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Thomas R. Lehman is the Managing Partner and co-chairs the Bankruptcy and Receivership Group. Mr. Lehman focuses his practice on bankruptcy, insolvency and business law matters in Miami.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- State Court Receiverships
- Business Disputes
- Creditor/Lender Litigation
- Representation of Management Groups of Insolvent Companies
- Commercial Litigation
- Law Firm Management, Break-ups and Dissolutions
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
- Authored articles on the new amendments to the Bankruptcy Code for the financial and legal press and is frequently quoted in the press as an expert on bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership and law firm management matters.
- Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Rated.
- Listed in Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite
SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATIONS
- Represents creditors' committees, landlords, individual creditors, management groups, and bankruptcy litigation targets in bankruptcy cases and represents asset purchasers and competing plan proponents in hostile and friendly takeovers of businesses in Chapter 11.
- Served as counsel for State Circuit Court receivers (Vis Auto Finance, an auto finance company, and Global Investments, Inc., gasoline stations and markets).
- Represents institutional lenders and borrowers in pre-bankruptcy workouts, related commercial and real estate transactions and litigation.
- Served as counsel for the bankruptcy trustees in the ESM and Omni Capital Group, Inc. matters.
- Served as lead counsel for the debtors-in-possession in the South Motors Companies ($93 million of debt), Florida West Airlines ($24 million of debt), Beverage Canners International Corp. ($63 million of debt),CHS Electronics, Inc. ($725 million of debt), New Florida Properties ($102 million of debt) and Reptron Electronics Corp. ($120 million of debt) Chapter 11 reorganizations. Represented members of the management in the successful Chapter 11 reorganization of Model Imperial, Inc. ($77 million of debt) and successful out of court restructuring of New Piper Aircraft Corp ($74 million of debt).
- Frequently counsels other law firms and lawyers in connection with law firm break-ups, dissolutions and law firm management.
- Currently represents several local and statewide real estate developers in debt restructuring negotiations and litigation involving nearly twenty apartment rental, condominium, retail, townhome and industrial properties.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
- Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court
- United States Court of Appeals
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- American Bar Association, Member
- Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
- The Florida Bar, Member
- Board of Trustees for the Miami-Dade County Public Health Trust, the governing body for Jackson Memorial Hospital, Former Member
- Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Member
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Member
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