Service Areas
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
- University of Michigan, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. District Courts
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Southern District of Mississippi
- Northern District of Illinois
- Eastern District of Texas
- Northern District of Texas
- Southern District of Texas
- Western District of Texas
José Javier Bartolomei brings a wide range of corporate finance and bankruptcy experience to his clients. He specializes in troubled automotive supplier workouts and bankruptcies and is experienced in representing creditors and borrowers in structured finance and securitization transactions, as well as distressed credit matters. He counsels creditors, debtors, creditors' committees and others in commercial bankruptcy and out-of-court workouts. His practice includes litigation and transactional work for commercial lenders, banks, finance companies, and automotive manufacturers and suppliers. He has represented clients in the automotive, health care, real estate, oil and gas, swaps, derivatives and securitization industries throughout the duration of his career.
Immediately following law school, Jose served as a law clerk for The Honorable Henry T. Wingate, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi. He has practiced bankruptcy and corporate finance law at major law firms in Chicago and Dallas.
Representative Matters
- Automotive OEM Bankruptcies and Workouts
Representation of an OEM auto company in numerous bankruptcy and work-out engagements throughout the United States.
- Committee and Secured Lender Bankruptcies
Committee and secured lender representation in a number of bankruptcy cases in Texas and Michigan.
- Hospital Bankruptcy Court Sale
Debtor representation of a hospital organization in Texarkana, Texas, resulting in a successful bankruptcy court sale of all of the hospital’s assets and a substantial increase in the stalking horse bid.
- ISDA Swaps and Derivatives Transactions
Counsel to a number of counterparties on ISDA swaps and derivatives transactions.
- Lender and Borrower Asset-Based Lending Deals
Counsel for lenders and borrowers in numerous asset-based lending deals collateralized by real estate, oil and gas, inventory and receivables assets.
- Multi-State Real Estate Developer Debt Representation
Debtor representation of a large multi-state real estate developer in both Texas and Delaware.
- National Mortgage Company Forbearance/ Workout Transactions
Representation of a national mortgage servicing company in numerous forbearance/work-out transactions related to the collapse of the home mortgage securitization industry in the mid-to-late 2000s.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- State Bar of Illinois
- State Bar of Texas
- Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Honors + Awards
- Michigan Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Rising Star 2010, 2011
Civic, Cultural + Social Activities
- United Way of Washtenaw County, Finance Committee Member
- University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History, Board of Advisors
- Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, Board Member
- Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce, 2009 Leadership Ann Arbor
- Washtenaw County Criminal Justice Collaborative Council, former Board Member
- Washtenaw County Juvenile Drug Court Advisory Council, former Member
- Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
- Food Gatherers Kitchen, Ann Arbor
- Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann Arbor
- Arbor Hospice, Ann Arbor
- Dallas Shelter Association
- State Bar of Texas Committee on Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters
Teaching Experience
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Secured Transactions, Adjunct Faculty, 2011
Publications
"Once More Unto the Breach: A Recharacterization Refresher for an Uncertain Economy, " XXVIII American Bankruptcy Journal, 2, 42-43, March 2009
"Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Restricting Fremont Foreclosure of Subprime Mortgage Loans," Greenberg Traurig Subprime & Mortgage Markets newsletter, May 2008
"New Chapter 15: A Guide to International Bankruptcy Cases," Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall 2006
"Sales Free and Clear of Liens Under Section 363(f)," Co-author, Chapter 4 of Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions, 3rd Ed., American Bankruptcy Institute, 2006
"Heads Up: The U.S. business bankruptcy law has changed," Hot Points, Fall 2005
"Something New, Something Old: The Basics of Deepening Insolvency," Co-author, article presented at annual American Bankruptcy Institute Great Lakes regional conference in Traverse City, Michigan, June 2005
"The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Review for Professionals Representing or Working with Public Issuers in Distress," published in the Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer 2003
Seminars + Events
Articles
- The TOUSA Decision: A Warning to Lenders
- Commercial Real Estate Workouts
- When Being an Insider is Not a Good Thing
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