Jacob S.
Frumkin

Jacob Frumkin is a member in the firm’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Department.

Experience

Jacob represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, commercial landlords, estate fiduciaries, parties in adversary proceedings, and other parties-in-interest in various aspects of bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings.

Representative Matters

Jacob’s recent representations include:

• Oil and gas companies in chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court workouts
• Co-counsel to the debtors in the chapter 11 cases of Del Monte Foods, David’s Bridal, Thrasio, and Whittaker, Clark & Daniels
• Special litigation counsel to the chapter 7 trustee in the bankruptcy case of a sports card manufacturer in prosecuting claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Copyright Act
• Counsel to various customers in the FTX bankruptcy cases
• One of America’s most highly regarded retailers of home kitchenware products in its chapter 11 cases, and following confirmation, the trustee of the liquidation trust
• Numerous lenders in connection with the single asset real estate bankruptcy cases of borrowers and related litigation involving the enforcement of guarantees
• Thirty-three debtors that owned and managed primary-care-based physician practices throughout the southeast United States in their chapter 11 cases (recognized as a “Successful Restructuring” by Turnarounds & Workouts magazine)
• Several biotechnology companies in their chapter 11 cases
• The trustee in the chapter 7 cases of an importer and distributor of granite and marble
• The foreign representative in the chapter 15 case of one of the world’s largest shipping companies
• The official committee of unsecured creditors and plan administrator in the chapter 11 cases of a provider of medical laundry and linen management services
• The examiner in the chapter 11 case of a mortgage foreclosure law firm

Networks & Affiliations

Jacob is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, where he currently serves as Co-Chair of the Emerging Industries and Technologies Committee and previously served as Co-Chair of the Business Reorganization Committee. Prior to joining Cole Schotz, he was a restructuring and finance associate at a large international law firm and a Special Assistant District Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York.

Honors & Awards

Jacob has been included on the Best Lawyers in America list in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2021 and listed in IFLR1000 Restructuring and Insolvency since 2024. Jacob has been awarded a band ranking by Chambers USA consistently since 2022 and was also acknowledged in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, in the area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring law, where it is noted that he “is well regarded for his ability to advise both debtors and secured creditors” and that he “handles a wide spectrum of issues, including bankruptcy proceedings and restructurings.”

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