Paul J. Keenan, Jr.

Paul J. Keenan, Jr.

Paul Keenan is a shareholder in the business reorganization and bankruptcy practice of Greenberg Traurig's Miami office, where he represents banks and other lending institutions, corporate debtors, Chapter 11 trustees, secured and unsecured creditors and asset purchasers in out-of-court corporate restructurings and bankruptcy cases. Paul represents clients in bankruptcy courts nationwide, and has significant 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 debtors in cross-border corporate restructurings, primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean. Paul is the current President of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida.

Areas of Concentration

· Corporate restructurings

· Cross-border corporate restructurings

· Bankruptcy litigation

· Loan workouts

· Secured transactions

Significant Representations

· Representation of a national retail furniture chain with more than $400 million in annual revenue in its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case.

· Representation of a group of aircraft purchasers in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a jet aircraft manufacturer.

· Representation of a large Latin American telecommunications company in all aspects of its corporate reorganization and restructuring of $500 million in debt, including:

- Restructuring of public bond debt, secured and unsecured bank debt, and trade debt.

- Management of client's outside counsel for litigation matters in the U.S. and Latin America.

- Assisting senior management and board of directors in all aspects of the restructuring.

· 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 significant real estate developers in out-of-court restructurings, and the planning and implementation of corporate reorganization strategies.

· Representation of U.S. investors in the corporate restructuring of an Argentine charter airline.

· 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 lenders and corporate borrowers in the negotiation of loan workouts.

· 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.

· Representation of lending institutions in state court replevin actions.

Professional & Community Involvement

· President, Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida, 2009-2010

· Chair, Latin America Committee, INSOL International

- Membership Committee

Awards & Recognition

· Named as a "Rising Star" in the 2009 edition of Florida Super Lawyers

Previous Employment

· 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, "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, "Protection for Foreign Debtors and Creditors," Latin Lawyer, Volume 4, Issue 3.

· Author, "The 1998 Argentine Labor Reform Act: The Perpetuation of an Incoherent State?" 54 U. Miami L. Rev. 125, 1999.

Speeches

· 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