Jeffrey I. Snyder
Jeffrey’s deep knowledge of bankruptcy and debtor credit laws and previous work as a financial analyst bring a wealth of business and legal insight to his practice. He guides landlords, secured and unsecured creditors, bankruptcy trustees, receivers, debtors, asset purchasers and others through a broad range of bankruptcy matters, receivership proceedings and out-of-court restructuring and workouts.
In 2019, Jeffrey was appointed to the Local Rules Advisory Committee established by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Jeffrey also enjoys appellate work, handling chiefly bankruptcy appeals in federal court. He argued in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of a secured creditor in the Sagamore Hotel bankruptcy case. Jeffrey secured a decisive victory with a reversal in the case.
I handled major aspects of the Sagamore Hotel bankruptcy. We represented a secured creditor and litigated a contested bankruptcy, a contested confirmation, and side litigation over lender liability issues. The case went through bankruptcy court and was appealed at the federal district court and in the Eleventh Circuit, where we secured a reversal in favor of our client. I primarily wrote the briefs and argued the appeal at the Eleventh Circuit. We turned the tide of the case, and eventually secured a favorable settlement.
Representation of liquidating receiver for MDI Holdings Inc., appointed by the Delaware Chancery Court. MDI is a health care technology and analysis company whose historical core business was to manage the provision of health care to inmates of federal prison facilities. At its height, the compan...
Prior to law school, Jeffrey was a financial analyst handling primarily venture capital work at a Fortune 5 company.
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University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 2005University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Economics, The Wharton School, 1999
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Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida
Board of Directors, 2014 - 2017, 2018 - 2021
Meetings and Programs Committee Chair, 2012 - 2013U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of FloridaAdvisory Committee on Revision of Local Rules of Practice, 2019The Florida BarBusiness Law Section
Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee
Bankruptcy UCC CommitteeNational Conference of Bankruptcy JudgesNext Generation Program, 2012Dade County Bar Association -
FloridaTexas
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh CircuitU.S. District Court, Southern District of FloridaU.S. District Court, Northern District of FloridaU.S. District Court, Middle District of FloridaU.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of FloridaU.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of FloridaU.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
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Chambers USA, Restructuring & Bankruptcy, 2017-present
Chambers USA, Restructuring & Bankruptcy, Up and Coming, 2015 - 2016
Law360, Rising Star - Bankruptcy, 2014
Florida Super Lawyers, 2017-2020
Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2010 - 2016
Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyers - Complex/Business Litigation finalist, 2016
Bankruptcy Bar Association, Distinguished Service Award, 2017
Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back, Special Recognition Award, 2015
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, 2013
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