John Bae is a shareholder in the Business Reorganization & Financial Restructuring Practice of Greenberg Traurig's New York office. John is experienced in representing multinational companies in restructuring, cross-border insolvencies, commercial litigation and products liability matters. His clients have included debtors and creditors in a wide variety bankruptcy cases.
John received the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, which recognizes exceptional legal writing, and has been included in the Euromoney Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers in the United States.
Areas of Concentration
· Financial restructuring
· Bankruptcy litigation
· Commercial litigation
· Products liability
Significant Representations
· In re AbitibiBowater Inc.
· In re Motors Liquidation Company (GM)
· In re T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition
· In re Quigley Company Inc.
· In re Daewoo International (America) Corporation
· In re The Drexel Burnham Lambert Group Inc., et al.
· In re Florida Coast Paper Company
· In re Ionosphere Clubs, Inc. (Eastern Air Lines, Inc.)
· In re Dow Corning Corporation
· In re Bradlees Stores, Inc.
· In re World Access, Inc.
· In re Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc.
· In re Casual Male Corp
· In re Solutia Inc.
*Certain of the above matters were handled by Mr. Bae prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Awards & Recognition
· Selected, Super Lawyers magazine, 2007-2011
· Received, Burton Award for Legal Achievement
· Listed, Euromoney Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers in the United States
· Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Author, "Attorneys' Fees Preserved in Bankruptcy Cases," The Bankruptcy Strategist, July 2007
· Co-author, "Conflicting Clauses of §365 Still Making Courts Struggle," New York Law Journal, February 17, 2004
· Co-author, "Ace That Writing Assignment," New York Law Journal, September 1, 2002
· Co-author, "Centralizing Asbestos Claims In A Single Forum," New York Law Journal, August 26, 2002