Steve Wirth is a commercial and business litigator focusing a large percentage of his practice on corporate bankruptcy matters. He has participated in some of the largest bankruptcy cases in the United States, including WorldCom, Enron Corporation, Global Crossing Limited, Refco, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Bernard Madoff Investment Securities, Lyondell Chemical Company, and Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. Steve has been named one of Florida's top business bankruptcy lawyers by Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend's Legal Elite, The Tampa Bay Business Journal, and other leading guides to the legal profession. He is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy topics and creditor's rights, including representing financial institutions and chapter 11 debtors, assignments for the benefit of creditors, involuntary bankruptcy strategies, and director and officer liability claims.
Steve represents debtors, creditors, examiners, trustees, corporate monitors, committees, secured and unsecured creditor groups/individuals, state and federal court receivers, distressed investors and asset buyers, and parties to high stakes bankruptcy-related litigation.
Steve has substantial experience representing officers and directors of public and private companies, advising them in times of financial concern, and in litigation involving breach of fiduciary duty and governmental investigations, typically resulting in permanent relief from future claims.
Steve also has significant experience with multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme cases, having represented both court-appointed receivers, investors and creditors in a number of SEC and state court receiverships, as well bankruptcy proceedings.