Jeffrey T. Testa, Esq.

Jeffrey T. Testa is a partner with McCarter & English, LLP in Newark, N.J., and represents businesses, individuals, debtors, creditors’ committees, lenders, chapter 11 and chapter 7 trustees, litigation trustees, receivers, assignees, creditors and defendants in complex bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation throughout the nation. He has been appointed as a chapter 11 trustee, is a chapter 7 panel trustee, and serves as an assignee for the benefit of creditors in multiple cases. Mr. Testa has represented corporations and individuals in federal and state court litigation and in arbitrations and mediations in a wide variety of business litigation, construction and contractual disputes. He is also called upon by clients in times of crisis for leadership and advice on multiple topics, including white-collar criminal matters and government investigations. Mr. Testa has experience prosecuting and defending a wide range of bankruptcy-related litigation matters, including fraudulent conveyances, preferences, Ponzi schemes, D&O litigation, derivative employment issues, claims-objections, fee auditor disputes, tax disputes, and lease rejection, intellectual property, bankruptcy fraud and discharge issues. He frequently counsels clients in the purchase and sale of distressed assets that include corporations, commercial and residential real estate, intellectual property, loan portfolios, television stations, liquor licenses, equipment, biomedical technologies and other assets. Mr. Testa has spoken on various legal issues as a panel speaker at the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention. He also previously served as the alternate municipal prosecutor for the Township of Verona in Essex County, N.J., and was a member of the District VA Ethics Committee. Mr. Testa is a member of ABI and the American and Essex County Bar Associations. He received his B.A. cum laude in 1995 from Seton Hall University and his J.D. in 1998 from Seton Hall University School of Law.