matthew m. weiss

• Litigated multiple suits on notes and guarantees to judgment in amounts exceeding $25 million.*
• Represented interests of assignee of secured lender to enforce rights against borrower and guarantors of loan portfolio that included multiple foreclosure confirmations and two separate suits on notes and guarantees in Georgia courts.*
• Successfully objected to procedures for 363 sale in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware on behalf of official committee of unsecured creditors.*
• Successfully represented interests of judgment creditor in SEC receivership proceeding over period of seven years to ensure pro rata distribution of receivership estate proceeds with noteholders and other creditors.*
• Successfully challenged ante litem notice before Georgia Court of Appeals on issue of first impression.*
• Represented secured creditor in exercise of various remedies against borrower, including UCC foreclosures, assignment of accounts receivable, and pursuit of unsecured claims on behalf of borrower in various Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented insurance company in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Catholic Diocese and defeated anti-insurance Chapter 11 plan following 14-day plan confirmation trial.
• Negotiated favorable resolution on behalf of corporate officers who were sued for breach of fiduciary duty by Chapter 11 liquidation trustee.
• Represented municipality in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of contractor counterparty and obtained favorable settlement in subsequent lawsuit against contractor’s surety.
• Represented secured creditor and DIP lender in borrower’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, and negotiated stringent DIP and Cash Collateral Orders that ultimately led to secured creditor receiving payment in full on its secured claim in connection with confirmation of Chapter 11 plan.
• Represented secured creditor in bankruptcy of franchisee of auto parts dealership and arranged for asset sale in connection with Chapter 11 plan that paid secured creditor’s claim in full.
• Successfully defended County Commission candidate against qualification challenge involving whether candidate resided within his district and obtained unanimous decision in favor of client from County Board of Elections.

*Denotes experience prior to joining Parker Hudson.

• Co-Presenter, “First Brands: The Canary in the Coal Mine?” State Bar of Georgia ICLE 2026 Secured Lending Seminar (March 12, 2026)
• Co-Presenter, "Commercial Law Year in Review," Atlanta Bar Association Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Year in Review CLE (February 12, 2026)
• Co-Presenter, "What Happens When a Contractual Counterparty Files Bankruptcy?" Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Seminar (September 30, 2025)
• Author, "Receivership (GA)," Practical Guidance Series, LexisNexis (June 12, 2025)
• Featured, "Where Are They Now? Catching up with Previous SFNet 40 Under 40 Award Winners," The Secured Lender (June 12, 2025)
• Featured, "Who tinkered with a Georgia county border? Line moved behind a powerful sheriff’s house." Atlanta Journal-Constitution (June 10, 2025)
• Co-Presenter, "Commercial Law Year in Review," Atlanta Bar Association Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Year in Review CLE (February 19, 2025)
• Co-Presenter, "Pre-Bankruptcy Receiverships for Distressed Borrowers: Advantages and Risks, State or Federal, Receivership Orders," Strafford (January 9, 2024)
• Presenter, "Workouts and Forbearance Arrangements," Parker Hudson Webinar (September 22, 2021)
• Co-author, "The Third Circuit’s Warning Shot to Senior Creditors in In re Tribune Co.," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. 39, No. 12 (December 2020 )
• Co-Author, "Extent of State's Power at Issue in Nonprofit Hospital's Asset Sale," Journal of Corporate Renewal (Vol. 30) (March 2017)
• Co-Author, “Chapter 11 Interest Rates After Till”, American Bankruptcy Law Journal (Spring 2010)
• Author, “Where Do We Draw the Line?: The Justiciability of Political Gerrymandering Claims in Light of League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry”, Georgia Law Review (Spring 2007)