On the Move

Eric J. Van has joined Flaster Greenberg's Philadelphia office as a member of the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and risk management department. Van focuses his practice on all aspects of the bankruptcy process, including advising and assisting debtors in the initiation of cases, creating and implementing plans and lockup agreements, seeking approval of asset sales, debtor financing and assumption of contracts and representing creditors on claim, stay relief and case management matters. He was previously affiliated with Gordon Silver, a law firm based in Las Vegas.

Brown Rudnick has announced that Adrian Harris has joined the firm's London office as a Partner in the European Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Group. He brings experience in insolvency and debt capital markets, and acts for U.S., UK and European investors in the distressed asset class. Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Harris was a partner at Chadbourne & Parke LLP. He is the third new partner to join Brown Rudnick's London office since June 2011, with several more hires anticipated by the fall.

Maria Amelia Dantas has joined Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a partner in the firm's Corporate Restructuring Practice Group in Florham Park, NJ. Her experience extends to the corporate trust arena, representing corporate and municipal indenture trustees, owner trustees, and collateral agents in connection with defaults and the issuance of new debt. She also regularly represents borrowers and lenders in financing transactions. Dantas was previously a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.