Justin Cloyd
Associate
Justin Cloyd is a member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Group, where he advises clients navigating the complexities of corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. Justin has experience representing debtors and creditors, including unsecured creditors’ committees. His restructuring experience encompasses a wide variety of industries, including steel, coal, aviation, healthcare and senior assisted living.
Prior to joining the firm, Justin clerked for Bankruptcy Judge Edward L. Morris and Magistrate Judge Candace Smith. There, he immersed himself in the intricacies of various court-made and legislative laws, most relevantly the US Bankruptcy Code and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. As a law clerk, Justin was involved in more than 100 cases concerning consumer and corporate debt restructuring, including complex chapter 11 filings. He also aided in the adjudication of many sophisticated legal issues, such as fraudulent transfers, jurisdictional questions related to Article I courts and habeas corpus.
Justin is the assistant editor of the firm’s Restructuring GlobalView blog and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute.
- Represented franchisor Quality is Our Recipe, LLC, Wendy’s International, LLC, and affiliates in the bankruptcy filing of a franchisee that operated over 70 Wendy’s restaurants.
- Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Phoenix Services Topco case.
- Represented a major coal mining company that filed for freefall chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of West Virginia concerning post-confirmation claims-reconciliation and adversary-proceeding research and associated memorandums.
- Represented a not-for-profit higher education institution in connection with the acquisition of another higher education institution and compliance with bond covenants
- Represented a secured lender in Subchapter V case.
- Represented multiple creditors in Chapters 7 and 11 proceedings.
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 2019
- University of Kentucky, B.A., 2012
Admissions
- Ohio, 2023
- Texas, 2022
- Kentucky, 2019
Courts
- U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of Ohio
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association