Mr David Herman > Dechert LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
Three Bryant Park, 1095 Avenue of the Americas
NEW YORK, NY 10036-6797
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr David Herman
Work Department
Financial Restructuring
Position
Partner
Career
David A. Herman is a partner in Dechert’s financial restructuring group and a member of the litigation practice. His practice focuses on representing debtors, official and ad hoc committees, creditors, asset acquirers and other interested parties in chapter 11 cases and in matters associated with sovereign and governmental debt restructurings. Mr. Herman also has broad experience in commercial litigation matters, including securities and derivative litigation, mergers and acquisitions litigation, and other complex disputes.
Mr. Herman has devoted a significant portion of his practice to representing Latin American parties and handling matters arising in Latin America. His experience in that area includes representing sovereign and commercial actors in restructuring and litigation matters and representing parties in connection with internal investigations and regulatory inquiries.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Herman was an attorney in the restructuring group and litigation department at another prominent law firm.
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Memberships
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), Bankruptcy Litigation Committee
- New York City Bar Association
- New York American Inn of Court
Education
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2004, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 2007, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, NYU Law Review
Lawyer Rankings
Latin America: International firms > Banking and finance
Best known for its restructuring practice in the financial sector – as opposed to banking per se – Dechert LLP has extensive experience in bankruptcy-related and distressed company matters, and enjoys an impressive record in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Puerto Rico, among other markets. In recent years, it has landed a series of major roles in the aviation sector, including LATAM Airlines’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is also active in representing funds in the restructuring arena. Allan Brilliant is co-chair of the global financial restructuring group and stands out for his work representing bondholders in cross-border restructurings involving Latin America. A partner since 2021, David Herman is another financial restructuring specialist with considerable experience in Latin America, including Chapter 11 processes. Providing additional support, senior Latin America specialist’s broad corporate and securities practice takes in bank and capital markets’ financings. Dual-qualified (New York/Chile) associate Isaac Stevens also impresses clients in financial restructuring and distressed transactions.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate finance
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation