Gregory M. Garno

Representative Matters

• Served as special litigation counsel to the assignee for the benefit of creditors for Laser Spine Institute, LLC and affiliated entities pursuing claims for recovery of more than $110,000,000
• Served as Chapter 7 trustee of the owner of the former Plantation Fashion Mall, which includes over 32 acres of commercial real property in Fort Lauderdale
• Represents the federal court-appointed receiver in 321 Loans receivership and over 100 affiliated entities, in an action brought by the FTC regarding a nationwide debt relief scheme that defrauded over 35,000 consumers out of more than $85 million
• Represents the federal court-appointed receiver over Pointbreak Media, LLC and its affiliated entities that engaged in a multi-million-dollar telemarking and robocall scam targeting small business owners
• Served as counsel to the court-appointed receiver and Chapter 11 fiduciary in E.S. Bankest, L.C. receivership in pursuit of avoidance and other claims arising from a $170 million fraudulent scheme
• Served as counsel to the court-appointed and Chapter 11 trustee in a Louis Pearlman Ponzi scheme in the prosecution of fraudulent transfer claims in connection with a $400 million scheme against a financial institution, resulting in a settlement for the client well in excess of eight figures
• Served as counsel to the court-appointed receiver over Bogdan Financial Group, Inc. and its affiliated defendants that operated a Ponzi scheme that deprived hundreds of residents of the state of Florida of over $16 million
• Served as counsel to one of the nation’s largest architectural glass and aluminum fabricators in Chapter 11 proceedings
• Prevailed in arbitration of disaffected franchisees’ claims relating to merger of two food industry franchisors, including claims alleging abandonment of trademarks, violation of state acts, and earnings claim violations

Education

• J.D. cum laude University of Miami School of Law 1996
• • Member, Business Law Journal
• B.S. Cornell University 1993

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Court Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, Trial Section, The Florida Bar
• Member, National Association of Federal Equity Receivers
• Member, Miami-Dade County Bar Association

• Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated
  
• South Florida Legal Guide
  
  • Up and Comers, South Florida
    
  • Top Lawyers, South Florida
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2024

Personal Activities

• Golf, fitness, and spending time with his family