Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

Partner

Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation; Plaintiffs' Litigation

David S. Rosner, Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy Litigation and Restructuring Group, is a leading bankruptcy litigator and restructuring partner featured in Chambers USA (praised as a “fantastic negotiator and can go toe to toe with anyone” and “extremely responsive and devoted to achieving the best results”) and Benchmark Litigation.  David has also been recognized as a leading bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer in The Legal 500, New York Metro Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers.  He has also been selected as a Restructuring and Insolvency Expert by Euromoney Legal Media Group: Expert Guides.

David represents committees of distressed hedge funds, private equity funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, and holders of securities at every capital structure level in major corporate insolvencies in central roles in some of the largest, most complex bankruptcies in the United States.  He has represented creditors in high profile bankruptcy and restructuring matters including Toys "R" Us, Nine West, Caesars Entertainment, Trico Marine, Tribune, LyondellBasell, LeNature’s, WorldCom, Delphi, and Northwest Airlines, among numerous others. 

David has successfully litigated, argued, and won insolvency-related decisions at the First and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal as well as District and Bankruptcy Courts throughout the country.

New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989); Washington University, St. Louis (B.A., B.S., 1986)