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Jaime Leggett

JAIME LEGGETT

Associate
jleggett@bastamron.com
Miami
305.379.7904
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JAIME LEGGETT

Associate

Jaime Leggett

Jaime Leggett practices in the areas of bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation.  His experience includes investigating and prosecuting director and officer liability claims; representing trustees, creditors, equity holders, and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings; federal and state court commercial litigation; and trials in federal, bankruptcy, and state courts nationwide.

Prior to joining the firm, Jaime worked for a firm in New York City handling complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation.  Previously to that firm, Jaime served as a law clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Weissbrodt of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.

Representative Experience
  • Representing movie theater chain in its successful Chapter 11 reorganization.
  • Representing owners of manufacturing company in connection with company’s Section 363 sale and Chapter 11 reorganization.
  • Representing medical technology company in its SBRA reorganization.
  • Representing liquidating trustee in negotiation and sale of $14+ million insurance portfolio.
  • Representing Chapter 7 trustee in investigation and prosecution of claims related to $50+ million real estate development fraud, resulting in multi-million dollar recoveries to date.
  • Representing Chapter 7 trustee in challenge to claimed homestead exemption, obtaining decision on appeal affirming court’s ruling in trustee’s favor.
  • Representing Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in airline case, including investigating potential causes of action.
  • Representing assignee of travel agency business in investigation of potential causes of action against third parties.
  • Representing a hedge fund against assertions by another fund for a multi-million dollar carried interest claim, obtained monetary judgment in client’s favor after trial, and protected client’s rights against fund in later bankruptcy proceeding.
  • Representing a landlord in a bankruptcy case and obtained settlement payout.
  • Representing a food trademark licensor in contract action against defaulting licensee and obtained decision after trial awarding monetary damages against licensee and denying licensee’s multi-million dollar counterclaims.
  • Representing a Chapter 7 trustee in pursuing claims against Debtor’s former professionals and obtained substantial settlement.
  • Established damages in contract action upon default of counterparty by way of evidentiary hearing and obtained judgment in vendor client’s favor.
  • Representing indigent rent-controlled tenant with AIDS in eviction proceeding and obtained settlement.
Awards and Recognitions
  • Best Lawyers In America Ones to Watch- Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2022
  • Super Lawyers, Florida Rising Stars 2020-2021
  • Super Lawyers, New York Metro Rising Stars 2016-2019
Publications
Speaking Engagements
Professional & Community Activities
  • Director-At-Large of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, 2023-2024
  • Chair of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida Liaison Committee With Other Bar Associations
  • Co-Chair of the Florida Bar Business Law Section UCC Article 12 Secured Digital Assets Task Force
  • Member of the BBA Social Committee
  • Founder, Cardozo Florida Alumni Regional Group
  • Member, Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida
  • Pro Bono Volunteer, Dade Legal Aid, Put Something Back
  • Member, SAVE Endorsement Panel
In The News
Contact Information
Email

jleggett@bastamron.com

Address

One Southeast Third Avenue
Suite 2410
Miami, FL 33131
T:305.379.7904
F:305.379.7905

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Education

LL.M. in Bankruptcy, St. John’s University School of Law
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
B.S., University of Pennsylvania

Business Background

Associate, Storch Amini PC
Law Clerk to the Honorable Allan L. Gropper
Law Clerk to the Honorable Arthur S. Weissbrodt

Admitted To

Florida Bar
New York Bar
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Areas of Practice

Director & Officer (D&O) Liability
Reorganization
Insolvency Litigation