Cianfrogna, Louis V.

Jeff Ellman represents parties of all types in large corporate restructurings, including debtors, secured lenders, asset purchasers, significant creditors, creditors' committees, contract counterparties, equity sponsors, and other parties in interest. Jeff's practice focuses on chapter 11 reorganizations and liquidations, out-of-court restructurings, distressed acquisitions, and related transactions in a wide range of industries. Jeff also counsels clients on fraudulent conveyance, illegal dividend, preferential transfer, fiduciary duty, and corporate formalities issues.

Jeff represented the debtors in the chapter 11 cases of Chrysler, Dana Corp., LTV Steel, Purina Mills, and World Kitchen, among others. His representations of distressed asset purchasers include Diebold as the buyer in the Mosler chapter 11 case, International Steel Group in the acquisition of Weirton Steel and Georgetown Steel in their chapter 11 cases, and MPS Group as the purchaser of assets from the Axium chapter 7 estate. Jeff's representations of secured lenders include Fifth Third Bank and National City Bank as senior prepetition and postpetition lenders and Wachovia Bank as agent for the lender group in the Horizon PCS chapter 11 cases. Jeff also represents Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisors as national counsel with respect to its clients' troubled commercial lease portfolio.

Jeff is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Bankruptcy Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Jeff also serves on the boards of Park Pride, a nonprofit green space organization in Atlanta, and Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center, a nonprofit organization that provides educational arts programming to Georgia students.