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Matthew Petrie focuses his practice on business reorganization and restructuring matters, representing debtors, trustees and other estate fiduciaries, creditors’ committees, institutional lenders, and investors in both in-court and out-of-court restructurings.

Capabilities

Experience

  • Represented substance abuse treatment provider with 26 facilities in eight states in its Chapter 11 restructuring of over $500 million of debt.
  • Represented paper recycling and waste management company in its Chapter 11 restructuring.°
  • Represented indoor shooting range and gun shop in its Chapter 11 restructuring.°
  • Represented commercial landlord in Chapter 11 filing of nutrition company.°
  • Represented Chapter 7 estate in liquidation of national advertising and marketing agency, including pursuit of extensive avoidance litigation.°
  • Represented supply chain and logistics company in preparation for its Chapter 11 filing.°
  • Represented junior bondholders in pursuit and confirmation of restructuring plan in Chapter 11 of national theme park operator.°
  • Represented minority group of senior leaders in an expedited Chapter 11 sale of automotive manufacturer.°
  • Represented guarantor of commercial real property leases in Chapter 11 proceedings grocery chain operators.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Petrie prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Recognition & Leadership

  • Member, Winning Team, Turnaround Management Association, “TMA Annual Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award,” 2021
  • Member, Winning Team, The M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards, “Restructuring of the Year ($500 MM - $1B),” for the restructuring of American Addiction Centers, 2021
  • Member, Turnaround Management Association
  • Member, Secured Finance Network

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., with honors, University of Tennessee College of Law
    • Order of the Barristers
    • Articles Editor, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
  • B.A., cum laude, University of Georgia
Clerkships
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2007-2008
Admissions
  • Georgia
  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit