Paul Keenan represents corporate debtors, banks and other lending institutions, Chapter 11 trustees, secured and unsecured creditors and asset purchasers in out-of-court corporate restructurings and bankruptcy cases at Greenberg Traurig. He represents clients in bankruptcy courts in Florida and nationwide, and has wide-ranging experience before Delaware bankruptcy courts. He also frequently represents purchasers of distressed assets and lenders and borrowers in out-of-court transactions. Paul speaks Spanish and represents lending institutions and corporate debtors in cross-border corporate restructurings, primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean. Paul is a past President of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida. Areas of Concentration · Domestic and cross-border corporate restructurings · Bankruptcy litigation · Sales of distressed assets · Loan workouts · Secured transactions Significant Representations · Representation of a Mexican satellite company in its restructuring of more than $400 million in debt through a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. · Representation of a national retail furniture chain with more than $400 million in annual revenue in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. · Representation of a large Caribbean telecommunications company in all aspects of its corporate reorganization and restructuring of $500 million in debt. · Representation of private equity firm in securing the 'stalking horse' position in a $60 million "363" sale. · Representation of a group of aircraft purchasers in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a jet aircraft manufacturer. · Representation of a group of off-track betting facilities in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a national owner and operator of horse racetracks. · Representation of a national mortgage loan originator and servicer in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. · Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee in the bankruptcy case of a southeast regional retail chain with over 60 stores. · Representation of a major cruise line in the negotiation, drafting and bankruptcy court approval of a DIP financing facility to facilitate the restructuring of one of its crucial vendors. · Representation of U.S. investors in the corporate restructuring of an Argentine charter airline. · Representation of significant real estate developers in out-of-court restructurings, and the planning and implementation of corporate reorganization strategies. · Representation of committees of unsecured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, and prosecuting numerous actions to determine the extent, validity and priority of liens. · Representation of financial and strategic purchasers in the acquisition of distressed companies in and out of bankruptcy court. · Representation of borrowers in loan syndications and securitizations. · Representation of landlords in the enforcement of leasing rights and "buy-back" of leases in bankruptcy cases of large retail debtors. · Representation of purchasers of U.S. and Latin American debt and implementation of "loan-to-own" strategies. Professional & Community Involvement · Member, American Bar Association · President, Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida, 2009-2010 · Chair, Latin America Committee, INSOL International Awards & Recognition · Listed, Legal 500 US, 2011 · Member, team selected by Chambers and Partners for "Corporate & Finance - Law Firm of the Year (Florida-Based)" Award, Chambers Latin America Awards, 2010 · Member, team selected by Chambers and Partners for "Focus on Latin America - Law Firm of the Year (Florida-Based)" Award, Chambers Latin America Inaugural Awards for Excellence, 2009 · Selected, "Rising Star," Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2009 and 2010 Internship · Summer Associate, Baker & McKenzie, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998
- Responsible for drafting and translating legal documents for numerous transactions, including the privatization of a Central American telephone company. Military Experience · Officer, United States Navy, 1990-1997
- USS Nassau (LHA-4)
- Military advisor to Colombian Navy and Coast Guard, U.S. Embassy, Bogota, Colombia Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles · Co-Author, "Restructuring and Insolvency: United States," PLC Cross-border Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook, 2011. · Co-Author, "The Latest in Exit Financing Structures," Law 360, 2011. · Co-Author, "Uncertainty for Prepackaged Bankruptcies in Mexico," Law 360, 2011. · Co-Author, "Chapter 15: the US cross-border insolvency law," PLC Cross-border Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook, 2007/08. · Co-Author, "Trading Claims and Interests," Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions, Chapter 30, 2006. · Co-Author, "Reforming Latin American Insolvency Law," PLC Cross-border Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook, Practical Law Company, 2006/2007. · Author, "Chapter 15: A New Chapter to Meet the Growing Need to Regulate Cross-Border Insolvencies," Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2006. · Author, "The 1998 Argentine Labor Reform Act: The Perpetuation of an Incoherent State?" 54 U. Miami L. Rev. 125, 1999. · Author, "Protection for Foreign Debtors and Creditors," Latin Lawyer, Volume 4, Issue 3. Speeches · Speaker, "Turnaround Management. A Key Factor in Key Insolvency Restructurings," INSOL International Buenos Aires One Day Seminar, November 2011 · Speaker, "The Latest in Exit Financing Structures," New York, New York, June 2011 · Speaker, "Cooperation Between Courts in Jurisdictions that Adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law," Panel Chair, INSOL International, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2009 · Speaker, Cross-Border Restructurings, Latin Lawyer Webinar, April 2009 · Speaker, Colombia Training Programme on Cross-Border Insolvency Law sponsored by INSOL International, Bogota - Cali - Medellin - Cartagena, August 2007 · Speaker, Roundtable for the Dominican Republic's Council on Competitiveness, Santo Domingo, DR, January 2006 |