Jason Gold
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Partner
Jason is the Chair of the firm’s bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group. Named as one of Washington, DC’s “Top 100 Lawyers” (2011–2013), Jason has more than 30 years of experience in complex restructuring and insolvency matters. He leads a group of nationally recognized bankruptcy lawyers who practice throughout the country and who are called upon by all types of clients in chapter 11 cases and other insolvency-related restructurings or liquidations.
Jason’s expertise, and the experience of his team, is of particular value in connection with complex liquidations, fraud investigations, corporate investigations, and service as a bankruptcy trustee, examiner, and court appointed receiver. A frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy issues, Jason has also provided congressional testimony on bankruptcy issues.
Named by Chambers USA as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Jason is also recognized in the area of Corporate Restructuring by The Legal 500. Jason was also dubbed a “Top Bankruptcy Lawyer” by Washingtonian magazine and included as one of “The Best Lawyers in America” for bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Represented a major regional radio station group in its Chapter 11 reorganization case
- Represented a major trade creditor and other parties in connection with the liquidation of an industry leading consumer electronics retailer
- Served as the Chapter 11 trustee in one of the largest real estate mortgage fraud and Ponzi schemes ever uncovered in the Washington, DC region
- Served as the liquidating trustee of the American affiliate of a European aircraft manufacturer, selling the assets, bringing litigation, and returning a more than 100 percent dividend to creditors
- Represented the debtors-in-possession in a multimillion-dollar furniture manufacturer and retailer’s Chapter 11 cases
- Served as trustee in more than 200 real estate-related cases
- Served as Chapter 7 trustee in a case involving a publicly traded IT vocational school system, liquidating 25 schools in 10 states and raising more than $25 million — largely from intangible assets — to benefit more than 9,000 mostly consumer and employee creditors
- Served as special bankruptcy counsel to a state and its departments and agencies
- Served as an expert witness in myriad bankruptcy-related litigations
Education
- The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, JD
- American University, BA
- Kinsman-Hurst Award
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia