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Kobre & Kim LLP announced that Daniel Saval has joined the firm's cross-border insolvency litigation practice as a partner in the New York office. Formerly a partner at Brown Rudnick, Saval represents clients in multijurisdictional insolvency and corporate restructuring disputes, and he has particular experience in contentious proceedings involving funds in liquidation triggered by fraud or wrongdoing. Saval recently represented Carl Icahn entities in the Trump Entertainment bankruptcy proceedings, during which Mr. Saval litigated plan confirmation issues relating to cramdown interest rates, enforceability of intercreditor agreement provisions and termination of intellectual property licenses.
Joshua Morse has joined the Restructuring group of DLA Piper as a partner in the firm's San Francisco office. Morse focuses his practice on the representation of bondholders, debtors, secured lenders, indenture trustees and creditors' committees. His experience includes both out-of-court restructuring negotiations and representing bondholders in complex matters in bankruptcy courts across the nation. He serves clients across a wide range of industries and sectors, including technology, gaming, media, retail, aerospace, transportation, oil and gas, power generation, mining and manufacturing. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Morse was a partner with Jones Day.
Proskauer Rose LLP announced that Brian S. Rosen has joined the firm's Business Solutions, Governance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Group as a partner in the New York office. Rosen's practice focuses on Chapter 11 and out-of-court debt restructurings, acquisitions of distressed companies and assets and matters relating to sovereign indebtedness. The move to Proskauer affords Rosen, a long-time bankruptcy and restructuring partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the opportunity to reunite with his former colleague Martin Bienenstock, who joined Proskauer in 2012 after leaving Weil 10 years ago to join Dewey & LeBoeuf.
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