Evan J. Zucker

Evan J. Zucker is Of Counsel in Blank Rome LLP’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring group in New York, where he concentrates his practice on corporate reorganizations and related complex litigation in national and cross-border matters. He frequently represents foreign representatives in chapter 15 proceedings, creditors’ committees, secured creditors, indenture trustees, executory contract parties, and other key parties in interest. Mr. Zucker routinely publishes and speaks on bankruptcy topics, including the model laws promulgated by UNCITRAL’s Working Group V as well as the causes of retail insolvencies around the world. In 2022, he was inducted as a member of the International Insolvency Institute and was a recipient of Global Restructuring Review’s “40 Under 40” award and INSOL International’s Future Forty award. In 2019, he was honored as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40.” Prior to becoming a member of the International Insolvency Institute, Mr. Zucker chaired the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Program. Mr. Zucker is an adjunct professor at St. John’s University School of Law and a member of its Alumni Association, and he is a member of ABI and the ABI Law Review Alumni Association. In 2023, he was appointed as co-chair of the U.S./Canada/Caribbean Regional Committee for the International Insolvency Institute (III). Since 2022, he has served as an III Delegate to United Nations Commission on International Trade Law’s Working Group V (Insolvency). In 2021, Mr. Zucker was named vice chair of the Chapter 11 Lawyers’ Advisory Committee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. He received his B.B.A. with high distinction from Emory University and his J.D. cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law.