Mr. David M. Hillman
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>David M. Hillman</strong> is the global co-chair of the Restructuring Group and co-head of the Private Credit Restructuring Group of Proskauer LLP in New York. He has 30 years of experience with an emphasis on representing private credit lenders, private funds, sovereign wealth funds and other alternative lenders and distressed investors in special situations and restructurings, both in and out of court. Mr. Hillman has substantial experience in every phase of restructuring and distressed investing, including credit-bid sales under § 363, debt-for-equity swaps, chapter 11 plans, out-of-court restructurings and foreclosures, as well as navigating intercreditor issues involving liability management transactions the relative rights of majority and minority lenders. He also litigates the issues facing private credit lenders, including issues involving plan confirmation, solvency, valuation, intercreditor disputes, financing and cash-collateral disputes, fraudulent transfers, equitable subordination, recharacterization, breach of fiduciary duty and similar disputes. Mr. Hillman has been recognized as an “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer” by <em>Turnarounds & Workouts</em>, and has been listed as a “leading individual” in bankruptcy/restructuring by <em>Chambers USA</em> and in <em>New York Super Lawyers</em> as well. An ABI member, he speaks frequently on bankruptcy-related topics, including recent decisions affecting secured creditor rights and preparing creditors for bankruptcy risks. Mr. Hillman received his B.A. <em>cum laude</em> from the State University of New York at Oneonta and his J.D. <em>cum laude</em> from Albany Law School, where he was associate editor of the <em>Albany Law Review</em>.</p>
David M. Hillman