Jeff’s recent representations include:

• Representation of indenture trustees in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Advanta Corporation, Simmons Bedding Company, Pliant Corporation, R.H. Donnelley Corporation, Washington Mutual Inc., BankUnited Financial Corporation, TOUSA, Inc., PFF Bancorp, Inc., Silver State Bancorp, ATA Holdings Corporation, BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., and Fremont General Corporation;
• The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Luminent Mortgage Corporation, Fieldstone Mortgage Company, Asyst Technologies, Distributed Energy Corporation, and Dexterity Surgical, Inc.;
• Fannie Mae as the primary secured lender in numerous separate single-asset bankruptcy cases in various districts across the country;
• A debtor-in-possession where the confirmed plan of liquidation paid all creditors in full with interest in the Middle District of Florida;
• A syndicate of secured creditors for a group of affiliated radio stations across the southeastern United States that resulted in a successful liquidation of the debtors’ assets;
• An intellectual property licensor in a dispute involving Delphi Corporation’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and the proposed assumption of the relevant license agreement;
• Creditors, including automobile dealers, in the Chrysler and General Motors Chapter 11 cases;
• Purchasers of real property and other assets in the bankruptcy sale process; and
• Defendants in numerous preference, fraudulent transfer, and other bankruptcy litigation matters.

Before joining Arent Fox, Jeffrey was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Duncan W. Keir of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. He also practiced at a law firm in Baltimore, Maryland where he worked with the creditor’s rights and construction law practice groups.

Jeffrey holds membership in the American Bankruptcy Institute and Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association.

While attending law school at the University of Maryland, Jeffrey served as articles editor for The Business Lawyer.

Jeffrey’s publications include:

• “Validating A Holder’s Right to Elect Chapter 7 Trustee,” Law360; August 2012
• "Déjà Vu: Some Companies Face Fresh Restructurings,” Daily Bankruptcy Review, May 23, 2012