New Developments in Bankruptcy Cases

David Berliner is a Partner in BDO Consulting with more than 25 years of experience in matters involving business restructurings, bankruptcy & insolvency, bankruptcy litigation and forensic investigations. He has been involved in bankruptcies and work-out situations representing unsecured creditors, debtors, and lenders, various bankruptcy litigation matters and has provided testimony at depositions and in bankruptcy court. 

Mr. Berliner has significant experience in bankruptcy and restructuring matters involving the retail, manufacturing, distribution and service industries. He has served as financial advisor in numerous matters including Furniture Brands, Quizno’s, Solyndra, Reader’s Digest, American Home Mortgage, Pillowtex, KB Toys, NHL / Buffalo Sabres, and Daewoo Motors America. Mr. Berliner is also a leader of the Retail and Consumer Products practice at BDO and frequently contributes to the BDO Consumer Business Compass Blog.

Elliot Moskowitz is a partner in Davis Polk’s Litigation Department. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy litigation, and he has represented major financial institutions and creditors, such as Citibank, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, in connection with bankruptcies and reorganizations. Most recently he served as lead litigation counsel in the Chapter 11 proceedings of Patriot Coal (on behalf of the debtor) and the Tribune Company (on behalf of JPMorgan Chase), as well as in the landmark Lehman Brothers proceeding under the Securities Investor Protection Act.

Mr. Moskowitz also has extensive experience representing corporate clients and professional firms in connection with a wide range of state and federal regulatory inquiries and civil litigation, including securities litigation and professional malpractice claims.

In his pro bono practice, Mr. Moskowitz served as Chief Counsel to The Special Commission on the Future of the New York State Courts, a blue-ribbon panel appointed by then Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye to study the courts and propose reforms.