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Jeff Dutson is a partner in King & Spalding's Leveraged Finance and Restructuring group. Jeff represents banks and other investors in connection with their most complex financings, restructurings, and bankruptcy matters. Jeff also frequently represents corporate debtors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases throughout the country as well as buyers and sellers in distressed M&A transactions. Jeff’s practice spans a wide variety of industries, including the restaurant, healthcare, energy, transportation, manufacturing, and aviation industries.
Jeff was recently recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute as part of its 40 Under 40 list of emerging leaders in the insolvency industry. He has also been recognized for his work in Bankruptcy and Restructuring by Chambers USA 2020, and he was selected as a “Rising Star” for Financial Restructuring in IFLR 1000’s Financial & Corporate Guide. He is a fellow of the American College of Investment Counsel. Jeff currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Southeastern ABI Workshop.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Jeff is a graduate of the University of Chicago (where he earned his law degree, with honors) and the University of Georgia (where he earned his bachelor's degree, with honors). Prior to joining the firm, Jeff served as a law clerk for the Honorable E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Selected Publications
Unitranche Credit Facilities and the LSTA New Form AAL, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, May 2019, with Sarah R. Borders and Jeffrey Misher
Fifth Circuit Denies Post-Petition Default Interest to Fully Secured Creditors, The Banking Law Journal, September 2019, with Sarah Primrose and Nadia Saleem
Order's Up!: Navigating Complex Restaurant Restructurings, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July 2018, with Sarah R. Borders.
When Cash Might Not be King: Acquiring Nonprofit Hospitals in Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, September 2017, with Paul K. Ferdinands.
Going Once, Going Twice, Sold! (Maybe): Reopening Auctions, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, February 2014, with W. Austin Jowers.
Successor Liability under the FLSA: Buyers of Distressed Companies Beware, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, June 2013, with Paul K. Ferdinands.
“Unfinished Business" after Geron and Coudert Brothers, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review, September 11, 2012, with Mark M. Maloney.
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