Ellman, Jeffrey B.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Jeff Ellman represents parties of all types in large corporate restructurings, including debtors, secured lenders, asset purchasers, significant creditors, creditors' committees, contract counterparties, equity sponsors, and other parties in interest. Jeff's practice focuses on chapter 11 reorganizations and liquidations, out-of-court restructurings, distressed acquisitions, and related transactions in a wide range of industries. Jeff also counsels clients on fraudulent conveyance, illegal dividend, preferential transfer, fiduciary duty, and corporate formalities issues.

Jeff represented the debtors in the chapter 11 cases of Chrysler, Dana Corp., LTV Steel, Purina Mills, and World Kitchen, among others. His representations of distressed asset purchasers include Diebold as the buyer in the Mosler chapter 11 case, International Steel Group in the acquisition of Weirton Steel and Georgetown Steel in their chapter 11 cases, and MPS Group as the purchaser of assets from the Axium chapter 7 estate. Jeff's representations of secured lenders include Fifth Third Bank and National City Bank as senior prepetition and postpetition lenders and Wachovia Bank as agent for the lender group in the Horizon PCS chapter 11 cases. Jeff also represents Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisors as national counsel with respect to its clients' troubled commercial lease portfolio.

Jeff is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Bankruptcy Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Jeff also serves on the boards of Park Pride, a nonprofit green space organization in Atlanta, and Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center, a nonprofit organization that provides educational arts programming to Georgia students.

Areas of Practice

• Business Restructuring & Reorganization
• Chapter 11 Debtor Representations
• Distressed Mergers & Acquisitions
• Secured Lender Groups
• Other Significant Creditor Representations
• Official Unsecured Creditors' Committees
• Out-of-Court Restructurings
• Restructuring-Related Lending & Finance
• Consumer Products & Retail
• Metals & Mining

Representative Cases

• Applied Biosystem is advised on licenses with troubled companies
• Baldwin Builders business undergoes chapter 11 reorganization
• Berman Mortgage assists with Atlanta hotel loan , (2009)
• Black Diamond Mining files bankruptcy , (2009)
• Cardinal Industries files for chapter 11
• Chrysler sold to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" after historic court proceedings , (2009)
• Dana Corporation successfully reorganizes in U.S. and U.K. in "Deal of the Year" , (2009)
• Dexxon Corporation to purchase Daisytek assets
• Diebold purchases Mosler assets
• Elder-Beerman Stores reorganizes under chapter 11
• Federated Dept. Stores merges with R.H. Macy & Co.
• Fruehauf Trailer files for chapter 11
• Georgia Gulf completes successful debt-for-equity exchange , (2009)
• International Paper Company is largest creditor in Androscoggin restructuring
• International Steel Group purchases assets of Weirton Steel and Georgetown Steel in their respective chapter 11 cases
• KeyBank represented in Decor Corporation bankruptcy
• LTV and Copperweld, leading integrated U.S. producers of steel, file for chapter 11 , (2009)
• Montgomery Ward files $5 billion bankruptcy case
• MPS Group acquires Ensemble Chimes business , (2009)
• National City and Fifth Third banks are senior lenders in PAC bankruptcy
• NexPak Corporation restructures $200 million in debt
• Nobel Automotive fights for success fee
• Purina Mills files for chapter 11
• Rax Restaurants files for bankruptcy
• Stratosphere noteholder committee formed , (2009)
• Turbine Engine buys aerospace assets
• USX Corporation holds $150 million claim in Republic Technologies bankruptcy case
• Wachovia Bank led bank group in Horizon PCS bankruptcy
• World Kitchen goes into bankruptcy

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Collections & Repossessions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Bankruptcy, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Reorganizations, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Securities Law, Workouts

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• Ohio

Education

• U of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• Harvard University

Published Works

• Supreme Court "Bright-Line" Ruling on Scope of Chapter 11 Transfer Tax Exemption Is Bad News for Pre-Confirmation Asset Sales In Bankruptcy, reprinted in 4 Pratt's J. Bankr. L. 508, 2008
• Supreme Court "Bright-Line" Ruling on Scope of Chapter 11 Transfer Tax Exemption Bad News for Pre-Confirmation Asset Sales in Bankruptcy, 2008
• Court's Piccadilly Decision Draws Bright Line, Bankruptcy Law360, 2008
• As Directors Approach the ‘Zone of Insolvency,’ Directors & Boards, 2000
• Unique Issues Arising in the Bankruptcy Process of Healthcare Debtors, Houlihan Lokey/Jones Day Healthcare Bankruptcy Seminar, 1999
• Understanding Reclamation Claims in Bankruptcy: Hidden Complexity in a Simple Statute, Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 1999
• Issues Confronting Lenders to Healthcare Debtors, Robert Morris Associates' Third Annual Health Care Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, 1999
• Looking in From the Outside — A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Perspective on Securities Laws Issues in the Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization Process, 1994 Ohio Securities Conference, 1994
• Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization — An Overview and Comparison to Other Restructuring Alternatives, Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, 1994
• Section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code — The Debtor's Perspective, Third Annual Gas and Electric Utility Bankruptcy Program, Richmond, Virginia, 1994

Address

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phones

1.404.581.8309 (Business Phone)

Faxes

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Websites

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