Berlin, Brett J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Brett Berlin's practice focuses primarily on corporate bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and other insolvency-related and debtor creditor matters, both in litigation and transactional contexts. He has led or played significant roles in chapter 11 representations of debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, committees, transfer recipients, debtor "insiders," non-debtor plan proponents, and potential purchasers of bankruptcy assets. Brett also has provided insolvency-related advice to Firm clients in a wide variety of out-of-court matters.

In addition, Brett has represented numerous Firm clients in nonbankruptcy civil litigation in state and federal courts, including cases concerning breach of contract, contract interpretation, employment-related covenants, fraud and misrepresentation, letters of credit, the federal False Claims Act, and other complex commercial matters.

Brett is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Since summer 2003, he has served on the advisory board for the Emory University Bankruptcy Developments Journal. He is a regular participant in the Atlanta Bar Association's pro bono Reaffirmation Project for unrepresented consumer debtors. Before joining Jones Day, he practiced for four years in the financial restructuring group of an Atlanta-based "AmLaw 100" law firm.

Areas of Practice

• Business Restructuring & Reorganization

Representative Cases

• Banca Nazionale del Lavoro attempts recovery of payment to PG&E
• Borden Chemicals files for reorganization
• Burlington Industries, nation's oldest textile manufacturer, files for bankruptcy
• 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)
• Georgia Gulf completes successful debt-for-equity exchange , (2009)
• Kaiser Aluminum and twenty of its subsidiaries emerge successfully from chapter 11 protection , (2009)
• LTV and Copperweld, leading integrated U.S. producers of steel, file for chapter 11 , (2009)
• Morrison Knudsen defends qui tam allegations related to remediation of the Tar Creek Superfund site
• Nobel Automotive fights for success fee
• Orbital Imaging bondholders hold over $200 million in notes
• Pillowtex and 23 affiliated entities file for chapter 11 , (2009)
• Southern Company asserts securities fraud action against former subsidiary Mirant involving IPO registration statement , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• Georgia

Education

• Florida State University
• U of Florida

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