Stephen W. Rosenblatt
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Steve Rosenblatt focuses his practice on bankruptcy, restructuring and commercial litigation. He has a wealth of experience serving as debtor’s counsel in Chapter 11 cases and is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, 1987-2021
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Lawyer of the Year, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, [Jackson, MS], 2013
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 1993-2023
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Corporate/Commercial: Bankruptcy – Mississippi, 2005-2019
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Mississippi, 2020-2022
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy: Business, 2006-2021
- Top 50 Mississippi Super Lawyers, 2006, 2008-2013, 2017-2018
- Lawdragon 500
- Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer, 2020, 2022
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Mississippi Young Lawyers More...
- Chair, Butler Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, 1998-2005
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., with honors, 1975
- Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., Philosophy, 1970
Experience
- In Franchise Service of North America, Inc., United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Case No. 17-02316-EE. Represented the Debtor, the parent of Simply Wheelz LLC (see below) in its Chapter 11 case.
- In Mississippi Phosphates Corporation, et al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Case No.14-51667-KMS. Represented the Debtors, a phosphate fertilizer manufacturer and related entities, in a jointly administered case. Substantially all of the assets of the Debtors were sold through court-supervised 363 sales, and confirmed plans were obtained.
- In Opus Management Group Jackson, LLC et al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Case No. 16-00297-NPO. Represented five compounding pharmacy companies and two affiliates in a jointly administered case. Substantially all of the assets of six Debtors were sold through court-supervised 363 sales, and confirmed plans were obtained in those six cases.
- In re: Simply Wheelz LLC, d/b/a Advantage Rent-a-Car, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Case No. 13-03332-ee. Represented the Debtor, the fourth largest car rental company in the United States, in its Chapter 11 case. Substantially all of the assets of the Company were sold through court-supervised 363 sales.
- In re: Piccadilly Restaurants, LLC, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Case No. 12-51127. Represented the largest trade creditor in this chapter 11 case of a restaurant and food service company with more than 60 restaurants and 80 food service locations all across the southeast. Client’s claim was paid in full under a confirmed chapter 11 plan.
- In re: O&G Leasing, LLC et al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Case No. 10 01851-ee. Represents Indenture Trustee for Bondholders holding $25,955,000 of Senior Debentures and $7,610,000 of Subordinate Debentures in this chapter 11 case of a company which owned and operated five oil and gas drilling rigs.
- In re: Prevalence Health, LLC., United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of Mississippi, Case No. 09-02016-ee. Represented the Debtor, a multi-state mail order pharmacy, in its chapter 11 case. Certain assets of the Debtor were sold through a section 363 sale as a going concern to maximize the return for the unsecured creditors.
- In re: CareCorps Management Company, LLC et al., United States Bankruptcy Court for Northern District of Mississippi, Case No. 08-11728-DWH. Served as counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in 13 jointly-administered, multi-state chapter 11 cases involving primarily skilled nursing facilities and assisted living centers.
- In re: Griffin Acceptance Corporation, United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of Mississippi, Case No. 09-01513-EE. Represented secured creditor in connection with the enforcement of its security interest in the inventory and accounts of an enterprise with eight stores in Mississippi and Arkansas that had filed a chapter 11 case. Client purchased the business of the Debtor as a going concern for a credit bid of a significant portion of its debt plus a cash payment which covered certain expenses incurred by the bankruptcy estate. More...
- In re: Warehouse 86, LLC, United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of Mississippi, Case No. 08-03423-ee. Represented the Debtor, a commercial internet auction company, in its chapter 11 case. Through the chapter 11 case, the business was sold in a 363 sale as a going concern to maximize the return for the unsecured creditors.
- In re: Earl E. Gaylor and Edison Hotels and Resorts Company d/b/a Edison Walthall Hotel, United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of Mississippi, Case Nos. 07-02743-NPO and 07-02737-NPO. Appointed as the Examiner to investigate and report to the Bankruptcy Court on certain specified topics in these two affiliated chapter 11 cases involving the purchase by an insider of substantially all of the assets of the Edison Walthall Hotel.
In the News
- 248 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023
- Butler Snow and 50 Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Chambers USA 2022
- Three Butler Snow Attorneys Named 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers
- 63 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Chambers USA 2021 Ranks 47 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 86 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Four Butler Snow Attorneys Named to 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers More...
- Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys and 15 Categories
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Chambers USA 2019 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- Stephen W. Rosenblatt Awarded the 2018 Michelle Mendez Serviam Award by the Center for American and International Law
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Chambers USA 2017 Ranks 45 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Chambers USA Ranks 40 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- Service Elevated
- Innovation Elevated
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
- On The Move - Rosenblatt Inducted into ACOB
- Rosenblatt Inducted Into American College of Bankruptcy
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, "A Primer on Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Issues," 21st Annual Mid-South Conference on Bankruptcy Law, The University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, February 6, 2015.
- Co-Author, "Limitations on the Doctrine of Judicial Estoppel," Law 360, October 2008.
- Has spoken at a number of continuing education seminars sponsored by various law schools and conferences, including the following: Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference; Mid-South Bankruptcy Conference; Mississippi Bar Summer School for Lawyers; and Law Partners Marketing Forum.