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Thad Wilson is a partner, trusted counselor, and skilled attorney who represents financial institutions, companies, directors and officers, and other parties in stressed and distressed situations and related litigation, including in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, out-of-court restructurings, foreclosures, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and other corporate and insolvency matters.
Recognized as a leading bankruptcy lawyer in Chambers USA and Georgia Bankruptcy Litigation 2023 and 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America, where his clients commend him for being an "excellent lawyer who is strategic and deal-oriented" and for "help[ing]. . . navigate complex processes,” Thad specializes in representing parties in high-stakes litigation, jury trials, and insolvency proceedings involving lender liability, creditors’ rights, fraudulent transfers, and alter ego. During his career, Thad has worked out, restructured, foreclosed on, and acquired over $5 billion of distressed real estate loans in almost every asset class, including office, multi-family, student housing, hotels, senior living and skilled nursing, hospitals, retail, industrial, and data centers. Thad also frequently advises boards of directors and special board committees in connection with restructurings and liability management transactions, constructing bankruptcy-related corporate compliance programs, and defending against government investigations. In addition to his extensive experience with real estate restructurings and disputes, Thad has significant experience in connection with distressed companies and credits in the cryptocurrency, technology, media and telecom, energy, healthcare, and financial services sectors.
Thad is a member of Leadership Atlanta's Class of 2024 and is focused on positively impacting the Atlanta community through active involvement in civic and charitable organizations. In 2021, Thad was honored for his legal accomplishments and community involvement by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta's "40 Under 40," along with other "up and comers," including a U.S. Senator and a former Major League Baseball MVP. Thad is deeply devoted to the Atlanta community and a proud member of the board of directors of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, where he serves as Assistant Treasurer and on the Finance and Audit and External Relations Committees.
Thad also devotes significant time to the restructuring professional community as the Chair-Elect of the Atlanta Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and as a Barrister of the W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Atlanta Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section), and the State Bar of Georgia (Bankruptcy Section).
Thad has been interviewed on TV and quoted in numerous publications, including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Bloomberg News, on a variety of financial and bankruptcy-related topics. He is also a frequent lecturer, including as a Financial Poise faculty member, and author of numerous articles.
A native of Holland, Michigan, Thad received his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law, with distinction. While in law school, Thad served as the Executive Editor of the Iowa Law Review. Thad received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Furman University.
J.D., University of Iowa, with distinction
B.A., Economics, Furman University, Magna Cum Laude
Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
State Bar of Georgia, Bankruptcy Section
Structured Finance Network
Turnaround Management Association
W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
April 3, 2024
Thad Wilson advises HIG Capital in a dispute with Cacciatore & Co. over ownership stake in an apartment building in Chicago
February 21, 2024
Thad Wilson and Britney Baker counsel PNC Bank in connection with Akumin filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Insolvency-Related & Lender Liability Litigation
Represented a Fortune 100 Company in defeating alleged fraudulent transfer claims brought to enjoin the spinoff of a multi-billion-dollar-revenue division and prohibit the payment of dividends (N.D. Fla.)
Represented Citibank and its affiliates in their successful defense of alleged fraudulent transfer, improper liquidation, and contract claims brought by Chapter 11 trustee in the Thornburg Mortgage bankruptcy case (Bankr. D. Md.)
Representing major international financial institution in connection with litigation brought by foreign representative in the Oro Negro Chapter 15 bankruptcy case (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
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April 1, 2024
Navigating the Litigation Minefield When Exercising Proxy Rights
October 12, 2023
Lender Liability Quarterly – October 2023
October 2, 2023
Bankruptcy Discovery: Preparing for the Fishing Expedition
April 3, 2024
Thad Wilson advises HIG Capital in a dispute with Cacciatore & Co. over ownership stake in an apartment building in Chicago
February 21, 2024
Thad Wilson and Britney Baker counsel PNC Bank in connection with Akumin filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Insolvency-Related & Lender Liability Litigation
Represented a Fortune 100 Company in defeating alleged fraudulent transfer claims brought to enjoin the spinoff of a multi-billion-dollar-revenue division and prohibit the payment of dividends (N.D. Fla.)
Represented Citibank and its affiliates in their successful defense of alleged fraudulent transfer, improper liquidation, and contract claims brought by Chapter 11 trustee in the Thornburg Mortgage bankruptcy case (Bankr. D. Md.)
Representing major international financial institution in connection with litigation brought by foreign representative in the Oro Negro Chapter 15 bankruptcy case (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
See more
April 1, 2024
Navigating the Litigation Minefield When Exercising Proxy Rights
October 12, 2023
Lender Liability Quarterly – October 2023
October 2, 2023
Bankruptcy Discovery: Preparing for the Fishing Expedition
April 3, 2024
Thad Wilson advises HIG Capital in a dispute with Cacciatore & Co. over ownership stake in an apartment building in Chicago
February 21, 2024
Thad Wilson and Britney Baker counsel PNC Bank in connection with Akumin filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy
J.D., University of Iowa, with distinction
B.A., Economics, Furman University, Magna Cum Laude
Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
State Bar of Georgia, Bankruptcy Section
Structured Finance Network
Turnaround Management Association
W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court