Troy J. Aramburu

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• Utah

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Utah
• United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• United States District Court, District of Utah
• United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Education

• Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude)
• Weber State University (B.A., Political Science, History minor, magna cum laude)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2015-2025), Litigation – Bankruptcy (2024-2025)
  • Salt Lake City Lawyer of the Year, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2023)
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business®, Litigation: General Commercial (2015-2024)
  • Up and Coming (2015)
• Utah’s Legal Elite: Bankruptcy/Workout, Utah Business Magazine (2015-2022)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers^®, Business Litigation (2014-2024)
  • Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2009-2011)

Representative Experience

• Regularly represents factoring and asset-based lenders in a variety of litigation, workout and bankruptcy matters in multiple jurisdictions
• Represented official committee of unsecured creditors in reorganization of three jointly administered dairies
• Represented court-appointed receiver in the wind-up and liquidation of manufacturing company
• Defended transferor of assets in multimillion dollar breach-of-contract action culminating in week-long jury trial in federal court
• Represented official committee of unsecured creditors in jointly administered Chapter 11 cases involving real estate holding companies
• Represented official committee of unsecured creditors in the individual Chapter 11 case of prominent Utah real estate developer
• Defended lender in defeating claims in both bankruptcy and federal court involving more than $7 million in alleged fraudulent transfers
• General bankruptcy counsel for solar power company in its Chapter 11 case
• General bankruptcy counsel for oil exploration company in its Chapter 11 case
• Represented lender in nonjudicial foreclosure of multimillion dollar assets and subsequent bench trial involving deficiency action against guarantors
• Prosecuted and defended numerous preference and fraudulent transfer cases in bankruptcy courts in Utah and Delaware
• Represented SEC-appointed receiver in several litigation matters
• Represented court-appointed receiver in collection of distressed assets
• Represented court-appointed custodian in liquidation of assets of company
• Represented LLC members in contested state-court litigation against managing member of LLC
• Regularly represents secured lenders with the protection of their collateral through the appointment of receivers and other legal remedies

Previous Professional Experience

• Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, PC, Shareholder
• Alston & Bird, Associate

Professional Memberships and Activities

• State Bar of Utah
  • Bankruptcy Section
    • Past Chair
  • Character & Fitness Committee
    • Member (2014-2015)
  • New Lawyer Training Program
    • Mentor
• American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference Advisory Board (2013-present)
• Turnaround Management Association
• Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum
• American Bar Association

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Protecting Your IP Assets: What Happens if Your Licensee or Licensor Files for Bankruptcy?” Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel Mountain West Chapter Fall Lunch and Learn (November 7, 2018)
• “Ethics: Discharge Issues and Elements of Proof Under § 523,” Presenter, ABI Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference (January 2017)
• “Nondischargeable Debt: What Every Non-Bankruptcy Lawyer Should Know About Preventing the Discharge of Debt in a Debtor’s Court of Last Resort,” Co-Presenter, Utah State Bar Summer Convention (July 7, 2016)
• “Quest for Professionalism & Civility,” Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel Mountain West Chapter Ethics at the End CLE (November 13, 2014)
• “Collection Law From Start to Finish,” Presenter, Nat’l Business Institute (June 2014)
• “Skeleton: Racing Head-First through Hot Topics,” Panel Member, ABI Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, Denver, CO (January 2014)
• “Collections: Seeking and Collecting a Judgment,” Presenter, National Business Institute (September 2011)
• “Chapter 11 Practical Suggestions & Avoiding Common Pitfalls,” Moderator, Utah State Bar (June 2011)
• “Collection Law from Start to Finish,” Presenter, National Business Institute (September 2010)
• “Bankruptcy: The Debtor’s Perspective,” Presenter, Utah State Bar Spring Convention (March 2010)
• “Jurisdictional Battles from Forum Shopping,” Presenter, ABI Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference, Denver, CO (January 2009)