Michael J. Edelman
Shareholder
T: 212-407-6970
F: 212-407-7799
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Michael J. Edelman joined the firm’s New York office as a shareholder in September 2005. His practice involves all aspects of bankruptcy litigation, proceedings, negotiation and restructuring. Mr. Edelman has experience in many of the significant Chapter 11 reorganizations of the past decade as counsel to creditors, debtors and financial institutions, including, inter alia , Delta Air Lines, Lodgian, Inc., WCI Steel, Continental Grain, World Access, HomePlace Stores, Grand Union, Bidermann Industries/Maurice Bidermann, Foundation for New Era Philanthropy, Safety Components, Olympia & York and Maxwell Communication Corporation. Mr. Edelman also has handled an extensive number of out-of-court reorganizations for companies large and small. He has helped implement numerous court-approved debtor-in-possession financings and several unique financing and asset sale structures through bankruptcy cases.
In addition to other types of restructuring work, Mr. Edelman has had significant experience consulting on in-court and out-of-court restructurings of leveraged lease and mortgaged aircraft financings, including extensive representations relating to, inter alia , Continental Air Lines, Pan Am, Midway Airlines, TWA, U.S. Airways, United Airlines, Northwest and Delta Air Lines, in which he has represented lenders, lessors and airlines. He also has been engaged for numerous representations in foreign airline restructurings.
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- J.D., New York University School of Law, 1990
- B.A., cum laude , University of Pennsylvania, 1987
- B.S., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School of Business), 1987
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