Christopher Andrew Jarvinen

Christopher has served as debtor’s counsel to large public and private companies, including:

• AeroTech Miami Inc. d/b/a iAero Tech (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – the operator of the largest business-to-business air charter airline in the United States with a fleet of 42 passenger and cargo aircraft, servicing customers both domestically and internationally.
• Delphi Behavioral Health Group, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare services in the substance use disorder, addiction and mental health treatment sector which operated 12 clinical facilities and two recovery residences.
• Unipharma, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a healthcare packaging company serving the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors in the development, manufacturing, and packaging of liquid, disposable and single-dose units.
• Just One More Restaurant, Inc. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.) – the owner of the intellectual property for the iconic “The Palm” – one of the most well-known steakhouse brands and high-end restaurant groups in the U.S. and Mexico.
• Simply Fashion Stores, Ltd. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a retail chain of approximately 250 stores providing affordable clothing options for urban women.
• Allen Systems Group, Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.) – a global provider of mission-critical enterprise information technology solutions (pre-filing bankruptcy counsel).
• Maguire Group Holdings, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a cross-border provider of architectural, engineering, planning, and construction management services.
• Progressive Molded Products, Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.) – a Canadian-based, international automotive interior subsystem supplier.
• Interliant, Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) – a provider of information technology services.

Christopher has extensive experience representing official committees of unsecured creditors, including:

• Goodman & Dominguez, Inc. (d/b/a “Traffic Shoes”) (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a multi-regional retailer of women’s shoes and apparel.
• Stemtech International, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a direct-marketer of nutritional products.
• PJ Finance Company, LLC (Bankr. D. Del.) – the owner and operator of 33 residential apartment complexes located throughout the U.S.
• Extended Stay Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) – an international chain of extended stay hotels.
• Montgomery Ward, LLC (Bankr. D. Del.) – a national retail chain.
• Filene’s Basement, Inc. (Bankr. D. Mass.) – a national retail chain.

Christopher’s significant receiver, chapter 11 trustee and plan trustee representations includes:

• the receiver appointed in In re Smerling Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) – a receivership involving the misappropriation of more than $136 million from two financial institutions.
• the plan trustee appointed in Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.) – the largest independent mortgage lender in the U.S.
• the court-appointed chapter 11 trustee in Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler P.A. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a law firm in which a Ponzi-scheme in excess of $1.2 billion was run by Scott Rothstein through his operation of the debtor.
• the receiver in Florida Gaming Centers, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a casino operator.
• the plan trustee appointed in American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.) – the 10th largest U.S. originator, servicer, and seller of mortgage loans.

Christopher regularly represents major parties involved in chapter 15 ancillary cross-border cases, including:

• a party involved in a complex multi-jurisdictional litigation in Banco Santos, S.A. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a Brazilian bank in liquidation that operated a Ponzi scheme.
• the secured lender in World Financial Group, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a holding company formed in the BVI.
• a party in Varig Logistica S.A. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a Brazilian company that was engaged in the business of providing cargo air support.
• a secured creditor in Independência S.A. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) – a Brazilian beef exporter. 
• the secured creditor in W.C. Wood Corp., Ltd. (Bankr. D. Del.) – a Canadian manufacturer of refrigerators and other white goods.

Christopher has been in many other notable bankruptcy cases, including representing:

• a leading provider of integrated software, data, and analytics solutions in Ditech Holding Corporation (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) – an independent servicer and originator of mortgage loans and servicer of reverse mortgage loans.
• the prepetition agent for the first-tier lending group in One Aviation Corporation (Bankr. D. Del.) – a company that designs and manufactures very light jets. 
• the hotel condominium association in Elcom Hotel & Spa, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a five-star hotel and residential condominium complex.
• the secured creditor in Decorator Industries, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – a national designer, manufacturer, and retailer of interior furnishings.
• the secured creditor in Maysville, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) – the owner of apartments and condominium complexes.
• a French hedge fund and a Canadian retirement fund in SPhinX, Ltd. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) – a hedge fund registered in the Cayman Islands.
• a corporation that had sold its automobile and industrial friction products business to a predecessor-in-interest of Federal-Mogul Global, Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.) - an international manufacturer of auto parts and systems.

• American College of Bankruptcy – Fellow
• International Insolvency Institute – Fellow
• American Law Institute – Member
• Chambers USA - Bankruptcy / Restructuring: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2014-2018 (Band 3); (2020-2024 (Band 2))
• J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board (U.S. Department of State) – Senior Fulbright Specialist: Bankruptcy Law and Restructuring Research Center of the China University of Political Science and Law (2019)
• Lawdragon 500 US Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, 2020; 2022-2024
• M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2023, 2024) - "Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year" - Delphi Behavioral Health Group, LLC (chapter 11)
• M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2021) - "Distressed M&A Deal of the Year" - The Palm Restaurants (chapter 11)
• M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2017) - "Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year" - Simply Fashion Stores, Ltd. (chapter 11)
• M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2016) - "Technology Restructuring of the Year" - Allen Systems Group, Inc. (chapter 11) 
• M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards (2013) - "Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year" - Maguire Group Holdings, Inc. 
• National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) - Class 2 of the "Next Generation Program" (2012)
• International Insolvency Institute (III) - Class I of the III "NextGen Leadership Program" (2012)
• The Best Lawyers in America®, 2023-2025
• American Bar Foundation – Fellow

• Member, Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee of the New York City Bar Association 
• Member and Served as Secretary (2020), Vice Chairperson (2021) and Chairperson (2022) of the Standing Bankruptcy Lawyers Advisory Committee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• Member of Advisory Board, American Bankruptcy Institute - New York City Bankruptcy Conference
• Member of Organizing Committee (2006-Present) and Past Chair (2012-2015), American Bankruptcy Institute - Caribbean Insolvency Symposium
• Co-Founder, Current Member, TMA Brasil; Former Ambassador of TMA-Brasil to the TMA (U.S.)
• Former Official Liaison to the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, American Bar Association (2009-2011; 2013-2014)
• Former Board of Editors, International Corporate Rescue (2006-2017)
• Former Member of the Leadership Council, Harvard Divinity School (2010-2015)
• Member, Lambda Legal - Nonprofit national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV

• Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP (n/k/a Crowell & Moring LLP); New York, N.Y. (partner)
• Hahn & Hessen, LLP (n/k/a Thompson Coburn LLP); New York, N.Y. (partner)
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP; New York, N.Y. (associate)
• Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman, LLP (n/k/a Cooley LLP); New York, N.Y. (associate)