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

• David A. Lovelace, et al., ex rel. United States of America v. Washington Group International, Inc.
• Chapter 11 Debtor Representations
• Chapter 11 Debtor Representations
• Chapter 11 Debtor Representations
• Chapter 11 Debtor Representations
• Chapter 11 Representation
• Commercial Dispute
• Litigation Arising During the Course of a Chapter 11 Case
• Mirant Corporation
• Orbital Imaging Corp.
• Pacific Gas & Electric Company

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• Georgia

Education

• Florida State University

Address

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

Phones

1.404.581.8353 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.404.581.8330 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com