Reginald W. Jackson

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Partner

Columbus Office

Columbus 614.464.5621

Fax 614.719.4778

Email rwjackson@vorys.com

Practice Areas

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1980
Cornell University, B.A., 1977

Bar & Court Admissions

Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Mr. Jackson is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the bankruptcy practice. He has significant experience in the insolvency field having represented secured creditors, Chapter 11 debtors, trustees, creditors' committees, equity holders, asset purchasers, vendors and suppliers. Mr. Jackson's practice also includes all aspects of commercial collections and workouts, including loan restructurings, forbearance arrangements, receiverships and foreclosures.

Career highlights include:

Serving as president of the American Bankruptcy Institute, 2007-2008
Served as counsel to the Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in the bankruptcy of Primary Health Systems, a five-hospital health care system, which was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware before Judge Walrath and successfully negotiating a creditors trust for the benefit of the unsecured creditors
Served as counsel to the unsecured creditors' committee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Triad Resources, an oil and gas development company with secured and unsecured debt in excess of $100 million. Negotiated a plan that carved out significant recovery for the unsecured creditors
Served as counsel to the trust established to implement confirmed plan in Triad Resources. Successfully prosecuted claim to oil and gas interests which enhanced recovery to unsecured creditors
Served as counsel to a $1 billion farm cooperative, and its related financing arm, in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy and receiving the confirmation of a successful Chapter 11 plan in six months
Serving as counsel to future claimant’s representative in Chapter 11 proceedings of The Flintkote Company, a former manufacturer of asbestos, pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware
Representing a fortune 500 public company in bankruptcy matters pending nationally
Representing a national franchisor in connection with restructuring and enforcement of franchise rights in bankruptcy, the purchase of assets from bankruptcy and protecting interests in connection with bankruptcy filing by franchisees
Representing creditors in significant Chapter 11 proceedings including Lyondell Chemical, Kodak, New Page, AbitibiBowater and Smurfit-Stone Container
Graduating from the American Bankruptcy Institute and St. Johns Law School bankruptcy mediation training program, the first bankruptcy specific mediation certification program

Mr. Jackson is a member of the Ohio State Bar Foundation and the Ohio State Bar Association.

Mr. Jackson has spoken on several occasions before the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Spring Meeting and Winter Leadership Conference, the Southeast Bankruptcy Law Institute, the Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, as well as other local and regional conferences. Topics have included exit financing in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, preference defense, avoiding litigation, out of court workouts, and post confirmation issues.

Mr. Jackson received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his B.A. from Cornell University.

Professional and Community Activities

American Bankruptcy Institute, President 2007-2008; Executive Committee, 2003-2010; Board of Trustees, 2003-present
Ohio State Bar Association, Council of Delegates, 2002-2007; Board of Governors, 2003-2007
ABI Journal, Former Editor
Columbus Bar Association, Board of Governors, 1998-2002; Bankruptcy Committee Chair, 1990-1992
Ohio State Bar Foundation, President, 2001
American Bar Association, Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms, Chairman, 1996-1999

Honors & Awards

Columbus CEO, Top Lawyers in Columbus, 2010-2013
Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy since 2001
Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1991
Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation since 1994
The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 1995-2013
Ohio Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2004-2013
Chambers and Partners, Leading Lawyer in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2004-2012
Named one of America’s Top Black Lawyers, Black Enterprise Magazine
Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated

News

Events

Publications

“Sale of Substantially All Assets Outside of Plan,” Chapter 5 of Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions, 2006 (American Bankruptcy Institute publication)
“Bringing Bankruptcies to Foil Foreclosures,” The Practical Lawyer, January 1997
Mortgage Foreclosure and Repossession in Ohio, 1991 (National Business Institute, Inc. publication)
Ohio Creditors’ Remedies and Collection Law, 1985 (Professional Education Systems, Inc. publication)