Biography

Mr. Baisier has two primary areas of expertise: bankruptcy, including workouts and other related matters, and real estate transactions.

Bankruptcy

Mr. Baisier has substantial experience in representing secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, vendors, asset purchasers, post-petition lenders and creditors’ committees in bankruptcy cases in courts around the United States.  These bankruptcy cases have been in varied industries, from airlines to telecommunications to steel to textiles to basic manufacturing.  Mr. Baisier also has experience representing debtors and companies facing financial difficulty.

Mr. Baisier also has substantial experience representing lender clients in out-of court restructurings, receiverships, and real and personal property foreclosures (including asset sales under the Uniform Commercial Code).  He also assists regularly in the structuring of commercial lending transactions, and the rendition of legal opinions addressing bankruptcy-related issues in lending and other transactions.

Real Estate

Mr. Baisier has substantial experience in real estate development and real estate leasing.  He also has significant experience in real estate lending matters and real estate development experience including the representation of retail, office and industrial developers.  Mr. Baisier regularly represents both landlords and tenants in commercial real estate leasing matters and those representations involve all property types.  Mr. Baisier represents both borrowers and lenders in real estate lending matters.

Mr. Baisier has taught on an adjunct basis at Emory University School of Law, speaks regularly on bankruptcy and real estate topics, and has numerous published articles.

Education

Admissions

• Georgia
• Illinois