Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
Education
University of Virginia, J.D., 1984, Moot Court Board
University of Virginia, B.A., with distinction, 1981
Profile
Garland Cassada practices in the areas of commercial and corporate litigation, and insolvency, corporate reorganization and debt restructuring matters. He has particular experience in the representation of purchasers of and investors in distressed businesses and assets and is a leader on restructuring issues related to companies with asbestos and other mass tort liability. Garland has been a frequent speaker at bankruptcy seminars, including a LexisNexis Wall Street Forum on Asbestos where he spoke about structuring transactions to avoid successor, fraudulent transfer and veil piercing liability.
Garland previously served on an ad hoc committee, chaired by The Honorable Judge Edward R. Becker, to assist the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate in drafting bankruptcy-related provisions for S.852 (Fairness in Asbestos Resolution Act of 2005).
Honors & Awards
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, bankruptcy/restructuring, 2010-22
- The Best Lawyers in America, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization, 2006-23
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, 2008-11; business litigation, 2012-20
- Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, bankruptcy, 2005, 2009-10, 2012, 2023
- Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star, bankruptcy, general commercial, insurance, 2010-23
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Experience
Experience
Represented a purchaser of assets of a building products manufacturer in the successful defense of successor liability claims asserted by legal representatives for a nationwide class of present and future asbestos claimants.
Represented a national asbestos defendant in one of the first successful permanent settlements in a pre-arranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
Represented a global engineering and infrastructure development firm in the successful purchase of assets pursuant to a competitive process in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of an international engineering consulting company.
News & Events
News
- Jan. 12, 2023
- Oct. 27, 2022
- Aug. 23, 2022
- June 2, 2022
- Oct. 12, 2021
- Aug. 26, 2021
- May 21, 2021
- Dec. 16, 2020
- Aug. 20, 2020
- April 30, 2020
- Jan. 22, 2020
- Oct. 17, 2019
- Aug. 15, 2019
- May 6, 2019
- Jan. 28, 2019
- Nov. 16, 2018
- Aug. 15, 2018
- May 31, 2018
- Jan. 30, 2018
- Nov. 2, 2017
- Eight Named “Lawyer of the Year”Aug. 16, 2017
- May 31, 2017
- Jan. 26, 2017
- Jan. 24, 2017
- Nov. 9, 2016
- Eight Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year"Aug. 15, 2016
- June 2, 2016
- March 18, 2016
- Jan. 27, 2016
- Oct. 21, 2015
- Sept. 22, 2015
- Aug. 18, 2015
- May 28, 2015
- Garland Cassada featured in Forbes article "A Stubborn Manufacturer Exposes The Asbestos Blame Game"April 13, 2015
- Jan. 21, 2015
- Dec. 26, 2014
- More Ranked Attorneys Than Any Other North Carolina Firm for Fifth Consecutive YearOct. 29, 2014
- Firm Topped North Carolina Rankings in Eight Practice AreasAug. 19, 2014
- May 23, 2014
- March 27, 2014
- Feb. 6, 2014
- Feb. 3, 2014
- Jan. 21, 2014
- More Ranked Attorneys Than Any Other North Carolina Firm For Fourth Consecutive YearOct. 29, 2013
- Aug. 15, 2013
- May 24, 2013
- Six Shareholders Among State’s Top 100 Attorneys, Two in Top 10Jan. 18, 2013
- More Ranked Attorneys Than Any Other North Carolina Firm For Third Consecutive YearNov. 9, 2012
- Aug. 23, 2012
- June 8, 2012
- Seven Shareholders Among State’s Top 100 Attorneys, Two in Top 10Jan. 23, 2012
- Jan. 4, 2012
- Charlotte-based Firm Has More Ranked Lawyers Than Any Other North Carolina FirmNov. 16, 2011
- Sept. 1, 2011
- Charlotte Firm Leads All Other N.C. Firms in Ranked Attorneys, No. 1 Practice Areas for Third-Straight YearJune 14, 2011
- Seven Shareholders Included Among State’s Top 100 Attorneys, Two in the Top 10Jan. 21, 2011
- Oct. 19, 2010
- Aug. 9, 2010
- Charlotte-Based Firm Again Recognized as State Leader in Eight Practice AreasJune 11, 2010
- Jan. 28, 2010
- Jan. 26, 2010
- Aug. 10, 2009
- Jan. 23, 2009
- Dec. 31, 2008
- Sept. 19, 2008
- Jan. 23, 2008
- Sept. 7, 2007
- Jan. 26, 2007
- Sept. 6, 2006
- Jan. 18, 2006
Events
Sidley Austin, LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019June 29, 2016via Webinar
July 29, 2014
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Council Member; Ethics Committee, Chair
Community Affiliations
- Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, 2007
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Western North Carolina Chapter, Board Member, Man of the Year Campaign, 2006; Man of the Year, 2005
- Leadership Charlotte, Class 17
- St. Francis Jobs Program, Inc., Board of Directors, Chairman
- Southminster, Inc. (a nonprofit retirement community), Board Member, Secretary
- Christ Episcopal Church Foundation, Board Member, Chairman
- Christ Church Kindergarten, Board Member, Chairman