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Nathan represents interested parties in complex financial and operational corporate restructurings both in and out of court, including debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, agent banks, bondholders, shareholders, new money investors, and distressed asset sellers and bidders. He structures and negotiates front-end lending and purchase transactions to minimize subsequent downside risk, and negotiates and implements bridge, rescue, DIP/exit financings and other restructuring documentation from both debtor and lender perspectives. 

Nathan further effectuates asset acquisitions and dispositions, and advises senior management and directors in connection with restructuring matters and strategic alternatives. He appears before courts including on plan confirmation, contested matters, and adversary proceedings, and advises clients on regulatory matters, negotiates with and appears before regulatory agencies.

Nathan has experience in numerous industries, including the real estate, timeshare, municipal, airline, and retail sectors. 

Nathan is listed in the Best Lawyers in America: 2021, 2022 and 2023. He was recognized on the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2011 and 2012, and was granted the The M&A Advisor “40 Under 40 East” Award in 2012. Nathan served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association. 

Concentrations

  • Special situations M&A
  • Strategic alternatives
  • Highly leveraged and de-leveraging transactions
  • Recapitalizations and re-financings

Capabilities

Experience

  • Bank syndicate in the restructuring of $2 billion credit facility of international resort operation.
  • Senior lender in global restructuring of a timeshare development enterprise.
  • Barclays Bank, PLC as DIP lender and new-money investor in Chapter 11 cases involving resort and residential properties on Lake Tahoe.
  • Numerous developers and real estate funds in the acquisition of distressed properties. 
  • Bank syndicate in the restructuring of $2 billion credit facility of an international resort operation.
  • Senior pre-petition and DIP lenders and plan sponsor in LandSource Communities Development, LLC Chapter 11 case, where over $1.2 billion in debt was restructured and $259 million of new capital was raised.
  • Barclays Bank, PLC as senior lender in acquiring the Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. real estate portfolio from the borrower, a Morgan Stanley real estate fund.
  • Represented Barclays Bank, PLC as DIP lender and new-money investor in Chapter 11 cases involving resort and residential properties on Lake Tahoe.
  • Investec Bank in the financial restructuring of a coal mining operation.
  • DirectBuy, Inc. in the out-of-court restructuring of $330 million in debt facilities.
  • Lodgian Inc. in its Chapter 11 case, where the debtor, one of the largest hotel owners and operators in the country at that time, successfully reorganized.
  • Casual Male, Inc. in its Chapter 11 case, where the debtor, a clothing retailer, sold all of its assets in two sales for total consideration of approximately $180 million.
  • Bradlees Stores, Inc., a major East Coast retailer, in its Chapter 11 case.
  • Holders of both long and short term CEBURES claims in the Grupo Aeroméxico bankruptcy case.
  • Colombian carrier Viva Air in its restructuring efforts.
  • Northwest Airlines, Inc. in its Chapter 11 case, where over $13 billion in debt was restructured.
  • Three different regional airlines in preparation for potential Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings.
  • Raven Capital Management in the acquisition of the film distribution rights out of the Open Road Films bankruptcy proceeding.
  • Northwest Airlines, Inc. in its Chapter 11 case, where over $13 billion in debt was restructured.
  • Bear, Stearns & Co. and its affiliates in potential emergency Chapter 11 filing.
  • Lodgian Inc. in its Chapter 11 case, where the debtor, one of the largest hotel owners and operators in the country at that time, successfully reorganized.
  • Bradlees Stores, Inc., a major East Coast retailer, in its Chapter 11 case.
  • Major creditor and former board member in avoidance action/claims litigation in the Adelphia Communications Corp. Chapter 11 cases.
  • Senior pre-petition and DIP lenders and plan sponsor in LandSource Communities Development, LLC Chapter 11 case, where over $1.2 billion in debt was restructured and $259 million of new capital was raised.
  • Investec Bank (UK) Limited in obtaining full and prompt payment of senior loan in connection with the Chapter 11 case of a Utah copper mining company.
  • Barclays Bank, PLC as DIP lender and new-money investor in Chapter 11 cases involving resort and residential properties on Lake Tahoe.
  • Three different regional airlines in preparation for potential Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings.

°Some of the above matters were handled by Mr. Haynes prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

  • Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserves (former)
  • Eagle Scout

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021-2025
  • Member, Winning Team, U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Law Firm of the Year" in Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2013
  • Listed, The M&A Advisor, "40 Under 40 East" Award, 2012
  • Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2011-2012
  • Member, teams working on deals that received the following awards:
    • The M&A Advisor "Distressed M&A Deal of the Year ($75MM to $100 MM)," 2020
    • Global M&A Network "Restructuring Deal of the Year (Mid-Market)," 2019
    • Global M&A Network "Entertainment Services Restructuring of the Year," 2017
    • Global M&A Network "Chapter 11 Reorganization of The Year," 2010
    • The M&A Advisor "Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year," 2008
    • The M&A Advisor "Consumer Products and Services Turnaround Deal of the Year," 2008
    • The M&A Forum "Turnaround Deal of The Year," 2008

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., magna cum laude, Pace University School of Law, 1998
    • Editor-in-Chief, Pace Law Review
  • B.S., cum laude, Northeastern University, 1995
Admissions
  • New York

Related Capabilities

Restructuring & Bankruptcy Mergers & Acquisitions