitions and sales, in both domestic and cross-border situations and proceedings. He defends creditors in bankruptcy-related contested matters and adversary proceedings, including preference and fraudulent transfer litigation. He also handles complex commercial litigation issues arising from business disputes, advises parties to financial contracts regarding safe harbor protections, and provides strategic advice on the optimum structuring of transactions.

Professional Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Mentoring Program - Mentee

Young Lawyers, International Bar Association - Insolvency Section Membership Officer

Haitian Lawyers Association - Issues Committee Vice Chair

Federal Bar Association - Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee Member

American Bar Association - Member

American Bankruptcy Institute - Member

Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida - Member

Turnaround Management Association - Member

Publications

Co-author, "Sears Bankruptcy Case Shows Modification Disclosure Is Key," Law360, June 23, 2022

Author, "Third Circuit Holds That Stipulation of Dismissal as to Remaining Defendants Begins 30-Day Clock to Appeal for All Parties," On Appeal (Bar Association for the Third Federal Circuit) Volume X, Number 2, August 2016, at 3

Languages Spoken

English, Haitian Creole

Education