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Practice Expertise
- Asset Purchases
- Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation
- Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' ...
- Business Services
Areas of Practice
- Asset Purchases
- Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation
- Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' ...
- Business Services
- Consumer Financial Services
- Creditors' Committees & Trustee ...
- Government Reorganization and Restructuring
- Hospitality
- Landlord Representation
- Private Equity, Venture Capital & ...
- Representation of Distressed Businesses
- Representation of Financial Institutions in ... View More
Profile
Jeffrey R. Fine works with clients to resolve complex business issues, focusing on insolvency, bankruptcy, receiver and receivership, and creditor workout areas. He has wide experience in defense of officer and director fiduciary liability cases, insolvency related litigation matters, and representation of receiverships (federal equity and state). He advises debtors, lenders, creditors and other stakeholders on a wide array of bankruptcy issues ranging from the purchase of assets out of bankruptcy, loan workout, and general business bankruptcy matters. He also appears frequently in energy, healthcare and real estate complex Chapter 11 cases representing creditors, debtors and creditor committees. Mr. Fine combines litigation skills and a wealth of diverse experience in providing practical business advice to represent clients throughout the United States. Mr. Fine formerly served as a member of Dykema's Executive Committee.
Mr. Fine has been repeatedly recognized as a "Best Lawyer in Dallas" and a "Super Lawyer" in Texas in the area of Bankruptcy and Restructuring. Mr. Fine has significant experience counseling boards of charitable nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations including private schools and houses of worship.
Prior to joining Dykema, Mr. Fine was a partner at an AmLaw 100 firm in Dallas, Texas.
Bar Admissions
Texas
New York
Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D. Columbia University, B.A.
Areas of Practice
- Asset Purchases
- Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation
- Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights
- Business Services
- Consumer Financial Services
- Creditors' Committees & Trustee Representation
- Government Reorganization and Restructuring
- Hospitality
- Landlord Representation
- Private Equity, Venture Capital & Mezzanine Finance
- Representation of Distressed Businesses
- Representation of Financial Institutions in Bankruptcy & Workout Matters
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Lead attorney, Unsecured Creditors' Committee in the Texas Rangers Baseball Partners Chapter 11, achieving 100% payout, plus interest to unsecured creditors.
Borrower representation in the workout of troubled real estate secured loans both inside of Chapter 11, and out of court
Lead counsel for QSR and specialty lender in various restaurant chain bankruptcies
Lead counsel to consortium of corporations regarding environmental issues in complex environmental services Chapter 11 cases.
Professional Associations
2003 Airline Bankruptcy - Major Issues Confronting the Industry, Webcast and seminar presentation, American Association of Airport Executives
11/2001 Foreclosure Practice, State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Short Course
11/2001 Bankruptcy -- What Every Aviation Lawyer Should Know, ABA Air & Space Law Forum
1999 Enforcement Issues Concerning Passenger Facility Charges, American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Training Institute, Palm Springs, California
1995 Bankruptcy Litigation Ethics, Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada
Professional Activities and Experience
Prior to joining Dykema, Mr. Fine was a partner at K & L Gates in Dallas, Texas.
Lead attorney, Unsecured Creditors' Committee in the Texas Rangers Baseball Partners Chapter 11, achieving 100% payout, plus interest to unsecured creditors.
Borrower representation in the workout of troubled real estate secured loans both inside of Chapter 11, and out of court
Lead counsel for QSR and specialty lender in various restaurant chain bankruptcies
Lead counsel to consortium of corporations regarding environmental issues in complex environmental services Chapter 11 cases.
Professional Associations
- Dallas Bar Association
- N. Dist. of Texas, Criminal Justice Act Panel
- American Bankruptcy Institute
2003 Airline Bankruptcy - Major Issues Confronting the Industry, Webcast and seminar presentation, American Association of Airport Executives
11/2001 Foreclosure Practice, State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Short Course
11/2001 Bankruptcy -- What Every Aviation Lawyer Should Know, ABA Air & Space Law Forum
1999 Enforcement Issues Concerning Passenger Facility Charges, American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Training Institute, Palm Springs, California
1995 Bankruptcy Litigation Ethics, Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada
Professional Activities and Experience
Prior to joining Dykema, Mr. Fine was a partner at K & L Gates in Dallas, Texas.
Blogs
Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments
Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments provides legal insight on topics of special interest to insurance industry professionals. Covering a wide range of industries, Dykema's Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments blog provides brief but substantive alerts, including updates and analysis on significant developments and trends in the insurance industry.
Labor & Employment Law Blog
In the rapidly evolving field of labor and employment law, we know that employers need to stay informed about changes in the law, and how these changes impact day-to-day business operations. Dykema's Labor & Employment Law Blog (www.laboremployment-lawblog.com) discusses important labor and employment-related legal developments, reviews practical implications, and provides valuable insight for employers of all types.
The Firewall
The Firewall keeps you up to date on the hottest legal topics in the ever-changing world of data security and privacy. As information security becomes a critical facet of all businesses and industries and the target of many regulators, it is important to stay apprised of new legal developments. The Firewall provides insightful legal analysis of the emerging issues in data privacy and cybersecurity law to help businesses stay ahead of the curve.
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