Gene L. Humphreys
Gene Humphreys has more than 30 years of experience representing parties in restructuring and insolvency matters, as well as various types of business litigation. Gene helps companies facing financial difficulty on strategic solutions which might include bankruptcy or a debt workout.
Gene has served a variety of industries, including automotive, aviation, banking/lending, coal mining, entertainment, food service and food products, healthcare, nonprofit organizations, petroleum manufacturing/distributing, publishing, real estate, and retail manufacturing/sales in matters relating to:
- Restructuring & Bankruptcy – Handling all aspects of bankruptcy cases (representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, committees, and asset purchasers), various types of bankruptcy and commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, and out-of-court workouts, restructurings and mediations; preparing opinions on substantive consolidation issues related to the transaction.
- Business Disputes – Representing parties in commercial litigation and mediation in a variety of matters, including corporate fiduciary disputes, breach of contract, business torts, and matters under the Uniform Commercial Code, including breach of warranties and enforcement of security interests.
- Environmental – Advocating in environmental and mass tort litigation, especially benzene litigation in the petroleum manufacturing and distributing industry.
Memberships
American Bankruptcy Institute
Kentucky Bar Association
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representative Experience
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Represented an affiliate of Morning Calm Management in acquiring an office building in Boca Raton, Florida
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Represented In-Rel Properties, Inc., in closing a $92.5 million, eight-property CMBS portfolio loan from UBS, secured by office and retail properties across six states
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Represented the developer in connection with approximately $100 million in financing for the Westin Nashville Hotel project
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Represented The Chefs’ Warehouse in its acquisition of all of the equity securities of Michael’s Finer Meats, LLC
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Completed the initial public offering of a non-traded business development company, with a maximum offering of 150,000,000 shares of common stock
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We represented hotel investors in the purchase of the Downtown Indigo Hotel in Nashville, TN out of bankruptcy, which involved drafting the purchase agreement utilized in the court approval process, counseling and working through a number of title issues and negotiating the lease agreement with a tenant in the building housing the hotel.
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Represented The Chefs’ Warehouse in its acquisition of Praml International, LTD
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Represented The Chefs’ Warehouse in its acquisition of the assets of Harry Wils & Co.
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Represented Service Merchandise Company, Inc. in one of the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the state of Tennessee
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Served as co-counsel to Murray, Inc. in its Chapter 11 proceedings
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
The Best Lawyers in America© — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization; Litigation: Bankruptcy (2006-2023)