Elizabeth Green

Firm: Baker & Hostetler LLP
Location: Orlando - FL

  • 200 South Orange Avenue Suite 2300
    Orlando, FL 32801
    USA
  • Tel : 407.649.4036
  • Fax : 407.841.0168
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Elizabeth Green practices primarily in the areas of bankruptcy and restructuring, and has represented corporate debtors and secured creditors, unsecured creditors, committees, bondholders and trustees in bankruptcy cases of corporate and individual debtors. Elizabeth also has experience with out-of-court workouts, assignments and receiverships, and has represented numerous parties as buyers in 363 sales.

Elizabeth is the leader of the firm’s national Bankruptcy and Restructuring team and co-leader of the Business Restructuring Response team. She has been inducted as a fellow in the prestigious American College of Bankruptcy, was named one of five Law 360 MVP’s in Bankruptcy in 2016, has attained Chambers’ highest ranking of Star Individual, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, where she teaches Advanced Bankruptcy.

Recognitions

  • Premier Bankruptcy Lawyers: Exclusive Featured Attorney for Orlando – FL (2020 -2021)
  • American College of Bankruptcy: Fellow
  • Chambers USA: Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Florida (2012 to 2020)
    • Star Individual (2020), Band 1 (2015 to 2019)
    • Recognized Practitioner: Nationwide Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2017 to 2018)
  • The Legal 500 United States (2020)
    • Recommended in Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
  • Law360 Bankruptcy MVP (2016)
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (2006 to Present)
    • Florida: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
      • Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” (2012, 2016, 2019)
    • Florida: Litigation – Bankruptcy
      • Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” (2015, 2017, 2019)
  • Global M&A Network, Top USA Women Dealmakers: Restructuring Category, Finalist (2019)
  • Florida “Super Lawyer” (2007 to 2020)
  • Florida Trend Legal Elite (2006 to present)
    • Florida Trend Legal Elite Hall of Fame (2020)
  • Orlando Magazine “Top Lawyers” (2006 to present)
  • Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent

Memberships

  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas: Complex Case Committee (2018 to 2020)
  • American College of Bankruptcy: 11th Circuit District Council
  • Fishburne Hudgens Educational Foundation, Inc.: Board of Directors
  • Central Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association
    • Board of Directors (2007 to 2014)
    • Past President
  • Central Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Seminar: Chair (2009 to 2014)
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Southeast: Advisory Board
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Paskay Seminar: Advisory Board
  • University of Florida Levin College of Law: Adjunct Professor

 

Baker & Hostetler LLP

BakerHostetler’s national Bankruptcy and Restructuring team brings rich experience and creativity to the representation of clients across industries and to the full spectrum of issues that arise in stressed and distressed situations.

Drawing on the firm’s tradition of deep client relationships and our extensive experience as counsel to companies in major commercial sectors, we bring business advisory skills and strong advocacy to every representation, tailoring solutions to meet each client’s unique business needs. In an interview with Chambers & Partners, we were described as, “Excellent from a strategic standpoint, and ‘outside-the-box’ thinkers who find non-traditional ways to get to the end result.” The work of our team is complemented by the strength of our litigation, hospitality, employment, healthcare, tax, corporate, intellectual property and real estate attorneys across the country.

As tireless advocates for our clients, we have been actively involved in cases that range from the largest and most complex insolvency cases nationally and globally, most notably as counsel to Irving H. Picard, the SIPA Trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), to more modestly-sized cases in which we are equipped to be highly attuned to cost sensitivities. As out-of-court workouts and pre-packaged bankruptcies have become increasingly common in recent years, we have excelled at representing distressed clients of all sizes and restoring them to viability quickly and cost-effectively.

Our team—nearly 50 attorneys strong—includes the first U.S. Trustee for the Southern District of New York; a former senior trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the U.S. Trustee; former judicial law clerks; and attorneys who have represented the complete array of interests and constituents in out-of-court restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, and litigation matters.

Select Experience

  • Court-appointed counsel to the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee Irving H. Picard for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS). The SIPA liquidation requires thorough investigation of global banking practices, the feeder fund industry and financial instruments, among countless other issues surrounding this unprecedented financial fraud. More than 1000 lawsuits seeking the return of fictitious profits and fraudulent transfers have been filed on behalf of the SIPA Trustee, as part of the ongoing liquidation efforts to marshal assets for ultimate distribution to BLMIS customers with allowed claims. Venues include the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as state and several foreign court systems. In the tenth year of the Madoff Recovery Initiative, as of Jan. 7, 2019, the total recoveries stand at more than $13.3 billion, and over $11.9 billion has been distributed to eligible BLMIS customers, inclusive of SIPC advances.
  • Represented the FDIC as Receiver in four recent bank failures, including complex litigation over unique issues relating to capital commitments made by bank holding companies to their regulators, as well as disputed ownership of hundreds of millions of dollars of tax refunds and fraud and preference claims.
  • Served as lead debtors’ counsel in the separate Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of two timeshare developers, Island One Resorts, Inc.. and Tempus Resorts International LTD, in which the firm led the successful confirmation of reorganization plans for each of the companies, restructuring more than $200 million in debt in each case.
  • Represented aerospace supplier Swift-Cor Aerospace, Inc., which was days away from missing payroll and being forced to shut down operations. Swift-Cor engaged BakerHostetler as counsel for its successful restructuring and sale to Impressa Aerospace.
  • Represented the Official Committee of Administrative Claimants in matters relating to the LTV Steel Company, Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At the outset, the client’s constituents expected to receive an approximately 20 percent pay out on more than $165 million in claims, but we were able to secure settlement of a significant lawsuit against former directors and officers of LTV Steel for $85 million.