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Christopher Jarvinen

Executive bankruptcy and restructuring attorney specializing in cross-border insolvency

Berger Singerman LLPColumbia Law SchoolMiami, FL26 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks On-Site

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Experience

EQUITY PARTNER – BUSINESS REORGANIZATION TEAMBerger Singerman LLP · Feb 2019 – Feb 2026
EQUITY PARTNER – SPECIAL SITUATIONSRichards Kibbe & Orbe LLP · Apr 2018 – Jan 2019
PARTNER – CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY & RESTRUCTURINGHahn & Hessen LLP · Feb 2009 – Jun 2011
ASSOCIATE – BANKRUPTCY & CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP · Jul 2005 – Jan 2009
ASSOCIATE – CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING & BANKRUPTCYKronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP · Aug 2000 – May 2005
ASSOCIATE – LITIGATIONBaer, Marks & Upham LLP · Sep 1999 – May 2000
SUMMER ASSOCIATEBaer, Marks & Upham LLP · Jan 1998 – Jan 1998internship
Delegate representing the New York City Bar AssociationUnited Nations Commission on International Trade Law · Jan 2022 – Present
Member of committee addressing legal and policy issues related to bankruptcy and corporate reorganizationsNew York City Bar Association · Jan 2021 – Present
Co-chair of cross-border restructuring sub-committeeNew York City Bar Association · Jan 2021 – Present
Immediate Past ChairpersonU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida · Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
ChairpersonU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Vice ChairpersonU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida · Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
SecretaryU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Founder and former co-chairperson of the Claims Trading CommitteeAmerican Bankruptcy Institute · Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
AmbassadorTurnaround Management Association · Jan 2009 – Jan 2017
Co-founderTurnaround Management Association · Jan 2009 – Jan 2017
Member – Editorial BoardInternational Corporate Rescue · Jan 2006 – Jan 2017
Member – Executive CommitteeNational Conference of Bankruptcy Judges · Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Official Liaison to the Ordem dos Advogados do BrasilAmerican Bar Association · Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR–ADJUNCT PROFESSORChina University of Political Science and Law · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019part-time
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR – ONEMBA (EMBA)Getulio Vargas Foundation - Graduate School of Business Administration (FGV-EAESP) · Jan 2012 – Jan 2016part-time
Fulbright ScholarJ. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019contract

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Education

Columbia Law Schoolmaster, Law (2025)
Boston College Law Schooldoctorate, Law (1999)
University of Cambridgemaster, Accounting
University of Oxfordmaster, Major Programme Management (2017)
Fundação Getulio Vargasmaster, Business Administration (2011)
Teachers College, Columbia Universitymaster, Educational Philosophy
Yale Universitymaster, Religion (2002)
Harvard Universitymaster, Theological Studies (1995)
Brown Universitybachelor, Economics (1987)

Awards

  • Elected Fellow - American College of Bankruptcy
  • Elected Member - American Law Institute
  • Elected Fellow - International Insolvency Institute
  • Fulbright Scholar - J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board of the U.S. State Department
  • Ranked as a leading corporate restructuring professional - Chambers & Partners (U.S.)
  • Listed among the top restructuring professionals in the U.S. - Lawdragon 500 (U.S.)
  • Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year ($50MM to $100MM) - M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2023, Delphi)
  • Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year ($50MM to $100MM) - M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2024, Delphi)
  • Restructuring Deal of the Year ($50MM to $100MM) - M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2022, Unipharma)
  • Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($50MM to $100MM) - M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2021, Palm Restaurant)
  • Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year - M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2017, Simply Fashion Stores)
  • Technology Restructuring of the Year - M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2016, Allen Systems Group)
  • Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year - M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2014, Maguire Group Holdings)
  • International Chapter of the Year proposal recognition - Turnaround Management Association–Brasil (2012)
  • Graduated with High Honors - Columbia Law School
  • Graduated with Distinction - University of Oxford, Saïd Business School
  • Honors grade on thesis - University of Oxford, Saïd Business School
  • Graduated first in class - Getulio Vargas Foundation - Graduate School of Business Administration (FGV-EAESP)
  • Merit Scholarship - Columbia Law School
  • Merit Scholarship - Boston College Law School
  • Merit Scholarship - University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
  • Merit Scholarship - University of Oxford, Saïd Business School
  • Merit Scholarship - Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Merit Scholarship - Yale University
  • Merit Scholarship - Harvard University

Skills

Change ManagementMentoringBankruptcyCorporate ReorganizationCorporate RestructuringSpecial SituationsBusiness ReorganizationLitigationCross-Border InsolvencyChapter 11Chapter 15Section 363 SalesDIP FinancingCash CollateralAdequate Protection

Languages

EnglishFrenchLatinPortugueseRussianSpanish

Certifications

Florida Bar AdmissionMassachusetts Bar AdmissionNew York Bar AdmissionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit AdmissionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit AdmissionUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit AdmissionUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Florida AdmissionUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Florida AdmissionUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida AdmissionUnited States District Court for the District of Massachusetts AdmissionUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York AdmissionUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York AdmissionCourt of International Trade Admission

Publications

18 publications

Bankruptcy lawCorporate restructuringCross-border insolvencyBrazilian insolvency lawChapter 11Chapter 15Commercial insolvencyTrue salesCreditors' rightsHigher education restructurings

Memberships

  • American College of Bankruptcy
  • American Law Institute
  • International Insolvency Institute
  • New York City Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • American Bar Association
  • National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

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Christopher JarvinenExecutive bankruptcy and restructuring attorney specializing in cross-border insolvency