Allan Brilliant is a partner and co-chair of Goodwin Procter’s Financial Restructuring Practice. Mr. Brilliant concentrates his practice in bankruptcy reorganizations and non-judicial workouts and restructurings representing debtors, bank groups, bondholder committees, asset acquirers and unsecured creditors’ committees in large complex restructurings and reorganizations throughout the United States. He is also an accomplished bankruptcy litigator who has successfully handled contested confirmation hearings, fraudulent transfer and preference litigation and numerous bankruptcy appeals.

Work for Clients

Mr. Brilliant regularly represents numerous hedge funds and other distressed investors in connection with financial restructuring matters. He recently was lead counsel to the ad hoc Bondholders’ Committees for Silicon Graphics, Northwest Airlines, Cornerstone Propane, L.P., Orbcomm Corp. and Motient Corporation.

Mr. Brilliant regularly advises financially troubled companies in out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 cases throughout the United States. He was lead counsel to GT Brands, LLC, Envirodyne Industries, Inc., Viskase Corporation, Ben Franklin Retail Stores and Chilton-Globe, Inc. in their Chapter 11 cases and numerous companies in out-of-court restructurings.

Mr. Brilliant also regularly advises Bank Groups and Creditors Committees in Chapter 11 cases throughout the country. Mr. Brilliant has recently represented the Bank Group in the Chapter 11 cases of Global Crossing, Ltd., Levitz Furniture Inc., Network Plus Corp., Key3Media Corporation, THC Homecare and Daisy Cadnetix. He also represented the Bank Group in the out-of-court restructurings of Totes/Isotoner Corporation and Servicos de Light (a Brazilian utility company).

Publications/Presentations

Mr. Brilliant has lectured and written numerous articles on bankruptcy issues. He is the coordinating editor of a four-volume treatise on insolvency law, Fletcher Corporate Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Dissolution (Clark Boardman Callahan 1992).

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Brilliant was a partner in the Financial Restructuring Group at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York.

Bar and Court Admissions

Mr. Brilliant is admitted to the State Bars of New York and Illinois. In addition, he is admitted to the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Education

J.D., Northwestern University,1986 (with honors, Order of the Coif)
B.A., University of Pennsylvania,Wharton School of Business, 1982 (cum laude)