Eric S. Chafetz

Eric S. Chafetz is a partner in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department of Lowenstein Sandler LLP in New York and advises creditors’ committees and individual trade creditors, debtors and plan/liquidating trustees involved in complex chapter 11 bankruptcies throughout the U.S. He advises clients across a wide range of industries on all aspects of the chapter 11 process, from pre-filing negotiation and preparation of first-day pleadings, including financing and sale documents, through the drafting and negotiation of plans of reorganization and all related ancillary documentation. Mr. Chafetz also has a strong track record in bankruptcy-related litigation, including investigating and prosecuting actions against officers, directors and lenders, as well as in prosecuting and defending preference/fraudulent-transfer actions. He was instrumental in reaching settlements with the EPA and various state environmental agencies in the Exide cases involving Exide Holdings, Inc. and Exide Technologies, LLC, which resulted in confirmed plans and successful exits from bankruptcy. Mr. Chafetz is a frequent speaker on current bankruptcy and creditors’ rights topics, including previously serving as a guest lecturer at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies, where he has lectured on such subjects as the intersection of bankruptcy and construction law. He participated in the ABI Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11’s Avoidance Power Subcommittee’s study of aspects of the Bankruptcy Code involving preferences, creditors’ reclamation rights and creditors’ rights under § 503(b)(9). He also is a prolific author and has published numerous articles addressing various cutting-edge issues geared toward trade and other categories of creditors, including publications by the National Association of Credit Management, the Credit Research Foundation and ABI, as well as for the New York Law Journal and Bloomberg Law. Active in the firm’s pro bono efforts, Mr. Chafetz has represented several individuals who filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and numerous nonprofits seeking to dissolve. He received his B.A. in 2000 from the University of Michigan and his J.D. cum laude in 2004 from Brooklyn Law School.