David M. Posner

David Posner focuses his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency matters and represents companies, creditors’ committees, chapter 11 trustees, acquirers, financial institutions and other significant parties-in-interest in complex reorganizations and financially distressed situations as well as debtor/creditor rights and commercial litigation. In addition, he has substantial litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation inside the context of complex reorganization cases and in state and federal courts across the country. Mr. Posner has been involved in all aspects of pre-trial proceedings, preliminary injunction hearings, motion practice, applications, mediation, objections and other contested matters. He has tried both jury and non-jury trials in bankruptcy, state and federal courts.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Posner was a member of the Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights group of a New York City law firm where he represented creditors’ committees in chapter 11 reorganization proceedings, commercial corporations and financial institutions as both secured and unsecured creditors in chapter 11 reorganization proceedings and in litigations pending before federal courts. Mr. Posner also worked extensively representing clients in the areas of lender liability, debt collection, judgment enforcement and bankruptcy appellate practice. Previously, Mr. Posner was a partner in the Lending, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights group in the New York City office of an international law firm where his emphasis was in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, business restructuring, asset-based lending and commercial litigation.

While attending law school, Mr. Posner was Senior Editor of the Syracuse Law Review.

Good to know

Job Types Partner
Areas of Practice 1) Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
Law School Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.,1988)
Education Syracuse University, B.A.,1984)
Bar Member / Association New York State Bar Association
Most recent firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-posner-696aa65
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