JD, Member, Hofstra Law Review, Hofstra University School of Law, 1997
BS, Binghamton University, 1994

• New York State Bar

• Represent Metropolitan Partners Group in the Chapter 7 case of GCLI LLC.  

• Represent the secured lending group in the Alto Maipo et al. Chapter 11 cases.

• Represent PCCW Global Limited in the Pareteum Corporation et al. Chapter 11 cases.

• Represent Export Development Canada in the Xebec Holding USA Inc., et al. Chapter 15 cases.  

• Acted as the expert on US cross-border bankruptcy law in the insolvency proceedings of Luckin Coffee Inc. pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

• Represent Wind Park Bear Creek, LLC in the Talen Energy et al. Chapter 11 cases.
• Represented CAE Inc. in the Avianca and AeroMexico Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

• Represented the debtor's majority equity holder in the Chapter 11 case of Integrated AG.
• Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of the National Rifle Association.
• Represent Ernst & Young Inc., as the court-appointed Monitor and foreign representative of Spectra Premium Industries and certain of its subsidiaries in their Chapter 15 cases.
• Represent Havas Worldwide in connection with various preference claims asserted against it in the Sears et al. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represent Banco Bradesco S.A. in the multi-jurisdictional (Brazil, U.S. and BVI) cross-border restructuring of Constellation Oil Services Holding S.A. and its affiliated entities. 
• Represent One World Technologies in connection with avoidance actions asserted against it in the Sears et al. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. 
• Represent the Cayman Islands joint liquidators of Madison Asset LLC in its Chapter 15 case.
• Represented Standard Solar, Inc. in defending an avoidance lawsuit commenced by the  SunEdison Liquidating Trust in the SunEdison Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented Orange Capital in providing bridge and debtor-in-possession financing to, and acquiring the assets of, Circle Media LLC in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
• Represented NextEra Energy in its agreement to purchase Oncor Electric from Chapter 11 debtor Energy Future Holdings Corp.
• Represented the BVI joint liquidators of OAS Finance Limited in its Chapter 15 case.
• Represented Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity Fund as the owner (and asset purchaser) of South American shipping company Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited in its successful restructuring (through a prepackaged Chapter 11). 
• Represented the English joint liquidators of Hellas Telecommunications (Luxembourg) II SCA in its Chapter 15 case and related litigation.
• Represented Wilmington Trust, as agent for the lender group, in the Longview Corp. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
• Represented the Australian joint liquidators of Octaviar Administration Pty Limited in its Chapter 15 case.
• Represented the BVI joint liquidators of Pioneer Freight Futures Company Limited in its Chapter 15 case.
• Represented former Chief Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez (S.D.N.Y.) in his capacity as the court-appointed examiner in the ResCap Chapter 11 case.
• Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Tribune Company et al. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented the Australian joint liquidators of ABC Learning Centres in its Chapter 15 case.
• Represented Citigroup, as agent for the lender group, in the successful restructuring of Xerium Technologies (through a prepackaged Chapter 11).
• Represented WestLB, as agent for the lender group, in the VeraSun Corp. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented World Fuel Services in the Sanko Chapter 15 case.
• Represented The Royal Bank of Scotland, as agent for the lender group, in the successful Chapter 11 reorganization of PRC, LLC.
• Represented DZ Bank, as agent for the lender group, in the Calpine Corp. Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
• Represented the receiver appointed in the Russian bankruptcy proceedings of Yukos Oil Company in the first major test of Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.
• Represented a number of the largest creditor banks and insurance companies in Enron Corporation's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• Represented KBC Bank, N.V. in its capacity as a member of the creditors' committee in The National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) bankruptcy cases.
• Represented St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company in its capacity as a member of the creditors' committee in both the Enron Corp. and Sunbeam Corp. bankruptcy cases.
• Represented St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, as issuer of surety bonds, in the Bethlehem Steel Chapter 11 cases.
• Represented the Chapter 7 trustee in the Computers Unlimited of Wisconsin case.
• Represented the creditors' committees in the New York Post, Daily News and Pocket Communications bankruptcies.
• Represented ATC Group Services, Inc. in its successful reorganization.
• Represented several foreign debtors in ancillary proceedings in the United States, successfully obtaining permanent injunctive relief in each case.

• Constellation Oil Services, the multi-jurisdictional cross-border restructuring in which we represented Banco Bradesco, won The Americas Restructuring Deal of the Year (2020)─IFLR Americas Awards.
• Legal 500 US, Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate, The Legal 500, 2019 - 2020

• "Alto Maipo: Delaware ruling poses jurisdictional challenges for Ch11 debtors," Global Restructuring Review, September 30, 2022
• "In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS levels the retail playing field," Zone of Insolvency Blog, July 13, 2018
• "The Risk of Competing Insolvency Proceedings Highlights the Need for Latin American Countries to Adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency," INSOL World, Fourth Quarter 2017
• "Chapter 15: Pursuing Avoidance Actions Under Nonbankruptcy Law," Client Alert, April 27, 2017
• Co-author, "Giving Effect to Debt Compromise Arrangements – Binding the Minority or Out of the Money Classes of Creditors," Oxford University Press – The Law and Practice of Restructuring in the UK and US, 2017
• "Strong Legal Writing – A Springboard to Success," New York Law Journal, October 2015
• "Negotiating with Lenders: Forbearance, Waivers, Lender Approval and the Collective Action Conundrum," The Directors' and Officers' Guide to Restructuring, July 2010
• "Shedding Assets Quickly in Bankruptcy; using section 363 sale to make rapid sales of assets," Project Finance Newswire, February 2010
• "No Court Approval Needed for Creditor Seeking Equitable Subordination of Another’s Claim," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, November 2008
• "A Tip for Lenders When Drafting Make-Whole Provisions," International Restructuring NewsWire, September 2007
• Co-author, "An Unsecured Creditor's Rights to Recover Attorneys' Fees: Highlighting the Section 502/Section 506 Dispute," Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2007
• "Buyers of Bankruptcy Claims Should Proceed With Caution," Client Alert, April 11, 2006

• "Partners in Progress - Restructuring and Collaboration Across Latin America," (Speaker), INSOL International One Day Seminar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2, 2023
• "The New Restructuring Regimes in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges for US Stakeholders," (Moderator), joint webinar program with NRF Germany, the Netherlands, France and the US, April 29, 2021
• "Insolvency and Restructuring: Cross-Border Implications," (Speaker), NRF Canada and NRF US joint webinar program, September 24, 2020
• "Cross-Border Restructuring: A Comparative Analysis," (Speaker), NRF/Harneys Cross-Border Seminar, New York, NY September 24, 2019
• "What Brazilian Bankers Should Know About Cross-Border Restructuring," NRF Seminar hosted by Machado Meyer Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil, June 4, 2019
• "Issues in Cross-Border Insolvencies/Admiralty and Shipping," (Speaker), ABI New York Cross-Border Insolvency Program, November 7, 2017
• "Cross-Border Insolvency -- A US/UK Perspective," (Speaker), ING/Norton Rose Fulbright in-house training program, July 27, 2017
• "Cross-Border Insolvency Issues and the Implementation of the UNCITRAL Model Law," (Panel Chair), INSOL International One Day Seminar, São Paulo, Brazil, May 25, 2017
• "Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code: Opportunities and Challenges for Off-Shore Insolvency Professionals," Hamilton, Bermuda, April 20, 2017
• "2016 – The Year in Review From the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys," Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors, New York, NY, November 16, 2016
• "Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code - A Powerful Tool for Off-Shore Practitioners," Tortola, BVI, March 23, 2016
• "A Primer on the Effect of Cross-Border Bankruptcies on Collateral and Sureties," Hartford, CT, April 30, 2015
• "Chapter 15: How Fairfield Sentry, Barnet, Vitro and Other Recent Cases have Affected Chapter 15 Availability and Cross-Border Landscape, Member of the Advisory Board Committee," Association of the Bar of the City of New York – Cross Border Insolvency Program, New York, NY, June 20, 2014
• "Availability and Benefits of Chapter 15 Following the Second Circuit’s Fairfield Decision," New York, NY, January 30, 2014
• "Emerging Roles for Examiners in Contested Chapter 11 Mega-Cases and Similar Trends in Other Jurisdictions," New York, NY, October 22, 2013
• "Navigating Preference, Fraudulent Conveyance and Executory Contract Risks," New York, NY, June 2, 2011
• "Cross-Border Restructurings US and European Perspectives," New York, NY, October 27, 2010
• "Section 363 Bankruptcy Sales," New York, NY, March 19, 2010
• "Section 304 of the United States Bankruptcy Code: In Need of a Fix?," INSOL International Conference, Bermuda, April 1999

• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
• Member, American Bar Association