Leslie M. Pineyro - Atlanta, GA

Leslie Pineyro is a Partner at Jones & Walden and an Atlanta, Georgia financial restructuring, business bankruptcy, and creditor rights attorney. Her practice focuses on representing businesses, lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, bankruptcy trustees, equity holders, entrepreneurs, and investors in complex restructuring, insolvency, commercial litigation, and business transactions throughout Georgia.

Leslie is recognized for helping financially distressed businesses and commercial creditors navigate complex legal and financial challenges. She advises clients on Chapter 11 reorganizations, Subchapter V cases, Chapter 7 liquidations, business restructurings, workouts, receiverships, Section 363 asset sales, foreclosure matters, loan enforcement, and commercial litigation. Her practical, business-focused approach emphasizes preserving enterprise value, maximizing recoveries, minimizing litigation when possible, and developing strategic solutions that position clients for long-term success.

Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy

A substantial portion of Leslie's practice is devoted to commercial bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and creditor rights. She represents debtors, lenders, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, Chapter 11 trustees, Chapter 7 trustees, equity holders, and other stakeholders in bankruptcy proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Courts throughout Georgia.

Her experience includes:

• Chapter 11 reorganizations and Subchapter V proceedings
• Chapter 7 and Chapter 12 matters
• Financial restructurings and out-of-court workouts
• Section 363 asset sales
• Confirmation of Chapter 11 plans
• Bankruptcy litigation and adversary proceedings
• Fraudulent transfer litigation
• Preference actions
• Claims litigation
• Cash collateral and adequate protection disputes
• Loan enforcement and collateral protection
• Receiverships and insolvency proceedings
• Distressed asset acquisitions
• Commercial foreclosures
• Creditor remedies and collection strategies

Leslie has successfully represented clients across numerous industries, including food processing, agriculture, commercial real estate, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, education, hospitality, financial services, and closely held businesses.

Creditor Rights Representation

Leslie regularly serves as counsel for banks, financial institutions, commercial lenders, loan servicers, private lenders and other secured and unsecured creditors throughout Georgia.

She advises creditors regarding:

• Protecting collateral and security interests
• Commercial loan workouts
• UCC enforcement
• Foreclosures
• Receiverships
• Bankruptcy strategy
• Relief from stay litigation
• Claims prosecution
• Asset recovery
• Collection of commercial judgments
• Fraudulent transfer actions
• Enforcement of creditor remedies

Her goal is to maximize recoveries while developing efficient, cost-effective strategies both inside and outside bankruptcy court.

Commercial Litigation

In addition to her restructuring practice, Leslie maintains an active commercial litigation practice representing businesses, lenders, investors, and business owners in state and federal courts throughout Georgia.

Her experience includes litigation involving:

• Breach of contract
• Business torts
• Fraudulent transfers
• Alter ego and veil-piercing claims
• Partnership and shareholder disputes
• Commercial real estate disputes
• Loan enforcement
• Receiverships
• Creditor remedies
• Fiduciary duty claims
• Business dissolution
• Collection litigation

She is an experienced advocate in mediation, negotiated resolutions, and alternative dispute resolution, while remaining prepared to litigate high-stakes commercial disputes through trial when necessary.

Business Transactions

Leslie also advises clients on business transactions and corporate governance, including:

• Business acquisitions and sales
• Entity formation and governance
• Commercial contracts
• Commercial lease negotiations
• Commercial real estate transactions
• Corporate counseling

Her transactional experience complements her restructuring practice by helping clients identify and manage legal risk before disputes arise.

Intellectual Property Experience

Before joining Jones & Walden in 2008, Leslie practiced entertainment and intellectual property law with Jonathan E. Leonard, P.C., where she negotiated recording, publishing, licensing, and entertainment agreements and managed intellectual property portfolios for Grammy Award-winning songwriters, producers, and recording artists.

Today, she continues to advise businesses and entrepreneurs regarding trademark registration, trademark protection, copyright matters, licensing, and intellectual property strategy as part of her broader business practice.

Representative Matters

Leslie has successfully represented clients in numerous significant restructuring and commercial litigation matters, including:

• Representing a food processing and packaging company in multiple Section 363 bankruptcy sales that fully satisfied secured debt and PACA claims.
• Confirming a Chapter 11 plan that set aside a pre-bankruptcy deed in lieu of foreclosure, allowing the owner of commercial property operating a Montessori school to continue business operations before ultimately selling the property for a multimillion-dollar purchase price that satisfied secured debt and generated a return for equity holders.
• Representing a widow in obtaining a multimillion-dollar judgment involving fraudulent transfer, breach of fiduciary duty, alter ego, successor liability, and asset recovery claims.
• Obtaining summary judgment in favor of a financial institution in federal court dismissing wrongful foreclosure and punitive damages claims.
• Successfully reorganizing the personal finances of owners of a shuttered brewery, allowing them to retain ownership of their residence pledged as collateral for an SBA loan.
• Serving as Chapter 11 Trustee following appointment by the United States Trustee and negotiating a successful resolution between the debtor and secured lender that facilitated an orderly exit from bankruptcy.
• Obtaining dismissal before trial of objections to discharge under 11 U.S.C. §523, resulting in a complete discharge for the Chapter 7 debtor.