Case Studies

MJ Capital Funding

Bernice Lee serves as the Receiver over MJ Capital Funding, LLC and three related entities in a federal case brought by the SEC that involves a $200 million Ponzi scheme. Promoters misrepresented to investors that their funds would be used to provide merchant cash advances but instead the funds were used to pay alleged returns to investors, and commission and fees to promoters. 

TLFO

David Samole previously led a group of equity interest holders in the Chapter 11 case of TLFO, LLC in successful litigation to re-characterize approximately $23 million of a secured lender’s claim as equity, improving the equity holder distribution by millions of dollars.

Richard Lightsey and Jessica Cook

David Rosendorf represents South Carolina utility customers who had filed a proposed class action in connection with an abandoned nuclear reactor project in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, which was contracted to complete the project.

Barry Mukamal, as Bankruptcy Panel Trustee

Barry Mukamal is a panel trustee for the Southern District of Florida.  He was appointed as the Chapter 11 Trustee of American Resource Management Group, LLC/Resort Release, a group of timeshare exit companies.

City of Coral Gables 2018

Cori Lopez-Castro represents the City of Coral Gables in many of its high-profile matters, including representing the City in defending its ordinance banning polystyrene.

Melanie Damian, as Receiver of Onix Capital, LLC

Cori Lopez Castro and David Rosendorf represent Melanie Damian, as Receiver for Onix Capital, LLC (Onix) and a number of Relief Defendants (“Receivership Entities”). The SEC  initiated this action against the Receivership Entities alleging that Onix and others violated the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws by fraudulently raising millions of dollars from investors based on material misrepresentations.