Bio

Christopher Andrew Jarvinen is a partner of the Berger Singerman’s Business Reorganization Team. His practice focuses on serving in leading roles in chapter 11 cases, chapter 15 cases and other cross-border insolvency matters, out-of-court restructurings and bankruptcy-related litigation. Mr. Jarvinen's extensive experience has equipped him to provide clients with value-added, cost-effective solutions for complex business and litigation problems arising in the context of financially-distressed situations and corporate restructurings. Mr. Jarvinen has a particular interest and specialty in formulating tactical "play books" to provide clients with sets of strategies for protecting and enhancing their private property rights in the face of potential or actual bankruptcy filings. Mr. Jarvinen's practice also includes providing governance advice to companies, their boards and senior executives with respect to their fiduciary duties in relation to insolvency and other matters. Immediately prior to rejoining Berger Singerman during 2019, Mr. Jarvinen was a partner with the Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice group of Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP in New York. Earlier, before Mr. Jarvinen originally joined Berger Singerman in 2011, he was a partner with the Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice group at Hahn & Hessen LLP in New York. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jarvinen was an associate in New York with, respectively, the Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization practice group at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and the Business Restructuring & Reorganization at Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, LLP (n/k/a Cooley LLP).