Juan J. Mendoza
Counsel
Juan J. Mendoza is Counsel at Sequor Law who focuses his practice on asset recovery, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and remedies, and cross-border insolvency. He regularly represents foreign fiduciaries, domestic trustees and other creditors in fraud based disputes and investigations, including in cases under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and actions to collect evidence for use in foreign proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1782.
Prior to joining Sequor Law, Juan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Jones, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas, and worked in a bankruptcy boutique practicing bankruptcy, business reorganizations and commercial litigation. Juan’s experience includes the representation of debtors in possession, creditors and trustees in the healthcare and oil and gas industries.
A native Spanish speaker born in Peru with significant litigation experience, Juan is uniquely equipped to assist foreign clients in multijurisdictional matters.
Juan is an active member of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar and has been recently selected as a Business Law Fellow by the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar. Juan was also awarded the Foundation Certificate in International Insolvency Law by INSOL International upon successful completion of its course work in foreign insolvency laws.
Juan is admitted to practice in Florida, Georgia and Texas, the United States District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, as well as the Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Florida and the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
Favorite Quote:
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
Languages:
- English
- Spanish
Juan J. Mendoza
Counsel
Education
- Emory University School of Law. J.D. (2014)
- Executive Managing Editor of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal
- Intern to the Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
- Published a student comment, Avoiding the Inequalities Created by In re Delco Oil, Inc.- The Need for an Innocent Vendor Exception in the 2014 issue of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal
- Arizona State University, B.A. (2011)
- Bachelor of Science, Economics
- Bachelor of Science, Finance
Admissions
- The Florida Bar
- State Bar of Georgia
- State Bar of Texas
- United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
- United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Juan J. Mendoza
Counsel
Publications
- Daily Business Review, Co-author, “New ‘Substantial Doubt’ Standard for Foreign Judgment Enforcement in FLA.”, August 7, 2018
- Global Restructuring Review, Co-author, “Asset Recovery Column: Recognition of an individual debtor’s insolvency proceeding-beware the perils,” March 27, 2019
Juan J. Mendoza
Counsel
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