Gregory S. Grossman
Founding Shareholder
Greg Grossman, a founding shareholder at Sequor Law, focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, creditors’ rights, restructurings, bank litigation and litigation involving the Uniform Commercial Code.
Regarded by his peers as a subject-matter expert, he routinely delivers presentations on international insolvency matter, creditors’ rights, enforcement of judgments (both domestic and foreign), assorted bankruptcy topics, workouts and secured transactions.
Greg is noted for filing the first Chapter 15 Bankruptcy in the state of Florida when he successfully obtained “foreign main case” recognition of insolvency proceedings for a failed financial institution in Barbados.
His work includes representation of institutional lenders regarding non-performing loans including negotiating and documenting workout agreements and enforcing loan documentation through litigation.
Prior to private practice, Greg clerked for a United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Middle District of Florida.
Languages
- English
Gregory S. Grossman
Founding Shareholder
Education
J.D., University of Florida (1991)
- Honors graduate
- Order of the Coif
- Moot Court Board
B.A., Finance, University of Florida (1988)
- High honors graduate
Admissions
- The Florida Bar
- 11th Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- 2nd Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- United States District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts
Gregory S. Grossman
Founding Shareholder
Honors / Achievements
Greg has been honored with multiple awards and recognitions for his outstanding legal work and contributions to the legal profession, which include:
- Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite and Florida Super Lawyers (2006 – 2018): Selected for inclusion in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite and in Florida Super Lawyers, Greg has represented foreign insolvency trustees in more than 20 significant Chapter 15 cases in Florida, New York, and Texas. Regarding Uniform Commercial Code issues, Greg has counseled and litigated cases involving the sale of goods, checks and electronic transfers, personal property leases, letters of credit, and security interest disputes.
- The Best Lawyers in America: Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Greg has represented lenders in all facets of reorganizations and liquidations, including stay relief litigation, cash collateral disputes, bad faith dismissals, avoidance actions and plan confirmation disputes.
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2007-2019
- Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2011-2019
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Founding Shareholder
Published Decisions
Published decisions in which Greg has participated include:
- In re: Cinque Terre Financial Group Limited, 2016 WL 6952349 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)(Swain, J.)
- Gilbert & Caddy, P.A. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2016 WL 4613388
- (S.D. Fla. 2016)(Bloom, J.)
- In re: Cinque Terre Financial Group Limited, 2016 WL 3092268 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2016)(Garrity, J.)
- In re: International Oil Trading Company, LLC, 548 B.R. 825 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2016)(Kimball, J.)
- In re Transbrasil S.A. Linhas Aereas, 2016 WL 827251 (11th Cir. 2016)
- In re International Oil Trading Company, LLC, 545 B.R. 336 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2016)(Kimball, J.)
- In re Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda., 542 B.R. 899 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2015)(Mark, J.)
- In re: FFS Data, 776 F. 3d 1299 (11th Cir. 2015)
- United States v. Gutierrez, 2015 WL 13238669 (S.D. Fla. 2015)(Otazo-Reyes, J.)
- In re: Transbrasil S.A.Linhas Aéreas, 2014 WL 1655990 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 2014)(Cristol, J.)
- In re: Cozumel Caribe, 506 B.R. 330 (Bankr. S.D. N.Y. 2014)(Glenn, J.)
- Iberiabank v. Geisen, 506 B.R. 573 (S.D. Fla. 2014)(Moore, J.)
- General Electric Capital v. Chuly International, 118 So. 3d 325 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2013)
- In re: All American Semiconductor, 490 B.R. 418 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2013)(Isicoff, J.)
- In re: Village at Dadeland Associates, 2012 WL 3013935 (Bankr S.D.Fla. 2012)
- Sirius Computer Solutions v. AASI Creditor Liquidating Trust, 2011 WL 3607653 (S.D.Fla. 2012)(Moreno, J.)
- Sundale Ltd. v. Ocean Bank, 441 B.R. 384 (S.D. Fla. 2010)(Moreno, J.)
- In re: Pegasus Wireless, 391 Fed.Appx. 802 (11th Cir. 2010)
- In re: All American Semiconductor, 2010 WL 2854153 (Bankr. S.D.Fla. 2010)(Isicoff, J.)
- In re Sundale, Ltd., 410 B.R. 101 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2009)(Isicoff, J.)
- Gutierrez v. Gutierrez, 14 So.3d 1250 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2009)
- In re: Demeo, 377 B.R. 731 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2007)(Hyman, J.)
- Jones Boat Yard v. M/V Capella, 2006 WL 3664405 (S.D.Fla 2006)(Moreno, J.)
- Paiz v. Castellanos, 2006 WL 2578807 (S.D.Fla. 2006)(Huck, J.)
- In re: White, 2005 WL 5154692 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 2005)(Hyman, J.)
- In re: Lancaster Steel, 284 B.R. 152 (S.D. Fla. 2002)
- Muka v. Horizon Financial, 766 So.2d 239 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)
- Wilkins v. CIT, 153 F.3d 1273 (11th Cir. 1998)
- In re: Banco Latino International, 187 B.R. 393 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1995)(Cristol, J.)
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Founding Shareholder
News / Notes
2017
Offshore Alert Miami Conference – April 2017
Chapter 15 Update
Panel Member
Prof. Andrew Dawson
Edward Estrada, Esq.
National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) – February 2017
Cayman Insolvency and Asset Recovery Conference
Cayman Insolvency Case Studies
Panel Member & Moderator
Mark Goodman, Esq. (Cayman)
Mike Saville, IP (Cayman)
Best Lawyers 2017 Florida – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Super Lawyers – Florida – Business Bankruptcy
2016
Florida Forum on Litigation Funding – November 2016, Miami
The Ethics and Professional Responsibility of Third Party Litigation Funding
Panel Speaker
Michael Pekin, Momentum Funding
Prof. Anthony Alfieri
Nicole Chipi, Esq.
Prof. Jan Jacobowitz, Moderator
Florida Bar International Law Section
International Litigation Arbitration and Transactions Conference – February 2016, Miami
Cross-Border Recognition of Insolvency Proceedings
Panel Speaker
Adriana Rivere-Badell, Esq. Moderator
Anthony Kikivarakis (Bahamas)
James Corbett, QC (London)
American Bankruptcy Institute: Caribbean Insolvency – February 2016, Cayman Islands
Chapter 15 Update – February 2016
Panel Moderator
Hon. Stuart Bernstein (Bankr. S.D. N.Y.)
George Shuster, Esq. (Boston)
Roy Bailey, IP (Bermuda)
Best Lawyers 2016 Florida – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2016
Super Lawyers – Florida – Business Bankruptcy
2015
INSOL – Bermuda One Day Seminar: “Change is as good as a rest” – Keep up with recent developments — June 2015
Panel Member
Martin Kenney. Esq. (BVI)
Keiran Hutchison, IP (Cayman)
Julie Nettleton, Esq. (UK)
Jan Woloniecki, Esq. (Bermuda)
OffshoreAlert Conference Miami 2015 – May 2015
Offshore Insolvencies: A Round Up of Important Developments
Panel Member
Martin Kenney, Esq. (BVI)
Ross McDonough, Esq. (Cayman)
American Bankruptcy Institute: Caribbean Insolvency – February 2015
Chapter 15 Update – February 2015
Panel Moderator
Hon. Shelly Chapman (Bankr. S.D. N.Y.)
Prof. Andrew Dawson, Esq. (Univ. of Miami)
Simon Conway, Esq. (Cayman)
Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian, Esq.
DBR Seminar: “Successfully Trying the Commercial & Residential Foreclosure Case: A Judicial Perspective” – January 2015
Panel Moderator
Hon. Beatric Butchko (Fla. 11th Jud. Cir.)
Hon. William Thomas (Fla. 11th Jud. Cir.)
Katie Phang, Esq.
Legal Elite 2015 – Bankruptcy & Workout
Best Lawyers 2015 – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
Super Lawyers Florida – Business Bankruptcy
2014
Offshore Alert Conference –Offshore Liquidations & Asset Recovery: Tips For Success —
November 2014
Panel Member
Charles Coleman, Esq. (Isle of Mann)
James Earp, IP (UK)
Martin Kenney, Esq. (BVI)
American Bankruptcy Institute: Caribbean Insolvency – February 2014
Distribution Issues in Ponzi Scheme Cases
Panel Member
Judge Laurel Isicoff (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)
Judge Stephen Rhodes (Bankr. E.D. Mich)
Soneet Kapila, CPA
William Hare, Esq.
Florida Bar International Law Section – February 2014
12th Annual International Litigation Arbitration Conference
Cross-Border Insolvency – Recognizing Caribbean Liquidations
Panel Moderator and Member
Ileana Espinosa Christianson, Esq.
Stephen Leontsinis, Esq.
Margot MacInnis, IP
Best Lawyers 2014 – Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
Super Lawyers Florida – Business Bankruptcy
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2014
Florida Legal Elite 2014 – Bankruptcy & Workout
2013
American Bankruptcy Institute: Caribbean Insolvency – February 2013
International Insolvencies: Journeys to the Center of the Debtors’ Main Interests
Panel Moderator and Materials Author
Judge Alan Gropper (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Judge (Ret.) Leif Clark (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)
Daniel Bayfield, Esq. (London)
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2013
Super Lawyers Florida
2012
Daily Business Review Foreclosure Seminar – November 2012
Pre-Trial & Discovery in Foreclosures
Panel Moderator
Judge Ronald Dresnick (Fla. Cir. Ct. 11th Jud. Circ.)
Judge Jennifer Bailey (Fla. Cir. Ct. 11th Jud. Circ.)
Daily Business Review Foreclosure Seminar – February 2012
Foreclosure Litigation Skills – A View from the Bench
Panel Moderator
Judge Spencer Eig (Fla. Cir. Ct. 11th Jud. Circ.)
Judge David Miller (Fla. Cir. Ct. 11th Jud. Circ.)
Judge Beatriz Butchko (Fla. Cir. Ct. 11th Jud. Circ.)
American Bankruptcy Institute: Caribbean Insolvency – February 2012
Panel Moderator and Materials Author
Judge Robert Gerber (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Robin Itkin, Esq.
Eliot Simpson, Esq.
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2012
Super Lawyers Florida
2011
ABA Sections of Litigation and Criminal Justice Joint Conference – April 2011
How to Collect Your Nuts and Bolts – Enforcement of Judgments Here and Abroad
Panel Moderator
Judge Vance Salter (Fla. 3rd DCA)
Lea Haber Kuck, Esq.
Laura M. Bumachar, Esq. (Brazil)
Florida’s Legal Elite: Bankruptcy
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2011
Super Lawyers Florida
2010
American Bankrutpcy Institute: Caribbean Insolvency – February 2010
Chapter 15: What’s Hot Since We Last Talked?
Panel Member & Materials Author
Christopher Redmond, Esq.
Simon Whicker, I.P.
Fraser Hughes, Esq.
Charles Throckmorton, Esq., Moderator
Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition: Florida Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights: 2010
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2010
2009
American Bar Association – Fall Meeting – October 2009
Cross Border Insolvency in Latin America
Panel Moderator
Tomas Araya, Esq.
Diego Peralta, Esq.
Fernando Quiroga, Esq.
Giuseppe Scotti, Esq.
Stephanie Traband, Esq.
OffshoreAlert Conference, April 2009
The Pros and Cons of Using Insolvency Proceedings to Assist in Tracing and Recovering Assets
Panel Member
Martin Kenney, Esq., Moderator
Hugh Dickson, I.P. (Cayman)
James Earp, I.P. (UK)
Super Lawyers: Corporate Counsel Edition, Bankruptcy & Creditors/Debtors’ Rights – 2009
South Florida Legal Guide, Top lawyers, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2009
South Florida’s Best Lawyers – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law – 2009
2008
American Bankruptcy Institute: Caribbean Insolvency – January 2008
Chapter 15 Basics EC Insolvency Regulation Cross-Border Case Update
Panel Member
Judge Gerardo Carlo (Bankr. D.P.R.)
Dan Glosband, Esq.
Lynn Hiestand, Esq.
Luis Salazar, Esq., Moderator
Florida Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights: 2008
Florida Legal Elite: Bankruptcy & Workout: 2008
South Florida Legal Guide, Up and Comers, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy — 2008
2007
Florida Super Lawyers – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights – 2007
Florida Legal Elite – Bankruptcy & Workout – 2007
South Florida Legal Guide, Up and Comers, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy — 2007
2006
Florida Super Lawyers – 2006
Florida Legal Elite – Bankruptcy & Workout — 2006
2005
Florida Legal Elite – Bankruptcy & Workout – 2005
South Florida Legal Guide, Up and Comers, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy – 2005
2004
National Business Institute – April 2004
The Impact of Article 9 Changes on Bankruptcy
Speaker and Materials Author
Florida Bar International Law Section/ Barcelona Bar Association — April 2004
Barcelona, Spain
Practical Considerations for Domesticating Spanish Judgments in Florida
Speaker
South Florida Legal Guide, Up and Comers, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy — 2004
2003
Sterling Education Services – January 2003
Problem Loans Seminar – Loan Workouts
Speaker and Materials Author
