MIAMI, FL – June 30, 2025-We are proud to share that Co-Founders Brett M. Amron and Jeffrey Bast of Bast Amron LLP have been named to the 2025 List of 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers Guide.
This prestigious recognition by Lawdragon honors the top 500 lawyers worldwide who have demonstrated extraordinary skill, leadership, and influence in the practice of bankruptcy and restructuring law. The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers list is a highly selective guide that celebrates attorneys who have made a profound impact on the financial and legal landscape by counseling companies, creditors, investors, and other stakeholders through some of the most complex and high-stakes insolvency matters across jurisdictions. Honorees were selected through a rigorous selection process that involved client and peer nominations, in-depth journalistic research, and thorough editorial vetting. Being named to this list signifies not only a lawyer’s technical excellence and strategic thinking in high-profile matters such as corporate reorganizations, cross-border insolvencies, distressed asset sales, and litigation, but also their reputation for professionalism, creativity, and integrity in guiding clients through times of financial uncertainty. This accolade serves as a testament to the honoree’s distinguished contributions to the profession and their ongoing leadership in shaping the future of bankruptcy and restructuring law on a global stage.
Please join us in congratulating Brett and Jeff on this well-deserved recognition!
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About Brett Amron
Brett Amron has been a litigator his entire career. Brett advises clients nationally in complex business and bankruptcy litigation with an emphasis on director and officer liability (D&O), breach of fiduciary duty, partnership and shareholder disputes, fraud, and avoidance and recovery of preferential and fraudulent transfers. Brett represents court-appointed fiduciaries, trustees, receivers, corporations, shareholders, individuals, creditors’ committees, and secured and unsecured creditors.
Brett heads the Director and Officer Liability fiduciary practice, which identifies, investigates, and prosecutes claims against directors and officers. By maximizing the return on insurance coverage, Brett has been able to produce recoveries to creditors totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Brett was an early adopter of using contingency fee arrangements in insolvency and business litigation where resources can be limited. Under Brett’s leadership, Bast Amron’s commercial contingency practice has expanded both substantively and geographically. Brett actively represents clients in high-stakes litigation in many jurisdictions across the country, including Florida, Michigan, New York, Delaware, California, New Jersey, and Washington.
Brett began practicing law as a prosecutor in Miami. From there, he joined a large local firm in its bankruptcy litigation group, where he was elevated to partner. In 2008, Brett started his own practice and, in 2009, founded Bast Amron LLP with his partner Jeffrey Bast. The firm is widely recognized as one of South Florida’s top boutique firms delivering sophisticated advice to an array of clients with complex business disputes.
Brett’s legal work in litigation and bankruptcy has been recognized: Chambers and Partners ranked USA BAND 1 for Bankruptcy Litigation; recipient of the 2022 Turnaround and Transaction of The Year Award in the Non-Profit category by The Turnaround Management Association (TMA), a premier nonprofit serving corporate renewal and restructuring professionals worldwide; recognized by The National Law Journal as a Plaintiff’s Lawyers Trailblazer; highest possible AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards. Best Lawyers in America– Listed in Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy, Florida Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, Creditor Debtor Rights, Top 100 in Florida.
About Jeffrey Bast
Jeff has been practicing in the insolvency and litigation arena for 30 years. He guides business clients through all types of insolvency-related issues, including bankruptcy and bankruptcy avoidance, emphasizing corporate reorganization, workouts, and liquidation. Through his experience in commercial litigation, Jeff knows his way around the courtroom, but he also knows that his clients are often better served by avoiding court. For this reason, Jeff’s initial focus is avoiding bankruptcy when possible. Jeff’s business background makes him well-suited to guiding his clients with insolvency-related transactions as well. Indeed, Jeff has extensive experience with all aspects of bankruptcy sales, acquisitions, and financing. Jeff represents corporate and individual debtors, shareholders, trustees, receivers, indenture trustees, and creditors’ committees, as well as secured and unsecured creditors in workouts, reorganizations, and litigation.
After law school, Jeff completed two bankruptcy judicial clerkships in Texas and Florida. He then practiced law in the restructuring groups at two international law firms, working his way up to equity partner at both firms. In 2008, Jeff left the big firm life to start his own solo practice. In 2009, he founded Bast Amron LLP with his partner Brett Amron. The firm is now widely recognized as one of South Florida’s top boutique firms delivering sophisticated advice to an array of clients with complex commercial disputes.
Jeff is a frequent speaker and writer both in the U.S. and abroad on topics related to insolvency. Jeff has been recognized by his peers and numerous publications for professional excellence, including Best Lawyers in America, Chambers and Partners, Martindale Hubble, South Florida Legal Guide, and Florida Super Lawyers.