Attorney Peter E. Shapiro Joins Polenberg Cooper As Of Counsel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - March 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Peter E. Shapiro, a bankruptcy attorney who focuses on debtor and creditor’s rights, has joined Polenberg, Cooper, Saunders, & Riesberg, PL, as of counsel. He was previously a partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of Arnstein & Lehr LLP.

With 25 years of diverse experience, Shapiro’s practice includes commercial transactions, business restructuring, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, litigation, finance and real estate. His clients are comprised of lenders, investors, real estate owners and landlords, private companies engaged in a wide variety of industries, family businesses, investors, entrepreneurs and individuals. He has represented court appointed fiduciaries including receivers in foreclosure proceedings, trustees in bankruptcy proceedings and assignees in assignment for the benefit of creditor’s proceedings.

Shapiro has represented companies that have sought court protection and successfully emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization cases. He has represented creditors in assisting with the recovery of collateral, maximizing recoveries, and, when parties go to litigation, minimized their exposure through development of successful tactical approaches and negotiation.

Shapiro has handled contested matters and adversary proceedings, including fraudulent conveyance and preferential payment actions, claims objections, proceedings involving relief from the automatic stay, cash collateral proceedings and debtor in possession financings. He has also represented purchasers and sellers in sale transactions approved under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Shapiro earned a juris doctor from Syracuse University College of Law. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration with concentrations in accounting and management information systems from Boston University’s School of Management. He is admitted to practice law in Florida and New York. He is also an inactive CPA having previously practiced with a Big 4 accounting firm prior to law school.

Shapiro is the Executive Vice President of the Board of Trustees of Temple Dor Dorim where he has served since 2003. He was honored by Broward County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Weston with the Good Samaritan Award for assisting with the rescue of the driver of a vehicle that drove into a lake.

Polenberg, Cooper, Saunders, & Riesberg, PL, is a full service law firm representing U.S.-based and international businesses and individuals in a wide variety of legal matters including, but not limited to, complex commercial litigation, business transactions, arbitration, bankruptcy, taxation and intellectual property. Polenberg Cooper's industry experience includes construction, real estate, insurance, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, agriculture, entertainment, food and beverage, hospitality and retail. For more information visit: www.polenbergcooper.com.