Mr David S. Rosner > Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP Offices
1633 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
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Mr David S. Rosner
Work Department
Partner
Position
Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation; Plaintiffs’ Litigation
Career
David S. Rosner, Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy Litigation and Restructuring Group, is a leading bankruptcy litigator and restructuring partner featured in Chambers USA (praised as a “fantastic negotiator and can go toe to toe with anyone” and “extremely responsive and devoted to achieving the best results”) and Benchmark Litigation. David has also been recognized as a leading bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer in The Legal 500, New York Metro Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers. He has also been selected as a Restructuring and Insolvency Expert by Euromoney Legal Media Group: Expert Guides.
David represents committees of distressed hedge funds, private equity funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, and holders of securities at every capital structure level in major corporate insolvencies in central roles in some of the largest, most complex bankruptcies in the United States. He has represented creditors in high profile bankruptcy and restructuring matters including Toys “R” Us, Nine West, Caesars Entertainment, Trico Marine, Tribune, LyondellBasell, LeNature’s, WorldCom, Delphi, and Northwest Airlines, among numerous others.
David has successfully litigated, argued, and won insolvency-related decisions at the First and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal as well as District and Bankruptcy Courts throughout the country.
Memberships
New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Education
Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989); Washington University, St. Louis (B.A., B.S., 1986)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
(Leading lawyers)David Rosner heads Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP’s bankruptcy litigation and restructuring practice, which is well known for its courtroom litigation expertise. The practice has recently represented an ad hoc group of first lien term loan lenders of multibillion dollar healthcare company Envision Healthcare in connection with its ‘liquidity management’ transaction, a key involvement for senior practitioners Marc Kasowitz and Matthew Stein. Kasowitz is a leading trial lawyer, while Stein represents a wide range of clients, including debtors, creditors, statutory and ad hoc committees, indenture trustees, and private equity funds, in connection with complex restructurings, reorganizations, and liquidation proceedings and specializes in litigation arising from distressed situations and leveraged buyouts. Moreover, having joined from Allen & Overy LLP in June 2022, Ken Coleman brings impressive experience in multijurisdictional reorganizations and restructurings. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate United States > Finance
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Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > International litigation