Attorney Joseph Caneco

Practice Focus

Bankruptcy and Restructuring

About

Joseph Caneco focuses his practice on bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights matters. He represents debtors, creditors’ committees, secured lenders, general unsecured creditors, and trustees in proceedings before U.S. Bankruptcy and state courts, as well as in connection with out-of-court transactions. Before joining Fishman Haygood, Joseph practiced at two nationally recognized firms headquartered in New York City.

Joseph received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He later received his Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was on the Dean’s List.

Prior to law school, Joseph served in a variety of squadron divisional leadership roles as a Naval Flight Officer, flying carrier-based tactical aircraft and deploying in support of combat operations.

Experience

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and Plan Administrator for Katerra Inc., an international construction, manufacturing, and design company (In re Katerra Inc., Case No. 21-31861, Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Aluminum Shapes, L.L.C., a national aluminum processing and extrusion company (In re Aluminum Shapes, L.L.C., Case No. 21-16520, Bankr. D.N.J.)
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Custom Alloy Corporation, a manufacturer of specialized alloyed forgings, fittings, and pipe to defense and industrial customers (In re Custom Alloy Corporation, Case No. 22-18143, Bankr. D.N.J.)
A Las Vegas-based audio, video, lighting, and production management company in its chapter 11 reorganization (In re 3G Productions, Inc., Case No. 21-13384, Bankr. D. Nev.)
A regional construction company debtor in chapter 11, resulting in a swift and successful asset sale and workout with secured lenders, followed by a liquidating plan (In re Assuncao Bros., Case No. 22-16159, Bankr. D.N.J.)

Professional Activities & Community Involvement

American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
Federal Bar Association, Member
New Orleans Bar Association, Member
Turnaround Management Association, Member

Recognitions

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Tax Law, since 2023
Super Lawyers: Louisiana "Rising Star," Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, 2025-2026

Credentials

LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center, 2019
J.D., magna cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law, 2016
- Order of the Coif
B.A. from Fordham University, 2005

Louisiana
New York
New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit