Matthew R. Brooks
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Matthew R. Brooks</strong> is a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke in Atlanta, where he advises debtors, creditors, investors, companies and boards of directors as they navigate distressed situations. His clients include bank and nonbank lenders, private equity, CMBS special-servicers, insurance companies, family offices, borrowers and investors. Mr. Brooks’s practice spans a range of industries, including real estate, cryptocurrency, energy, health care, construction, financial services, aviation, hospitality, insurance, transportation and media. He helps lender and servicer clients throughout the U.S. collect on defaulted loans, whether through foreclosure, receivership, bankruptcy or a loan workout. He also represents private equity and other strategic buyers in distressed acquisitions and dispositions, with many of his engagements receiving recognition from leading trade groups and publications. Additionally, Mr. Brooks represents companies and boards of directors restructure their liabilities and in connection with liability-management opportunities. He also has litigated insolvency-related cases in state and federal courts throughout the U.S., including the defense of complex fraudulent conveyance, preference and lender-liability claims. Mr. Brooks is the former chair of the bankruptcy section of the Georgia State Bar Association and a frequent author and speaker on M&A and insolvency-related issues. He also has served on the events committee for the New York City chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and the advisory board for ABI’s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop. He received his B.S. <em>magna cum laude</em> from Appalachian State University in 2004 his J.D. <em>cum laude</em> from Mercer University School of Law in 2008.</p>