Stephen D. Zide

Stephen D. Zide is a Financial Restructuring partner with Dechert LLP in New York and represents a diverse range of clients in chapter 11 bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring matters. He has led numerous high-profile restructurings across a number of industries, and his clients include both official and ad hoc creditor and equity committees, debtors, bondholders, investors and secured lenders. On the creditor side, Mr. Zide advises clients on distressed and bankrupt companies with complex corporate and capital structures. He provides analysis and advice regarding fraudulent conveyance, fiduciary duty, intercreditor and valuation disputes; developing, negotiating and confirming chapter 11 plans; negotiating and litigating cash-collateral orders, debtor-in-possession financing and equity commitment agreements; and developing and implementing rights offerings. Mr. Zide’s practice representing creditors is complimented by his experience representing distressed companies, and assisting debtors in navigating the complex legal, financial and operational issues that arise in chapter 11. He is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA for bankruptcy/restructuring. The M&A Advisor recognized him as “Legal Advisor of the Year” in 2020, and in 2019, he was named one of Turnaround & Workouts’ “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers.” Mr. Zide has been regarded as a rising star for bankruptcy by some of the most prominent legal and industry publications, including Turnaround & Workouts, Law360 and The M&A Advisor. He also was recognized as a New York Super Lawyer from 2019-21 and was a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” from 2014-17. Mr. Zide received his B.A. magna cum laude in political science in 1999 from Queens College, The City University of New York, and his J.D. magna cum laude in 2004 from Brooklyn Law School, where he served as notes and comments editor of the Journal of Law and Policy, received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Securities Arbitration and New York Civil Practice and The American Bankruptcy Award Journal Student Prize, and was a Carswell Merit Scholar.