Professional Experience
Isaac Gabriel’s practice focuses on bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and creditor’s rights litigation. His practice includes:
- Representing numerous national lending institutions and special servicers in complex commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases throughout the United States.
- Representing commercial equipment lenders and lessors in substantial business reorganization cases throughout the United States.
- Representing numerous national banking associations and other commercial lenders in connection with pre-bankruptcy loan restructurings, state court litigation, receivership actions, and foreclosures in connection with commercial loans in aggregate value exceeding $500 million.
- Acting as Trustee and instituting foreclosure and collection actions on $56 million commercial real estate retail project.
- Representing local and national clients in complex contract disputes, as well as successful negotiation and settlement of same.
- Representing major national lender in negligent misrepresentation litigation against officers and directors of publicly traded company.
- Assisting lending institutions/banks in connection with workouts and strategies in all aspects of creditor’s rights litigation and enforcement.
Education and Honors
- Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002)
Order of the Coif. William C. Canby Appellate Advocacy Competition (Winner). Arizona State National Moot Court Team. Arizona State Law Journal (Staff Writer, Fall 2000). Pedrick Scholar. Armstrong Award.
- University of Arizona (B.A., cum laude with honors, 1998)
Bar Admissions
Arizona,
2002
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2002
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2010
Professional Recognition
Selected for inclusion in the 2012 Southwest Super Lawyers
® list (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights).
Professional and Civic Activities
- Pro Bono Attorney, Arizona Justice Project, handling habeas corpus and post-convictions proceedings for potential wrongful convicted prisoners (2007- present).
- Arizona State University Art Museum, Advisory Board Member (2009-present).
- Turnaround Management Association (Member).
- State Bar of Arizona (Member).
- Capitol Elementary School (Volunteer, 2002-present).
- Arthritis Foundation's Oscar Night America (Board Member, 2006).
- Volunteer Lawyers Program (Volunteer Pro-Bono Lawyer).
Languages
Spanish