Brett is a partner in the Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Creditor Rights practice. His clients include official and ad hoc creditors’ committees, bank groups, individual lenders, court–appointed fiduciaries, debtors, and investors that focus on distressed situations.
Brett advises on chapter 11 cases, out–of–court restructurings, bankruptcy–related acquisitions, cross–border insolvency matters, bankruptcy–related litigation, and insolvency–sensitive transactions. He has represented parties in restructurings in industries such as real estate, transportation, retail, manufacturing, food service, oil and gas, and media.
Brett is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, an invitation–only organization that includes leading practitioners, judges, and academics in the field of insolvency law. He is listed as a leading lawyer for Bankruptcy & Restructuring in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and Legal 500 US. Brett has been recognized by Law360 as an “MVP” of the bankruptcy bar. Turnarounds & Workouts also named him an “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer.”