Profil
Leo Muchnik focuses his practice on Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations, out-of-court workouts, distressed M&A, and liquidations. He represents debtors, purchasers, landlords, creditors, trustees, and plan administrators in complex Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. Leo has experience in numerous industries, including retail, entertainment, and hospitality.
Expertise
Erfahrung
- Represented MUJI U.S.A. Limited in its successful Chapter 11 reorganization during COVID-19.
- Represented DIP lender in the Chapter 11 cases of Francesca’s Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries.
- Represented Raven Capital Management in its purchase of a 45-film library from the Open Road bankruptcy estates.
- Represented ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. in connection with the Chapter 11 case of Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, an Illinois non-profit corporation which owns the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center.
- Represented SFX Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries--producers and promoters of live electronic dance music events--in their Chapter 11 cases.
- Represented purchaser/DIP lender in its acquisition of an e-commerce retailer.
- Represented mobile communications company with respect to disputes over trademark license and supply agreements, and in defending against bondholders’ objection to plan.°
- Represented Chapter 7 trustee in liquidation of a multibillion-dollar REIT and one of the largest Chapter 7 cases ever filed.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Muchnik prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Judicial Intern, Honorable Rosemary Gambardella, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey, Summer 2010
Anerkennung durch den Markt
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021-2022 and 2025
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Metro Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2017-2023
- Member, teams working on deals that received the following awards:
- The M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards, “Restructuring Deal of the Year” for the restructuring of A.B.C. Carpet Co, Inc. and affiliates, 2022
- The M&A Advisor’s Turnaround Awards, “Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($75MM to $100 MM)” for Raven Capital’s acquisition of certain assets of Open Road Films, 2020
- Global M&A Network’s Americas M&A Atlas Awards, “Restructuring Deal of the Year (Mid-Market)” for Raven Capital’s acquisition of certain assets of Open Road Films, 2019
- Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards, “Chapter 11 Restructuring, Mid-Market Segments (100-250)” for the restructuring of Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, 2019
- TMA Chicago/Midwest Awards Program, “Small Transaction of the Year” for the restructuring of the Lombard Public Facilities Corporation, 2018
- Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards, "Entertainment Services Restructuring of the Year" for the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for SFX Entertainment, 2017
Ausbildung
Akademische Ausbildung
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J.D., cum laude, Fordham University School of Law
Member, Fordham Law Review
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B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, The College of New Jersey
Phi Beta Kappa
Zulassung
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York