David co-heads the firm’s Special Situations and Alternative Investment Practice and advises clients on a wide range of financial restructuring, distressed mergers and acquisitions and other private capital solution matters. He also leads the firm’s Distressed Debt & Claims Trading team, which provides advice in connection with U.S., European and emerging market debt, claims and complex secondary portfolio trading. He also represents private credit lenders and traders in connection with a variety of restructuring and loan-to-own transactions. David is a member of the firm’s opinion committee and is often called upon to advise clients on debt trading compliance and the asset and entity isolation aspects of structured finance and digital asset transactions.

David is a seasoned counselor who was cited by the founder of Octus (formerly Reorg Research) as “undoubtedly one of the best in the field at what he does, making sure funds and their investments are protected.”

Education

  • Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1999)
    • Cornell University (B.S., 1996)
      • University of Denver, Daniels College of Business (Energy Finance Certificate)

        Bar Admission

        • New York

        Court Admissions

        • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

        Professional Affiliations

        • Loan Market Association
        • Loan Syndications and Trading Association
        Publications
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        U.S. Court of International Trade Invalidates Trump Section 122 Global Tariffs, the Administration Appeals, and Tariffs Likely Will Remain in Effect for Most Importers
        Key Takeaways The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) invalidated President Trump’s Section 122 10% tariffs, holding that the Administration exceeded the authority delegated by Congress under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Administration has appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The CIT’s injunction is limited. The court granted relief only to the plaintiffs – the State of Washington, Burlap & Barrel and Basic Fun! – and declined to issue nationwide relief. The tariffs remain in place for most importers pending appeal, and continue to apply broadly unless additional importers seek and obtain relief. The decision increases pressure on the Administration to pivot to alternative statutory authorities, including Section 301 and Section 232, for
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        IEEPA Refund Portal Opens on April 20: What Importers Should Know About Filing, Timing and Liquidity Options
        Key Takeaways U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will launch Phase 1 of CAPE on April 20, giving many importers their first access to the ACE-based path to request IEEPA duty refunds. More complicated entries – including those involving certain AD/CVD orders, protests, drawback, reconciliation and liquidated entries that are more than 80 days past liquidation – remain outside Phase 1 or will follow a different timeline. Importers and brokers should act now to confirm ACE portal access, ACH/electronic refund enrollment, U.S. bank account information and entry eligibility before submitting CAPE declarations. CBP also has made clear that filers may not initiate an IEEPA refund request through a Post Summary Correction (PSC). Timing of refund declaration processing will vary. For many standard accepted entries, CBP
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