Jonathan Edwards is a senior associate in Alston & Bird’s Bankruptcy, Workouts & Reorganization Group. He represents a variety of clients in complex bankruptcy cases, out-of-court workouts, debt restructurings, asset dispositions, claims reconciliation and commercial litigation.
Mr. Edwards has a multi-disciplinary practice that focuses on assignments combining traditional restructuring advice with transactional and major litigation work. He represents and has represented purchasers, sellers and other parties in bankruptcy sales; secured and unsecured creditors; CDO, CMBS, RMBS, and indenture trustees; CMBS master and special servicers and CDO collateral managers; defendants in avoidance actions; and other parties. He also counsels and represents officers, directors, Chapter 7 trustees and others in complex bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Mr. Edwards is also actively involved in advising clients regarding substantive nonconsolidation, safe harbor, and true sale opinions.
- U.S. counsel to U.S. subsidiary of a large yacht manufacturer located in the United Kingdom.
- Counsel to one of the largest swine producers in the State of Georgia in connection with its restructuring.
- U.S. counsel to United Kingdom pension fund regarding commercial litigation against U.S. based guarantor
- Counsel to CDO collateral manager in connection with large trust-preferred security issuance.
- U.S. counsel to British Virgin Islands liquidators in connection with several BVI funds.
- Represents global mobile phone manufacturer in the Eastman Kodak bankruptcy in connection with protection of its intellectual property rights.
- Represents investors in connection with fraudulent transfer claims alleged by Chapter 7 trustee.
- Represents large regional bank in connection with multiple real estate bankruptcies and workouts.
- Represents the special servicer of a CMBS loan in Delaware with claims in excess of $160 million.
- Represents trustees of bank holding company in connection with tax refund litigation.
- Represents indenture trustees on behalf of holders owed millions of dollars under various trust-preferred securities issuances.
- Represents a special servicer in connection with a credit lease obligation in excess of $60 million in the Nortel bankruptcy.
- Represented a CMBS special servicer in successfully obtaining dismissal of a single-asset, real estate debtor's bankruptcy in the Southern District of Georgia.
- Represented a secured lender in proposing and confirming two creditor plans for a three-course, championship 54-hole golf complex and country club.
- Successfully defended a secured lender in connection with fraudulent transfer claims exceeding $5 million with no resulting liability.
- Represented a German purchaser in connection with a Section 363 patent sale in Moll Industries bankruptcy.
- Represented a global mobile phone manufacturer in connection with a Section 363 sale of over 6,000 patents in the Nortel bankruptcy and the protection of its intellectual property rights.
- Represented a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in its Chapter 11 case in the District of Delaware.
- General Outside Bankruptcy Counsel to a leading food distributor in numerous bankruptcy filings across the United States.
- Represents multiple financial institutions in connection with secured real estate transactions.
- Counsel to officers and directors in pending litigation concerning director and officer and avoidance claims.
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July 20, 2010
In the Press
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April 19, 2013
Publications
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“Recent Developments in Chapter 11,” Norton's Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, September 2012.
September 2012
Publications
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January 26, 2012
Advisories
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“Interpreting Section 546(e) Safe Harbor Post-Enron,” Law360, September 20, 2011.
September 20, 2011
Publications
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“Secured Lenders: How Adequate is your Protection?” 20 Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice 4, Art. 6, August 2011.
August 2011
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July-August 2011
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"Recent Developments in Chapter 11," 19 Norton's Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, Issue 4, August 2010.
August 2010
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July/August 2010
Publications
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"The Twilight Zone of Insolvency: New Developments in Fiduciary Duty Jurisprudence That May Affect Directors and Officers While in the Zone of Insolvency," Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, May 2009.
May 2009
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"Current Approaches to Substantive Consolidation: Owens Corning Revisited," Norton's Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, February 2009.
February 2009
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"The Crossroads: The Intersection of State Law Remedies & Bankruptcy," Norton's Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, October 2008.
October 2008