Curtis Tuggle is a partner at Thompson Hine LLP in the business restructuring, creditors’ rights & bankruptcy practice group, specializing in Chapter 11 reorganizations and cross-border insolvency (Chapter 15). Tuggle strategically represents diverse stakeholders, including debtors, creditors’ committees, and secured lenders, in complex bankruptcy proceedings and workouts. He recently implemented a creative legal strategy for KeyBank, securing control of over $70m in assets and achieving significant cost savings. His other notable representations include Wells Fargo Bank, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and numerous Fortune 500 companies. Tuggle is based in the firm’s Cleveland office.
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Business Restructuring, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy; Commercial & Public Finance; Business Litigation
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Curtis is a partner in the Business Restructuring, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy practice group, as well as the Commercial & Public Finance and Business Litigation practice groups. Curtis concentrates his focus on commercial and creditors' rights, bankruptcy (primarily Chapter 11 reorganizations), workouts, preference action litigation, commercial litigation, Uniform Commercial Code controversies and other commercial law cases including secured transactions.
He has significant experience representing indenture trustees and secured lenders in major bankruptcy and cross-border insolvency proceedings and workouts. In addition to representing financial institutions in distressed and default situations, Curtis regularly provides advice and counsel on domestic and international corporate trust matters including corporate financings, secured and unsecured debt transactions, collateral agencies and escrows.
Education
- The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2004
- The Ohio State University, B.S., 2001, summa cum laude, with distinction
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Key clients
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- Bank of America
- KeyBank National Association
- Black Press, Inc.
- Centre Lane Partners
- Assurant
- Synacor, Inc.
- Merchants Banscorp
- Foodservices Brand Group, LLC
- Keeco, Inc.
- Citizens Bank National Association
- Bright Mountains Media, LLC
- Echo 360, Inc.
- Lawn & Garden, LLC
- WoWorks USA
- The Evergreen Advantage, LLC
- Lenox Corporation
- MDC Precision, LLC
- Scrip Holdings, LLC
- WIS Corporation
- West Hills Holdings, LLC
- Zenfolio, Inc.