GUS focuses primarily on corporate restructuring, distressed sales and acquisitions and other insolvency-related matters. He has experience representing borrowers, debtors, directors, creditors, buyers of assets and businesses, secured lenders, ad hoc bondholder committees, official creditors’ committees, chapter 7 trustees, lessors, lessees and other parties in commercial, distressed or insolvency-related transactions and litigation both inside and outside of bankruptcy.
He has been involved in both large and middle market chapter 11 and business restructuring matters, including the representation of the respective debtors including Concord Steel, The Chardon Rubber Company, Dana Corporation, USG Corporation, PLVTZ Inc., Levitz Home Furnishings, Oglebay Norton Company, NexPak Corporation, National Century Enterprises and Burlington Industries, as well as other parties in interest or creditors.
A substantial portion of Gus’ practice is devoted to representing buyers interested in acquiring assets out of bankruptcy, receivership and other distressed situations.
Gus is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association and ACG Cleveland. Gus serves as an officer of the Parish Council at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral and is a trustee of the church’s foundation. He is the treasurer of the Chios Society of Cleveland and a trustee of the Cleveland AHEPA Scholarship Fund.
Before joining Calfee in 2008, Gus was an associate at Jones Day (2002-2008) and Thompson Hine (1999-2002). He became a partner in 2011.