Brendan G. Best
Varnum LLP
Detroit,
Michigan
Brendan G. Best is a partner and co-leader of Varnum's Banking, Restructuring and Finance practice team where his practice focuses on complex Chapter 11 restructurings, out-of-court workouts, and insolvency-related transactions and litigation. He has substantial experience advising stakeholders in insolvency-related matters across a wide array of industries, including manufacturing, automotive, building supply and service, energy, oil and gas, health care, food service, gaming, hospitality, construction, and real estate. Mr. Best serves as an outside insolvency counsel for clients, advising them on commercial issues with troubled customers and suppliers, and he also frequently serves as counsel to official unsecured creditors' committees in Chapter 11 cases. Mr. Best counsels buyers, sellers, lenders, and other stakeholders in complex troubled company transactions, both out of court and in Section 363 bankruptcy sales. He is also a stand-up bankruptcy litigator who has successfully represented clients in bench trials over issues including adequate protection, plan confirmation, valuation, and other matters, as well as nondischargeability actions, avoidance actions, and other debtor-creditor matters in state and federal courts, including automotive tooling and construction lien litigation. He is a frequent writer and speaker on restructuring, workouts, and bankruptcy.
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