Mr. Cavalieri is the Chairman of the Commercial Transactions and Bankruptcy Section at Bailey Cavalieri LLC.  Mr. Cavalieri is primarily involved in commercial litigation, debtor/creditor rights, bankruptcy, corporate reorganization and workouts.  He has represented numerous financial institutions with secured and unsecured claims, other secured and unsecured creditors, debtors and creditors committees in bankruptcy proceedings and workouts involving varied industries.  Mr. Cavalieri is a member and past Chair of the Bankruptcy Committee, a past member and past Chairman of the Legislative Committee, a past member of the Board of Governors, and the past President of the Columbus Bar Association.  He is a past member of the Board of Trustees and past President of the Legal Aid Society of Columbus.  He is also a past Trustee of the Columbus Bar Association Foundation  He is a frequent lecturer and seminar contributor in the areas of bankruptcy, reorganization, commercial law, and lender liability.  He has co-authored, Banks and Thrifts: Regulatory Enforcement and Receivership Law, Matthew Bender, authored the Bankruptcy section of the Ohio State Bar Association Deskbook and numerous articles and educational materials on commercial law, bankruptcy, litigation and ethics.  He has been included in Best Lawyers in America since 1983 and is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.

Education

Ohio State University (J.D., 1973)

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization

Debtor/Creditor Rights

Commercial Banking

Commercial Law

Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions

Ohio

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Noteworthy Matters

Represented publicly and privately owned debtors in various manufacturing, retail and service businesses in Chapter 11

Represented publicly held and independent oil and gas development and production companies in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings

Represented Chapter 11 trustee and consultant in the reorganization of a manufacturer of compact discs and data storage systems

Represented creditors' committees in reorganization proceedings of debtors in the electronics, oil and gas production, construction, manufacturing and equipment sales, retail book and fast food industries

Represented the FDIC and FSLIC in actions against former officers and directors in bankruptcy courts, and supervised and coordinated actions against former borrowers in bankruptcy courts

Represented the SIPC in stockbroker/dealer liquidations.

Represented the airport authority in TransWorld Airlines, AmericaWest and Braniff International airline bankruptcy cases.

Represented major secured commercial lenders and lessors in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings

Represented numerous financial institutions in workout situations

Represented numerous financial institutions in threatened and/or filed lender liability actions

Defended officers and directors in actions by former minority shareholders

Appointed as Examiner in Chapter 11 of corporate owner and operator of nursing homes.

Defend numerous creditors in preference and fraudulent conveyance avoidance actions.

Publications and Presentations

Co-author, Banks and Thrifts: Regulatory Enforcement and Receivership Law, Matthew Bender (1991)

"Discovery in Bankruptcy Court" and "The Present Status of the Attorney-Client Privilege in Bankruptcy," Practicing Law Institute, Complex Litigation in the Context of the Bankruptcy Laws, 1984

An Overview of Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, Ohio State Bar Association, Deskbook (1984)

"Overview of Procedures for Recovering Assets of Failed Financial Institutions," American Bar Association Business Law Section, Annual Spring Meeting, 1991

Bankruptcy and Workouts, "Protecting Unsecured Creditors," Eastern Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute

"Advising Financially Distressed Business Entities," Cleveland Bar Association Annual Seminar, May, 1990 (Co-author)

"The Failed Corporation: Fraudulent Conveyance and Equitable Subordination Litigation," Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Institute, May, 1991 (Co-author and Faculty Member)

"Ethical Considerations Involving Conflicts of Interest for the Bankruptcy Practitioner," Mid-west Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, August, 1991 (Co-author and Faculty Member)

"Bankruptcy Ethics:  Conflicts of Interest," Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1991 (Co-author and Faculty Member)

"Real Estate Bankruptcies:  Selected Issues," Columbus Bar Association, Real Property Institute, 1992 (Co-author and Faculty Member)

"Statutory Overview of the Plan Process," Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, 1993 (Co-author and Faculty Member)

"Representing the Consumer or Sole Proprietor in Liquidation," Ohio Legal Center Institute, Bankruptcy, 1981

"Debtor / Creditor Proceedings," Mid-Ohio Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 1994 (Co-author)

"The Business of Going Out of Business," Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, 1996 (Co-author and Moderator of Panel Discussion)

"Bankruptcy Ethics: Conflicts of Interest," Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, 2000.

Memberships and Community Involvement

Chairman of Bankruptcy/Commercial Transactions Department and Board Member of Bailey Cavalieri

Past, Chairman, Arter & Hadden's 28-member Commercial Transactions/ Bankruptcy Department for 20 years

Past President, Columbus Bar Association

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy

Past Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, Columbus Bar Association

Past President, Legal Aid Society of Columbus

Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, American Bar Association

Former Trustee, Columbus Bar Foundation

Past Chair, Financial Institutions Committee, Columbus Bar Association

Past member Council of Delegates, Ohio State Bar Association, 1980-1998

Litigation Section, American Bar Association

Honors/Awards

Best Lawyers in America, 1983 -2007