Jesse Cloyd

Publications:

• A Warning to Serial Bankruptcy Filers and a New Remedy for Creditors, Daily Business Review, August 1, 2018.
• Are Bankruptcy Courts Loosening Standards for Student Loan Discharge?, ABI Committee Newsletter, Commercial Fraud, January 2019.

Representative Matters:

• Represented Florida Gaming Corp., former owner of Miami Jai-Alai, in its chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Through the bankruptcy, Florida Gaming sold its assets for $155 million, and as a result, was able to confirm a plan which paid unsecured creditors in full.
• Represented New Beginnings of South Florida Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, in its successful chapter 11 reorganization. Through the plan, New Beginnings successfully restructured 2.5 million in debt and will pay unsecured creditors in full.
• Represented the liquidating trustee of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., in the effort to recover more than $500 million in fraudulent transfers.
• Represented Tousa, Inc. in the prosecution of over 1,500 adversary proceedings to recover avoidable transfers.

Professional and Community Activities: 

• Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, Director (2016-2019)
• Member, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida
• Member, Florida Business Law Section

Education:

• J.D., Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad Law Center
• B.S., Clemson University

Admitted To:

• Florida Bar
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida

Prior Affiliations:

• Tripp Scott, P.A.
• Berger Singerman