Harris J. Koroglu

Harris J. Koroglu is a partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group.

Harris is involved in all aspects of creditor representation in bankruptcy litigation, reorganization and liquidation, as well is in Florida assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABC’s). He represents creditors in Chapter 7, 11, 12, 13 and 15 bankruptcy cases, including commercial landlords and tenants, with a significant emphasis upon representing financial institutions and Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees.

Harris is routinely involved in litigating and negotiating modified treatment of clients’ claims in reorganization cases, obtaining relief from the automatic stay and dismissing improvidently filed bankruptcy cases, prosecuting and defending fraudulent transfer and preference adversary proceedings, prosecuting adversary proceedings objecting to discharge and non-dischargeability, and investigating/locating assets.

He’s also previously represented Chapter 11 trustees and federal court-appointed receivers and has managed multiple interrelated bankruptcy adversary proceedings and receivership ancillary proceedings.

The partners in our Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy group have years of experience in this complex, multi-disciplinary practice area. We represent clients in corporate reorganizations and other bankruptcy matters, loan workouts and restructurings, commercial foreclosures, receiverships and a wide variety of debtor-creditor disputes in federal and state courts.

We have been recognized by ranking organizations, such as Chambers & Partners, Best Lawyers in America®, Florida Trend and Super Lawyers. Our attorneys also participate in the professional organizations and legal committees that shape and influence this practice area and frequently speak and write on creditors’ rights, insolvency and bankruptcy issues.

Bankruptcy, insolvency and debtor-creditor matters often require corporate, banking, tax and real estate expertise. We often implement a team approach through the involvement of professionals in other practice areas of the firm to offer a full range of comprehensive and cost-effective legal services.