Curso:

• Puerto Rico in Crisis – Current Topics in Public and Private Sector Restructurings and Bankruptcies

Jerry L. Hall is a counsel in Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP’s Insolvency & Restructuring practice and is located in the Washington, DC office. Whether negotiating, litigating or analyzing a client’s concern, he focuses on the client’s business needs and implements efficient, valuable solutions. His practice focuses on insolvency and restructuring, including related litigation and dispute resolution. Mr. Hall regularly appears in U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts throughout the United States.

Representative Matters

• Representing bank in multiple bankruptcy cases involving distressed agricultural businesses (U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California);
• Representing debtor Potomac Supply Corporation, a sawmill and building supply company, in its chapter 11 case (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia);
• Representing purchaser of radio station cluster in Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP chapter 11 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware);
• Defending syndicated lenders in litigation in LandSource Communities Development LLC chapter 11 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware);
• Representing mezzanine lender and "B" note holder in Georgian Towers chapter 11 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Maryland);
• Representing debtors ReGen Biologics, Inc. and RBio, Inc., developers and manufacturers of biomedical devices, in their chapter 11 cases (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware);
• Representing mezzanine lender in Bray & Gillespie Management, LLC chapter 11 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Florida);
• Representing Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Syroco, Inc. chapter 11 case; securing recovery for creditors despite case’s administrative insolvency and conversion to chapter 7.
• Representing successful purchaser of all assets in El Comandante Management Co. chapter 11 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Puerto Rico), one of the largest reorganization cases ever filed in Puerto Rico, involving complex litigation and three competing plans of reorganization.
• Representing bank as indenture trustee in bankruptcy of airline
• Representing various companies selected to serve on committees of unsecured creditors in major telecommunications and airline chapter 11 cases (e.g., U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York and Eastern District of Virginia);
• Representing corporation in nondischargeability action (judgment affirmed in In re Ellison, 296 F.3d 266 (4th Cir. 2002)); and
• Representing individual debtors (pro bono) in chapter 7 and 13 cases.

Courts
Virginia Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; United States District Court, District of Maryland; United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland; United States District Court, District of Columbia; United States Bankruptcy Court District of Columbia

Speaking Engagements

• Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreements and Participation Agreements, Strafford Program (April 2013)
• Chapter 11 Reorganizations: Where Have They Gone?, Pillsbury CLE Marathon, New York (February 2013)
• Bankruptcy & Ethics, Pillsbury CLE Seminar (February 2010)
• Comparative Provisions & Implications of U.S. and China’s Bankruptcy Codes: Moving Toward a Common Ground?, Distressed Debt Conference (November 2009)
• Bankruptcy Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Chapter 11, Pillsbury Webinar (July 2009)
• Equitable Subordination and Recharacterization in Bankruptcy Cases, Pillsbury Seminar (August 2008)
• Practical Legal Experiences with Distressed, Bankrupt, Foreclosed & Workout Situations, Seventh Annual Borrowers’ & Investors’ Forum on Real Estate Mezzanine Loans (November 2007)

Affiliations
Virginia State Bar: Board of Governors for the Young Lawyers Conference (2004-2007)
American Bankruptcy Institute
Military: United States Army Reserve, 1992-2000