Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

David Botter’s practice focuses on large, complex restructuring cases, both out of court and in Chapter 11, across a variety of industries. He specializes in domestic, multijurisdictional and cross-border matters for both distressed companies and major creditors, with an emphasis on chapter 11 creditors’ committees and bondholder committees. He is particularly respected for his representation of bondholders as part of his broad creditor-side practice. He also has experience representing institutional investors, hedge funds, debtors-in-possession, post-petition lenders, and acquirors of distressed assets in the health care, transportation, and energy sectors, among others.

David joined Cleary as a partner in 2023.

BA, Syracuse University (1986); JD, cum laude, Boston University School of Law, Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholar, G. Joseph Tauro Scholar (1989).