Mr. Neil C. Gordon

Neil C. Gordon is a partner in the Atlanta office of Taylor English Duma LLP. He previously clerked for two years in Atlanta for U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Vining, Jr. followed by 42 years in private practice, with the last 39 years being exclusively in the areas of bankruptcy, business reorganization, fraud investigations and creditors? rights. Mr. Gordon represents trustees and receivers throughout the country, including in Delaware litigation that recently settled for approximately $40 million. He chaired the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association from 1992-93, has been a panel trustee since 1994, and also serves as an SEC receiver. Mr. Gordon was first elected to the board of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees in 2000. He has held every office, including president (2011-12), and for eight years chaired its Amicus Committee. For 2021-23, Mr. Gordon has been named as one of Lawdragon?s 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers in the country. He also has authored or co-authored more than 80 scholarly articles and book chapters on bankruptcy law related topics and is making his 200th seminar presentation. Mr. Gordon previously co-chaired ABI?s Legislation Committee and served on the Chapter 7 Subcommittee for the ABI Commission for the Reform of Consumer Bankruptcy Law from 2017-18. He also served on the Steering Committee for Pro. Lois Lupica?s published study on the Costs of BAPCPA, commissioned by ABI and NCBJ. Mr. Gordon is a Lifetime Member of ABI, a Master of the Bench in the W. Homer Drake, Jr., Georgia Bankruptcy American Inns of Court, a full member of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, and a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He received his B.B.A. with a focus on real estate and urban land studies in 1976 from the University of Florida and his J.D. in 1979 from the University of Georgia School of Law.