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"The team handles sophisticated cases and has quality talent and resources."

- CHAMBERS USA source
We represent various categories of entities and their management, and owners undergoing restructuring efforts. We work with our clients in complex corporate restructurings, workouts, recapitalizations, spin-offs, management buy outs, roll ups, and other organizational transactions. To act in our clients’ best interests, we regularly draw upon the experience of our attorneys in Finance, CMBS, Tax, Litigation and Real Estate practices. Our collaborative approach to solving problems that arise in dealing with troubled businesses allows us to efficiently address the wide range of issues that develop when restructuring their assets and liabilities.
EXPERIENCE
Experience
Handled billions of dollars in distressed debt related to modifications, extensions, forbearances, discounted payoffs, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure.
Experience
Representation of diversified automotive company in over $3.8 billion of various financing matters including the securitization of retail and lease installment contracts, and negotiation of working capital lines of credit and conduit lending facilities.
Experience
Debtors' counsel to Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings, LLC, and two of its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of Florida. The debtors had over $2 billion of funded debt, had used $500 million of equity, and were prosecuting claims for $800 million in unpaid additional finan...
Experience
Representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 case of New River Boat Club d/b/a New River Marina, an operator of a boatyard and marina on the New River in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This case is the third in a series of marina-related bankruptcies filed by the prin...
Experience
Representation of debtor in possession in the chapter 11 case of Cabi Downtown LLC, the owner of an 849-unit condominium project owing over $250 million to a bank consortium, defaulting unit purchasers, trade creditors, and its general contractor. The case was the first large condominium filing in S...
Experience
Counsel to debtor in possession in the chapter 11 case of Cabi SMA Tower I LLLP, the developer of a proposed $60 million mixed-use facility on a 2.73-acre entire city block in the Brickell area of Downtown Miami. The case was an extremely contentious chapter 11 which resulted in the confirmation of ...
INSIGHTS
Press Release June 6, 2024
Bilzin Sumberg is pleased to announce that each of its practice groups, and over half of its partners, has been recognized as leaders in a broad range of fields in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, one of the most esteemed legal publications in the world.
Press Release June 2, 2023
Bilzin Sumberg is pleased to announce that each of its practice groups, and over half of its partners, has been recognized as leaders in a broad range of fields in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, one of the most esteemed legal publications in the world.
Speaking Engagement November 15, 2022
Karyl Argamasilla moderates, The State of Debt and Equity, at Bisnow’s The Money Conference, where panelists discuss how financial institutions are viewing, adjusting, and future-proofing current portfolios.
Press Release October 17, 2022
As Florida continues its robust economic expansion and capital is deployed throughout the state in a diverse range of sectors, law firm Bilzin Sumberg has expanded its Corporate & Finance practice to keep pace with demand for its services.
Press Release June 1, 2022
All of Bilzin Sumberg's practice groups have been recognized as leaders in a broad range of fields in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA, one of the most esteemed legal publications in the world.
Press Release July 16, 2021
Bilzin Sumberg is proud to announce that 40% of its partners were recognized in the 2021 edition of Florida Super Lawyers®, an honor less than five percent of lawyers statewide are selected to receive each year.
RELATED PEOPLE
Jeffrey I. Snyder
General Counsel, Head of Bankruptcy, CMBS Litigation and Workouts
Robert M. Siegel
Partner, Head of Commercial Finance
Suzanne M. Amaducci
Chair of Real Estate & Finance
Karyl Argamasilla
Co-Head, CMBS and Real Estate Capital Markets, CMBS Transactional and Workouts Team
Brian L. Bilzin
Founder, Counsel
Jon Chassen
Senior Counsel
Nathaniel G. Dutt
Of Counsel
Audrey A. Ellis
Partner
Edward A. Kalish
Of Counsel
Adam D. Lustig
Practice Group Leader, Real Estate
Lindsey Z. Parker
Co-Head, CMBS and Real Estate Capital Markets
Susan J. Pontigas
Of Counsel