Jeffrey R. Waxman

Jeff Waxman represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, official committees of equity holders, secured creditors, plan administrators, liquidating trustees, purchasers of assets, and a wide variety of creditor constituencies and interested parties in Chapter 11 cases. Jeff also represents Chapter 7 trustees, and plaintiffs, and defendants in bankruptcy-related preference and fraudulent transfer litigation.

Prior to entering private practice, Jeff served as a law clerk to The Honorable Mary F. Walrath, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, and to The Honorable Michael J. Kaplan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York.

Jeff co-chairs Morris James’ Small Businesses and Start-Ups Group which provides a full range of legal services to assist small business owners to organize and transition their ideas to full-fledged businesses. The practice focuses on addressing issues that are of particular concern to entrepreneurs including initial corporate governance, employment, financing, tax issues, and liquidity.

Practice areas:
• Bankruptcy and Restructuring
• Committee Representations
• Distressed Entity, Insolvency Counseling
• Litigation and Liquidation Trustees
• Small Businesses and Start-Ups
• Bankruptcy in Mass Tort Litigation
• Blockchain Technologies, Cryptocurrency Bankruptcies, and Claw-Back Litigation
• Energy Industry