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Brian Rich is a bankruptcy and restructuring attorney at Berger Singerman in Tallahassee, Florida. He represents distressed companies, commercial debtors, creditors’ committees, lenders, bankruptcy trustees, receivers and other court-appointed fiduciaries, and has led complex Chapter 11 cases across health care, real estate, retail and hospitality. He is a past president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Northern District of Florida.