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Justin R.
Alberto

Member

Office 302.651.2006
Email jalberto@coleschotz.com
Rachel Deely |Legal Practice Assistant
302.652.3131 ext. 2502
rdeely@coleschotz.com
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Justin R. Alberto practices in the areas of corporate restructuring and litigation, with an emphasis on the representation of debtors, creditors’ committees and other significant parties in interest.

 

Experience

Justin has led engagements in many large and complex commercial restructurings throughout his career. Notable recent company-side engagements include his representations of True Religion, Advantage Rent-a-Car, and Charlotte Russe in their chapter 11 cases. In addition, Justin regularly represents official committees in some of the most complex and high-profile chapter 11 cases in the country, including the creditors’ committees in the bankruptcy cases of Purdue Pharma, Mallinckrodt, Insys Therapeutics, J.C. Penny, Francesca’s, Claire’s Stores, Bumblebee Tuna, Brookstone, American Apparel, Marsh Supermarkets, and Pacific Sunwear, among others.

Justin is routinely called upon by clients for his practical approach to solving complex, bet-the-company issues and for his experience negotiating and litigating issues involving valuation, inter-creditor and allocation disputes, section 363 asset sales and contested confirmations in an array of industries, most notably retail, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. He is a frequent speaker on issues involving valuation, debtor-in-possession finance and previously as a recurring guest lecturer of Commercial Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure at Temple University Beasley School of Law. In addition to his restructuring practice, Justin is an experienced litigator with trial experience in state and federal courts involving issues of corporate law and distressed commercial situations. Justin is also a certified mediator for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and is included on the Register of Mediators and Arbitrators maintained by the Court.

Justin graduated cum laude from Widener University Delaware Law School. While in law school, Justin clerked for the Honorable Henry duPont Ridgely, former Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. He also served as the Managing Editor of the Widener Law Review and was a member of the Moe Levine Mock Trial Honor Society. Prior to law school, Justin graduated with a B.S. in Business and Economics from Springfield College, where he was a member of the college’s football team.

 

Honors & Awards

In 2020, Justin served as lead counsel to True Religion in its successful reorganization during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The transaction earned wide recognition by several publications, including Turnaround and Workout magazine as a “Successful Restructuring of 2020,” Bloomberg and Law360. Each year since 2013, Justin has been recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a Delaware Rising Star in the practice area of business bankruptcy. He is also recognized by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring. He has also been included in Delaware Law Weekly’s Lawyers on the Fast Track. Additionally, Justin was included in Delaware Today magazine’s 2015 and 2017- 2019 Top Lawyers list for business bankruptcy.

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Areas of focus

    Practices
  • Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
  • Chapter 11 Debtor Reorganizations & Representations
  • Creditors’ Committees
  • Asset Purchasers
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Equity Holders
  • Unsecured Creditors
  • Estate Fiduciaries
  • Secured Creditors' Rights
  • Litigation
  • Appeals
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Delaware Chancery Court Litigation

Education

Springfield College, B.S.
Widener University Delaware Law School, J.D.

Bar & Court Admissions

Delaware
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers
Chambers USA
Delaware Super Lawyers Rising Star
Lawyers on the Fast Track, Delaware Law Weekly
They've Got Next, Bloomberg Law
Top Lawyers, Delaware Today Magazine
"Justin understands how to properly balance legal risk, cost and other factors against the business needs of his client in order to come up with creative and effective solutions."
Chambers USA
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Firm News

  1. 01

    Medical Container Co. Hits Ch. 11 With $430M Debt

    March 29, 2023
  2. 02

    Judge OKs Some Blast Claims Against TPC Ch. 11 Sponsors

    February 23, 2023 | Law360
  3. 03

    Cosmetics Co. Gets OK For $690M Bid, Ariana Grande Deal

    February 8, 2023
  4. 04

    Achaogen Claims Over Lost Ch. 11 Sales Can Go Forward

    January 31, 2023 | Law360
  5. 05

    TPC Group Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With $30M Creditor Deal

    November 30, 2022 | Law360
  6. 06

    TPC Group Resolves Objections To $450M Rights Offerings

    September 29, 2022 | Law360
  7. 07

    TPC Must Let All Creditors Reject Releases In Ch. 11 Vote

    September 22, 2022 | Law360
  8. 08

    Judge Gives NewAge OK For Quick Ch. 11 Auction

    September 20, 2022 | Law360
  9. 09

    TPC Pauses Disclosure Hearing For Settlement Talks

    September 6, 2022 | Law360
  10. 10

    Cipla Calls Achaogen Claims Over Lost Ch. 11 Sales ‘Weak’

    April 13, 2022 | Law360
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  1. 01

    Complex Litigation Forum 2022

    November 18, 2022
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Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 41 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2023 List

    August 18, 2022
  2. 02

    Chambers USA Recognizes 27 Cole Schotz Attorneys and Eight Firm Departments

    June 1, 2022
  3. 03

    Two Cole Schotz Attorneys Recognized By 2022 Delaware Super Lawyers

    May 24, 2022
  4. 04

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 33 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2022 List

    August 16, 2021
  5. 05

    Two Cole Schotz Attorneys Recognized By 2021 Delaware Super Lawyers

    May 26, 2021
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