Advises clients in complex corporate restructurings and bankruptcies, including multijurisdictional and cross-border matters.
Represents creditors, debtors, bondholders, hedge funds, institutional investors and ad hoc and official creditors’ committees.

Brad is a financial restructuring practitioner, focused on large, complex in-court and out-of-court corporate restructurings. Brad’s experience includes representing ad hoc and official creditors’ committees, as well as debtors, in high-profile chapter 11 cases. He also advises clients in multijurisdictional and cross-border insolvency proceedings.

Brad’s restructuring matters encompass a variety of industries, including energy, telecommunications, shipping, technology and printing.

Representative Work

SVB: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 case of SVB Financial Group, the former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, involving more than $3.4 billion in liabilities.
Talen Energy: Counsel to an ad hoc group of first lien creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Talen Energy and its affiliates, one of the largest power generation and infrastructure companies in North America, involving $4.455 billion in liabilities. Successful Restructurings of the Year (Turnarounds & Workouts)
Nordic Aviation Capital: Counsel to an ad hoc group of noteholders in the chapter 11 case of Nordic Aviation Capital Designated Activity Company, the fifth-largest aircraft leasing company in the world, involving $6 billion in liabilities. Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year - Over $1B (M&A Advisor)
FirstEnergy Solutions: Counsel to the debtors in the chapter 11 cases of FirstEnergy Solutions and its subsidiaries, an electric utility that services roughly one million residential, commercial and industrial customers, involving $3.8 billion in liabilities.
Intelsat: Counsel to an ad hoc group of creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Intelsat and its affiliates, one of the largest satellite services providers in the world, involving $14.7 billion in liabilities. Restructuring of the Year - Over $10B (M&A Advisor)

Foresight Energy: Counsel to an ad hoc group of first lien lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Foresight Energy, a leading producer of thermal coal, involving $1.5 billion in liabilities.
Centric Brands: Counsel to the second lien noteholder and postpetition lender in the chapter 11 cases of Centric Brands and its affiliates, a leading global apparel and accessories company whose brands include Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Nautica, involving $1.7 billion in liabilities. Distressed M&A Deal of the Year - over $100MM (M&A Advisor)
Nortel Networks: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases and parallel CCAA proceedings and administration proceedings of Nortel Networks and its affiliates, a multinational telecommunications and data networking equipment manufacturer. The restructuring featured a series of section 363 sales totaling more than $7.5 billion in proceeds, including the sale of a patent portfolio for $4.5 billion. Cross-border Cooperation in a Specific Restructuring or Insolvency Matter (Global Restructuring Review)
Constellis: Counsel to Constellis, a leading provider of risk management, security and global operational support services, in an out-of-court restructuring of $1.4 billion in liabilities.
Erickson: Counsel to an ad hoc group of second lien noteholders in the chapter 11 cases of Erickson and its affiliates, an aerospace manufacturing and aviation service provider, involving $561 million in liabilities. Turnaround of the Year - Middle Markets (Turnaround Atlas Awards)
SandRidge Energy: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of SandRidge Energy and its affiliates, an oil and gas company, involving $4 billion in liabilities.

Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, 2007
B.A., Yale University, 2004

Bar Admissions
New York

Recognitions

American Bankruptcy Institute, 40 Under 40, 2022.
Recommended in Legal 500 US for Finance - Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate, 2022 and 2023.
Turnarounds & Workouts- “Outstanding Young Bankruptcy Lawyer,” 2019.
New York Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016 – 2018.

Speeches and Publications

Moderator, “A Conversation with Judges About Today’s Hottest Topics,” American Bankruptcy Institute’s VALCON, (Conference, March 20, 2024).
Panelist, “Cryptocurrency Management Strategies in Bankruptcy,” American Bankruptcy Institute’s Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, (Conference, February 8, 2022).
Presenter, “Bankruptcy and Distressed M&A Transactions,” Deal Maker’s Boot Camp, (Webinar, November 11, 2020).