Gordon Zachary Novod, Esq.
Gordon Novod heads Grant & Eisenhofer’s bankruptcy and distressed litigation practice. He has more than 20 years of experience representing litigation trustees, ad hoc and official committees, distressed investors, lenders, indenture trustees, trade creditors, and other parties in some of the most complex landmark restructurings and in litigation matters. Mr. Novod’s practice focuses on representing litigation trustees as well as institutional investors in litigation matters involving, among other things, bankruptcy avoidance claims, as well as non-bankruptcy fraudulent transfer, fiduciary duty, unlawful dividend, and corporate governance claims. Mr. Novod is the author of Driving the Recovery Bus; Augmenting Creditor Recoveries Through Claims Brought by a Litigation Trustee, published by the American Bankruptcy Institute in April 2024. Mr. Novod has extensive experience litigating issues related to corporate debt securities in default and distressed situations, including exchange transactions, redemptions, and the Trust Indenture Act. In the bankruptcy context, he has litigated all aspects of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization, valuation, and plan confirmation proceedings, contested debtor-in-possession financing and cash collateral use, the pursuit of fraudulent transfer actions, and other matters involving bankruptcy-related litigation. Mr. Novod prides himself on providing high quality advocacy to clients, keeping their business objectives in mind. He is able to grasp complex legal and business issues in order to craft and implement innovative yet practical solutions to maximize value for clients. Mr. Novod has been acknowledged for his work as on numerous occasions, including: (i) Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2023; (ii) Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers for the Financial Litigation, esp. Distressed category for 2023; (iii) Selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers’ list for Bankruptcy from 2013 to 2023; (iv) Recognized as a winner of the 40 Under 40 East M&A Advisor Recognition Awards in 2012; (v) Selected to New York Super Lawyers list of “Rising Stars” for Bankruptcy in 2012; (vi) Named to Law360’s “Rising Stars” in restructuring, recognizing him as “one of the five bankruptcy attorneys under 40 to watch” in 2011; (vii) Named a finalist in the M&A Advisor’s “40 under 40” in 2011. In addition, he has served on the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization. <br><br>