Jeremy Downs

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights; Agreements Among Lenders & Intercreditor Agreements; Board Replacement Exercises; Liability Management Transactions

Career

Jeremy Downs is a Principal in Goldberg Kohn's Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group. He represents senior secured lenders, junior lenders and large unsecured creditors in corporate bankruptcies and workouts.

In his general bankruptcy practice, Jeremy assists clients in the negotiation, documentation and litigation of debtor-in-possession financing, use of cash collateral, asset sales, relief from the automatic stay, and various related procedural matters. As a workout attorney, he handles the negotiation and documentation of out-of-court restructurings and liquidations through forbearance agreements, receiverships, assignments for benefit of creditors, and UCC sales.

Jeremy works closely with the firm's Litigation Group in connection with disputes that arise in the course of his practice, as well as with the firm's Commercial Finance Group in connection with financing matters.

Having successfully navigated creditor clients through complex automotive restructurings, liquidations and contract disputes, Jeremy is well-versed in the manufacturing and supply industries. His experience includes the negotiation of access and accommodation agreements in several bankruptcy cases and workouts, advising fleet purchasers and Tier I and II suppliers with respect to their contract rights and remedies, and supporting distressed M&A transactions.

Jeremy has been individually ranked in Chambers USA for his work in Bankruptcy/Restructuring Law every year since 2010. In addition, since 2018 he has been recognized annually by Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

Jeremy joined Goldberg Kohn in May 1999. Within the firm, he serves as a member of the Management Committee and is Chair of the Contingent Fee Committee.

Publications

“Retention of Title Disputes: Don’t Take the Uniform Commercial Code for Granted,” published in The Bankruptcy Strategist, Oct. 2021.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Education