Creditors Rights & Bankruptcy

Assouline & Berlowe represents debtors and creditors in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts. The Firm's attorneys handle, among other things, commercial collections, enforcement of rights in secured transactions, and adversary proceedings and appeals. The Firm also represents parties in:

asset recovery
assignments for benefit of creditors
garnishment proceedings
judgment enforcement, including execution and sale of seized assets
preferential and fraudulent transfers
proceedings supplementary under Fla. Stat. § 56.29
receiverships
Uniform Commercial Code issues
voluntary and involuntary business bankruptcy
workouts of troubled or non-performing loans

Our Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights Practice is headed by Eric N. Assouline, a firm co-founder and partner in the Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices. Mr. Assouline also heads our Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Practice members also include,

Peter E. Berlowe, is a firm co-founder and partner in the Miami office. He also heads our Corporate and Finance Practice, and he is a member of our Intellectual Property Practice.
Greg M. Popowitz, a Registered Patent Attorney, is an associate in the Fort Lauderdale office. He also is member of our Intellectual Property Practice and our Business Litigation and Resolution Practice.

Mr. Assouline has defended claims against court appointed receivers of financial and insurance companies in various state and federal court cases. As lead litigation counsel, he has prosecuted fraudulent transfer actions on behalf of a federal court appointed receiver to recover transferred funds from third parties.

In some instances, when additional or special expertise is needed, our Practice Team works closely with members of our other Practices. For example, in preparing secured and other credit agreements for a variety of Industries, our Team has the added benefit of partners that may have represented or worked with professionals in those Industries.