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A partner in our Financial Restructuring practice, Austin also regularly represents buyers and sellers in connection with distressed merger and acquisition transactions.  In 2019, Austin was one of fifteen lawyers nationwide included on Turnaround \u0026amp; Workouts’ List of Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers – 2019.\nAustin’s restructuring experience includes multi-jurisdictional and cross-border matters and spans a number of industries, including retail, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate, consumer lending, infrastructure and energy. Numerous deal teams lead by Austin have won national awards, including:  Joerns Healthcare, Inc. (The M\u0026amp;A Advisor Turnaround Awards 2019 – Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year), Fairway Markets (The M\u0026amp;A Advisor Turnaround Awards 2017 – Consumer Staples Deal of the Year (Over $100 Million); Global M\u0026amp;A Network Turnaround Atlas Award 2017 – Pre-Pack Restructuring of the Year (Under $1 Billion)), Cooper-Booth Wholesale, L.P. (Turnaround Management Association’s Large Transaction of the Year Award 2015), and Cagle’s Inc. (Turnaround Management Association’s Large Transaction of the Year Award 2013).\nAustin has been recognized as a leading bankruptcy lawyer in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon 500, and Georgia Super Lawyers.  Austin is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, a Director of the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, the Chair of the Georgia State Bar Bankruptcy Section, and a Master and Executive Committee Member in the Honorable W. Homer Drake Jr. Bankruptcy Inn of Court.  Austin was also the past Chair for the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop.\n\"Austin Jowers is adept at handling an array of matters for both individual and group creditors, as well as frequently advising on distressed transactions. He is thoughtful, attentive to the details and anticipates the direction a case is going to take,\" according to interviewees (Chambers USA). Partner Recognized for Bankruptcy Litigation Best Lawyers 2021 Bankruptcy and Restructuring (Georgia) Chambers USA, 2019-2020 Named a Rising Star in Bankruptcy Georgia Super Lawyers, 2011–2016 Selected as a Barrister in the inaugural class of the W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court  2014 Rhodes College  Washington and Lee University Washington and Lee University School of Law U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Georgia U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia State Bar of Georgia Atlanta Bar Association American Bankruptcy Institute Turnaround Management Association Represents the ad hoc committee of first lien term loan lenders in connection with the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of APC Automotive Technologies LLC, one of the country’s largest aftermarket suppliers of brake, chassis, exhaust and emissions automotive parts. Represents Fortress Investment Group, as first lien lender, in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Craftworks Holdings, LLC, the nation’s leading operator and franchisor of steakhouses and craft beer brewery restaurants in the United States, such as Logan’s Roadhouse, Old Chicago Pizza \u0026amp; Taproom, and Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. Represents the ad hoc committee of first lien lenders in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Fairway Group Holdings Corp., an iconic New York supermarket chain. Represented the ad hoc committee of first lien lenders in connection with the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Joerns Healthcare, Inc., a leading manufacturer, distributor, and service provider of medical bed frames, therapeutic support surfaces, patient lifts and other durable medical equipment. Represented Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, as term loan lender, in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Gymboree Group, Inc., a national children’s clothing retailer operating over 800 stores under the Gymboree, Crazy 8 and Janie \u0026amp; Jack banners. Represented Barings Finance, LLC, as agent and term loan lender, in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Hollander Sleep Products, Inc., one of the country’s largest suppliers of pillows, mattress pads and other bedding products to the retail industry. 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