Daniel Gonzalez

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation, Real Estate and Transactional Matters, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Receivership and Assignments, Creditors’ Rights

Career

Daniel N. Gonzalez concentrates his practice on complex litigation, insolvency matters, financial restructuring and reorganization, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy related litigation, bankruptcy trustee/fiduciary representation, and asset transactions in liquidation proceedings (representing both purchasers and sellers). In addition, Dan acts as outside general counsel to companies and high net worth individuals with respect to their litigation and transactional matters.

Professional Memberships

• Member, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “I”

• President, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, 2012-2013

• Miami Chair, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, Pro Bono Committee, 2008-2010

• Member, Cuban American Bar Association

• Co-Chair and Steering Committee Member, University of Miami Bankruptcy Skills Workshop

• Member, Dade County Bar Association

• Member, Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)

• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

Work Highlights

Bankruptcy Restructuring:

• Represented nine affiliated Florida dental practices in their assignment for the benefit of creditors proceedings.

• Represented the largest unsecured creditor ($40M) in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a Florida law firm.

Represented group of 22 medical malpractice claimants in the jointly administered Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Envision Healthcare Corporation, pending in the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court – Houston Division.

• Currently representing secured creditor in a Chapter 11 case involving two private jet aircraft.

• Currently representing an assignee in the assignment for the benefit of creditors in the related cases of In re Farartis, LLC and Panamerican Food, LLC. To date, the Assignee, with counsel from the Firm, has sold over $1.3M of equipment owned by Farartis and collected over $900,000 in receivables on behalf of Panamerican.

• Represented Dimension Capital Management in the Chapter 11 case of FF Funds, LLC (“FF Fund”), in which case DCM is the largest general unsecured creditor. The Firm counseled DCM through the FF Fund’s Chapter 11 plan confirmation process.

Bankruptcy Litigation:

• Represented group of six related defendants in a fraudulent transfer action seeking the avoidance and recovery of $6,000,000 in transfers (case was resolved favorably for the clients).

• Serves as special litigation counsel for the bankruptcy trustee of MJD Legacy Investment Corporation, an entity that engaged in an alleged fraudulent investment scheme with losses in excess of $8 million. Meland Budwick is responsible for investigating and bringing all clawback and avoidance claims against MJD’s insiders and third-parties.

• Retained as special litigation counsel as Chapter 7 trustee of EFO Holdings, L.P., to investigate and then pursue a nine figure professional negligence claim against an Amlaw 50 law firm.

• Serves as special litigation counsel for the bankruptcy trustee of G&C Investment Corporation, an entity that engaged in a fraudulent investment scheme - with losses in excess of $10 million. Jorge Garrido, the owner of G&C Investments, pled guilty to perpetrating a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme. Meland Budwick is responsible for investigating and bringing all clawback claims.

Commercial Litigation:

• Represented individual in Miami-Dade County state court seeking the enforcement of a $1,000,000 settlement reached between the individual and the opposing party. After a two-day evidentiary hearing, the court ruled in favor of our client and entered a judgment in excess of $1,000,000 against the opposing party.

• Represented Kavlar Gardens, LLC, the owner of a valuable large tract of developable vacant land in Homestead, Florida, in a specific performance suit filed against it by a proposed purchaser of the property. The court granted summary judgment in favor of Kavlar and against the proposed purchaser.

• Represents minority shareholder in a shareholder dispute involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and self-dealing.

• Represented large real estate brokerage company in a high six-figure commission dispute (matter was resolved favorably for client).

Languages Spoken

• English

• Spanish

Education