Butler Snow LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys James E. Bailey III, Martin A. Sosland, and Stephen W. Rosenblatt have all been selected for the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers list. Compiled annually through peer nominations, this elite selection of U.S. lawyers represents the highest level of expertise in the field. Winners possess a keen legal understanding and experience in helping clients successfully navigate unpredictable economic landscapes and challenging times.
“We are thrilled to congratulate Jeb, Marty, and Steve on this notable recognition,” said Christopher R. Maddux, chair of Butler Snow. “This distinction demonstrates the level of expertise each of these attorneys brings to bankruptcy and restructuring matters and highlights their consistent delivery of the best possible solutions to the firm’s clients.”
James E. Bailey III | Memphis, TN
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
As a member and former Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Finance, Real Estate & Restructuring Group, Bailey works with companies and individual clients in business reorganizations, litigation, workouts and bankruptcy proceedings.
Bailey has been recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Mid-South Super Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America® and Martindale-Hubbell® as an AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rated attorney. He was also previously recognized by Lawdragon 500 in the 2020 and 2022 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer lists.
Bailey is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the American, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations, a past Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, current President and a Director of the Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, and Co-Chair of the Local Rules and Forms Committee of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee. He received his bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis.
Martin A. Sosland | Dallas, TX
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
Sosland is a member of Butler Snow’s Finance, Real Estate & Restructuring Group, where he focuses his practice on public finance and bankruptcy and restructuring issues. He also has vast experience in business reorganizations, debtor and creditors’ rights, refinancing, and acquisitions of troubled companies.
Sosland has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Who’s Who Legal for Restructuring and Insolvency. He was previously recognized by Lawdragon 500 in the 2020 and 2022 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer lists.
Sosland is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the American and Dallas Bar Associations, the State Bar of Texas, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, the John C. Ford American Inn of Court, the Turnaround Management Association and INSOL International. He received his bachelor’s degree from Rice University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.
Stephen W. (Steve) Rosenblatt | Ridgeland, MS
Bankruptcy & Restructuring, esp. Litigation
Rosenblatt, who previously served as chairman of Butler Snow, is Of Counsel and a member of the firm’s Finance, Real Estate & Restructuring Group, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy, business 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.
Rosenblatt is AV-Preeminent Review Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers®. He was previously recognized by Lawdragon 500 in the 2020 and 2022 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer lists.
Rosenblatt is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, the American Bar Foundation, the Mississippi Bar Foundation and the Mississippi Young Lawyers Association. He is a member of The Mississippi Bar, the Capital Area Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Turnaround Management Association. He received his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Mississippi.
Butler Snow’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group focuses on corporate and business-related insolvency issues, representing business and individual clients in all transactional and litigation aspects of out-of-court workouts, bankruptcy, business reorganizations and debtor-creditor matters. In these matters, seeking practical solutions that minimize risks and expenses to the firm’s clients is imperative while maximizing return. The firm provides a full range of services in bankruptcy and restructuring cases. Butler Snow’s bankruptcy attorneys have been involved in many major Chapter 11 cases and are often engaged by debtors, creditors, trustees and committees to represent them in bankruptcy cases nationwide. This practice group provides bankruptcy and restructuring clients with vast experience in areas such as real estate, lending and finance, healthcare, tax, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, environmental law, banking and intellectual property.
The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America is the most elite distinction in the profession, covering the best of the best in all practice areas. The Lawdragon selection process has involved over 30 years of researching and reporting on the legal industry and creating lists and guides for the most effective legal professionals. Lawdragon’s team brings more than 100 years in the lawyer reporting and information business. Those selected for the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America typically have decades of experience on their feet in leading roles in state or federal courts and before government agencies. Often, they are members of premier trial lawyer invite-only organizations, including the American College of Trial Lawyers or the American Board of Trial Advocates. Also considered are attorneys’ practice-specific expertise, such as prosecutorial experience for White Collar or governmental experience for Antitrust.
