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J. William Boone

    ABOUT

    For over 36 years, J. William Boone, Partner at James Bates, has devoted his law practice on bankruptcy and restructuring related matters, including representation of debtors, unsecured creditors, financial institutions, trustees and indentured trustees, and mediation in connection therewith, in all aspects of significant domestic and international bankruptcy, workouts and reorganizations, including complicated litigation. He has substantial experience assisting both national and international clients in acquiring assets and operating businesses from bankruptcy estates. Mr. Boone is admitted to practice in Georgia, New York, and the District of Columbia.

    Practice Areas

    • Bankruptcy, Workouts and Reorganization
    • Mediation
    • Arbitration
    • Creditors Rights + Bankruptcy
    • Litigation
    • Corporate + Transactional
    • Banking + Financial Institutions
    • Chapter 15 Representation

    Professional Organizations/Activities

    • Atlanta Bar Association, Former Member of Board of Directors and Chair of Bankruptcy Section
    • International Insolvency Institute, Member of Board of Directors (2012-2018) and Founding member
    • American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Section, Co-Chair of Joint Task Force on Corporate Governance
    • Turnaround Management Association, Member

    Awards + Recognitions

    • Recognized as Albert Nelson Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Honoree
    • Recognized in the top 1% as the “Best of the Best!” by America’s Most Honored Professionals
    • Fellow of American College of Bankruptcy
    • Selected The Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Awarded Top 10 Bankruptcy Attorney in Georgia by the National Academy for Bankruptcy Attorneys
    • Delegate to UNCITRAL on Insolvency Issues, Secured Transactions, and Arbitration
    • Selected Super Lawyer in Georgia
    • Laureate of Smithsonian Institute for Innovation in Law
    • Top Rated Lawyer, American Lawyer Media
    • AV® Preeminent ™ rated attorney with Martindale Hubbell for Twenty Plus Years
    • Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights, Georgia Trend
    • Leading Insolvency/Restructuring Lawyer, Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers
    • Selected to the Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law, International Legal Market’s Leading Guide to the Top Legal Practitioners Advising on Banking, Finance and Transactional Law 
    • Rated by Atlanta Magazine as One of the Top Attorneys in Georgia
    • Rated by Super Lawyers® as Top Bankruptcy Attorney in Atlanta, GA 
    • Five Star Rated

    Presentations + Publications

    • Boone, J. William, General Editor of International Insolvency: Insolvency and Directors’ Duties. Fifth ed. London: Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2016. 385-409. Print.
    • Boone, J. William, General Editor of International Insolvency: Group Insolvency and Directors’ Duties. Fourth ed. London: Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2015. 535-61. Print.
    • Boone, J. William and Doroteya N. Wozniak. “United States.” Debt Restructuring: An Alternative to Insolvency Proceedings. First ed. London: Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2014. 343-63. Print.
    • Boone, J. William, General Editor of International Insolvency: Jurisdictional Comparisons. Third ed. London: Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2012. 415-36. Print.
    • “Not-for-Profits in Bankruptcy: Who Doesn’t Love a Charity?” BNA’s Bankruptcy Law Reporter, September 2011
    • Boone, J. William, General Editor of Multinational Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings, The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2nd ed., September 2010
    • “Secured Lending to Debtors; Portfolios and Possibilities” Lex Mundi, May 2006

    Education

    • American Bankruptcy Institute, St. John’s University, New York (Bankruptcy Mediation Training 2016)
    • Mercer University (J.D. cum laude 1977)
    • Wake Forest University (B. A. cum laude 1974)
    • Registered Mediator with the State of Georgia 

    Admitted

    • Georgia, 1977
    • District of Columbia, 1978
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
    • New York, 2008

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