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John C. Weitnauer

Alston & Bird LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    1995
  • Law School:
    Washington and Lee University
  • Website:
    http://www.alston.com
  • E-mail:
    kit.weitnauer@alston.com
  • Location:
    One Atlantic Center, Suite 4900
    1201 West Peachtree Street
    Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Kit Weitnauer is the practice group leader of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Practice Group. His recent experience includes representing clients with significant roles in the Residential Capital, Taylor Bean & Whitaker, Spectrum Brands, Lehman Brothers, IndyMac Bancorp and Enron bankruptcies. 

He served as plaintiff’s trial counsel (along with local co-counsel) in a five-week jury trial in Oregon that resulted in a verdict that found over $965 million in transfers were made with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud his client and that awarded $350 million in punitive damages to his client.  

In 2014 he was named the Atlanta Bankruptcy Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America, which has recognized his skill since 1996. Mr. Weitnauer has been profiled in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the field of Bankruptcy/Restructuring since 2007. 

He is the author of The Bankruptcy Court’s Watchdog: The Appointment, Role and Power of Examiners Today, co-author of Business Valuation and Bankruptcy and co-author of Problem Loan Strategies. He is a contributing editor of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice and the Bankruptcy Litigation Manual. 

Mr. Weitnauer is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and a frequent speaker on a wide range of bankruptcy topics. 
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Lawyer Bio

Kit Weitnauer is the practice group leader of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Practice Group. His recent experience includes representing clients with significant roles in the Residential Capital, Taylor Bean & Whitaker, Spectrum Brands, Lehman Brothers, IndyMac Bancorp and Enron bankruptcies. 

He served as plaintiff’s trial counsel (along with local co-counsel) in a five-week jury trial in Oregon that resulted in a verdict that found over $965 million in transfers were made with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud his client and that awarded $350 million in punitive damages to his client.  

In 2014 he was named the Atlanta Bankruptcy Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America, which has recognized his skill since 1996. Mr. Weitnauer has been profiled in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the field of Bankruptcy/Restructuring since 2007. 

He is the author of The Bankruptcy Court’s Watchdog: The Appointment, Role and Power of Examiners Today, co-author of Business Valuation and Bankruptcy and co-author of Problem Loan Strategies. He is a contributing editor of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice and the Bankruptcy Litigation Manual. 

Mr. Weitnauer is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and a frequent speaker on a wide range of bankruptcy topics. 
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Education:

  • Washington and Lee University, BA, graduated 1974
  • Washington and Lee University , graduated 1974

Bar Admissions:

  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia

Affiliations:

  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Advisory Committee (Governance) to the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11
  • American Bar Association - Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Litigation (2013 - present)
  • Turnaround Management Association: Atlanta Chapter - Member of the Board of Directors (2010 -present)

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, Atlanta (2014)
 

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Alston & Bird LLP
http://www.alston.com
 
Headquarters
One Atlantic Center, Suite 4900
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
(404) 881.7000
11 Office Locations
in 3 Countries

Belgium

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Brussels, Belgium

Level 20 Bastion Tower

Five Place du Champ De Mars

Brussels B-1050

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32 2 550 3700

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Beijing, China

Hanwei Plaza

West Wing, Suite 21B2

No. 7 Guanghua Road

Chaoyang District

Beijing 100004

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86 10 8592 7500

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United States

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California

California

East Palo Alto, CA

1950 University Avenue, Fifth Floor

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2282

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(650) 838.2000

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Los Angeles, CA

333 South Hope Street, 16th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3004

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560 Mission Street, Suite 2100

San Francisco, CA 94105-0912

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(415) 243.1000

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Washington, DC

The Atlantic Building

950 F Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004-1404

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(202) 239.3300

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New York, NY

90 Park Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, NY 10016-1387

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(212) 210.9400

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Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Plaza, Suite 4000

101 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28280-4000

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4721 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400

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Dallas, TX

2828 North Harwood Street, 18th Floor

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Attorney Case History

Experience

  • Represents Wells Fargo, N.A., as Trustee and Master Servicer in Residential Capital bankruptcy
  • Represents Wells Fargo, N.A., as Master Servicer of 12 Trusts holding $3.9 billion in assets, in the Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Corp. bankruptcy.
  • Lead trial counsel to the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in the contested plan confirmation hearing in the Spectrum Brands Chapter 11 case.
  • Represents various clients with various issues (swaps, swap terminations, structured finance deals, among others) in connection with the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcies.

Part 2

  • Plaintiffs’ trial counsel (together with Oregon co-counsel) in a complex fraudulent transfer case, which resulted in a December 2006 jury verdict that (i) approximately $1 billion in assets had been transferred with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud the plaintiffs and (ii) awarded the plaintiffs $350 million in punitive damages.
  • Counsel for the debtor in possession in the cases of: Galey & Lord, Inc. (Section 363 sale concluded in three months); Sports Court, Inc. and American Athletic, Inc. (Section 363 sales of two related companies concluded in two months); KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. (pre-arranged plan for $600 million in debt confirmed within several months after filing); and Cajun Electric Power Cooperative ($5 billion restructuring with the REA).
  • Special counsel to First American Healthcare (honored as the “Turnaround of the Year” by the Atlanta chapter of the Turnaround Management Association).
  • Represented the Examiner in both the Enron and the Southmark bankruptcy cases. In the Enron Examination he was the author of “Legal Standards” contained in the Examiner’s reports and also served as the reporter for the “Role of Enron’s Attorneys” and was one of the two reporters for the “Role of JPMorganChase.”
 
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