Leo Muchnik

• 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

• 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, "Cross-border Restructuring of the Year ($100 million to $1 billion)," 2025
    
  • 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