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| • Spring Hill College, Summa Cum Laude, 1978 • University of Florida, J.D., 1984, with honors • Chief Tax Editor, University of Florida Law Review |
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| • The Florida Bar (all State courts) • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
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Charles A. Postler
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| Charles A. Postler joined the firm as a partner in 1991 after working eight years with the law firm of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal and Banker, P.A. in Tampa, Florida, where he was a partner at the time of his departure. During his tenure with the Fowler, White law firm, he specialized in securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporation and banking law. Also while at Fowler, White, he served as co-counsel with the Stichter, Riedel law firm in the Trust America Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Mr. Postler specializes in negotiating and drafting complex documents, including asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, real estate documentation, debtor in possession loan documents, plans of reorganization and disclosure statements. Mr. Postler also heads up the Firm’s transactional practice while also making regular bankruptcy court appearances. He recently headed up the firm’s successful representation of two publicly traded companies, Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Biovest International, Inc. together with multiple related companies and he closed the restructuring of a $107 million loan on a British Virgin Island resort. |
| HONORS & DISTINCTIONS |
| • Listed as a Florida “super lawyer” in the area of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice in "Florida Super Lawyers" 2009 - date • Listed, Best Lawyers in America • Listed, Florida’s Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine • Chief Tax Editor, University of Florida Law Review (1983-1984) • Rated “AV” Preeminent Lawyer in Martindale-Hubbell |
| MEMBERSHIPS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT |
| • Hillsborough County Bar Association • Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association • American Bar Association, Corporation, Banking and Business Law • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute • Turnaround Management Association |
| SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
| “Expect the Best, Plan for the Worst: Bankruptcy Issues in IP Licensing,” New Technology Frontiers and Modern Corporate Realities sponsored by the Hillsborough County Bar Association, March 2011 |
| REPRESENTATION Charles A. Postler has headed up the firm's representation of the following debtors in possession in Chapter 11 cases: |
| • Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. • Axcess Medical Imaging Corporation • American Ship Building Company • Bicoastal Corporation • Biovest International, Inc. • Cargo Transportation Service, Inc. • Doctors’ Hospital of Tampa, Ltd. • GeoPharma, Inc. • JumboSports Inc. • Linc.net, Inc. • Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc • Silas Creek Retail, Inc. • Tampa Shipyards, Incorporated • Teltronics, Inc. • Total World Telecommunications, Inc. • U.S. Plastic Lumber Corporation • Viasource Communications, Inc. |
| PRESS RELEASES |
| STICHTER, RIEDEL LEADS FLORIDA BANKRUPTCY AND WORKOUT FIRMS IN NUMBER OF LAWYERS RECOGNIZED BY FLORIDA TREND MAGAZINE - JULY 2011 |
| FIRM COMPLETES RESTRUCTURING OF BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS LOANS– June 2011 |
| CHARLES A. POSTLER SPEAKS AT SEMINAR SPONSORED BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION- March 16, 2011 |
| GEOPHARMA, INC. FILES FOR RELIEF UNDER CHAPTER 11 – March 2011 |
| SIX FIRM LAWYERS RECOGNIZED AS "BEST LAWYERS" IN THE 2011 EDITION OF BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA - 2011 |
| COURT ENTERS ORDER CONFIRMING LIQUIDATING PLAN OF REORGANIZATION – SEPTEMBER, 2010 |
| COURT APPROVES SALE OF DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS- FEBRUARY 11, 2010 |
| ELEVEN FIRM LAWYERS RECOGNIZED AS "FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS" OR “RISING STARS” - JUNE 2010 |