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David S. Elkind
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
T + 1-212-841-0608
F + 1-646-728-1504
+ 1-212-841-0433 secretary
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Practice
David S. Elkind joined Ropes & Gray in 2003, and is a partner in the New York office in both the Litigation and Bankruptcy & Business Restructuring Departments. Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, David was a partner of Reboul MacMurray Hewitt & Maynard. His practice includes bankruptcy litigation; securities and other business litigation; and representation of creditors, committees and debtors in bankruptcy and reorganization matters.
Professional Experience
In the area of Bankruptcy & Business Restructuring, David has represented creditors, committees and debtors in connection with a variety of matters, including litigation of fraudulent conveyance claims arising out of leveraged buyouts and other transactions, litigation of disputes under provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, preference litigation, and other bankruptcy matters. David has also represented private equity firms in connection with the restructuring of their portfolio companies and parties acquiring assets through Chapter 11 plans and Section 363 acquisitions. In the area of corporate and commercial litigation, David’s practice includes securities litigation, contract litigation, litigation relating to merger and shareholder agreements, and arbitration.
Representative matters which David has handled recently include representation of the indenture trustee and administrative agent for the $740 million of CalGen Second Lien debt in litigations in the Calpine chapter 11 cases; representation of Bank of America in the “MegaClaim” litigation brought by the debtors in the Enron Chapter 11 proceedings; representation of purchasers of bank debt in the “transferee” litigation brought in the Enron chapter 11 cases; representation of Genuity in litigation against Verizon in the Genuity chapter 11 proceedings; representation of a private equity firm in securities litigation; representation clients in commercial arbitrations; representation of a major accounting firm in a variety of matters; and representation of the Examiner in the Global Crossing Chapter 11 proceedings.
Honors & Awards
- New York Super Lawyers (2007, 2008)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Chairman, Princeton University Alumni Schools Committee for Manhattan and Staten Island
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Bar Admissions
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1977
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1977
- Supreme Court of the United States
Education
- 1975,
J.D., Columbia Law School; Articles and Book Reviews Editor, Columbia Law Review
- 1973,
B.A., Princeton University
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