Bio

Brendan Best is a partner on Varnum’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Team. His practice focuses on complex Chapter 11 restructurings, out-of-court workouts and insolvency-related transactions and litigation. Brendan has substantial experience advising stakeholders in insolvency-related matters across a wide array of industries including manufacturing, automotive, building supply and service, energy, oil and gas, health care, food service, gaming, hospitality, construction and real estate. Brendan serves as outside insolvency counsel for clients, advising them on commercial issues with troubled customers and suppliers, and he also frequently serves as counsel to official unsecured creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 cases. Brendan counsels buyers, sellers, lenders and other stakeholders in complex troubled company transactions, both out of court and in Section 363 bankruptcy sales. Brendan is also a stand-up bankruptcy litigator who has successfully represented clients in bench trials over issues including adequate protection, plan confirmation, valuation and other matters, as well as non-dischargeability actions, avoidance actions, and other debtor-creditor matters in state and federal courts, including automotive tooling and construction lien litigation. He is a frequent writer and speaker on restructuring, workouts and bankruptcy.