Mr. Brian S. Hermann

Brian S. Hermann is a partner with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York and deputy chair of its Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department. He focuses on a range of restructuring and bankruptcy matters for both borrower and lender clients, and he is experienced in representing clients in complex out-of-court restructurings and chapter 11 cases nationwide across a\nvariety of industries. He also routinely represents clients in complex litigation arising out of chapter 11. Mr. Hermann writes frequently on bankruptcy issues and has published articles that have appeared in the New York Law Journal, The Deal, ABI Journal and International Corporate Rescue. He recently co-authored the ?USA? chapter of The Strategic View - Corporate Restructuring, published by the Global Legal Group. Mr. Hermann serves on the Practicing Law Institute?s Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights Advisory Committee, and he is recognized in Chambers USA, The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers in the area of bankruptcy and corporate restructuring. Some of his notable cases have included Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Sabine Oil & Gas, Arch Coal, Toys ?R Us, Simon Property Group and Preferred Sands. Mr. Hermann received his B.B.A. summa cum laude in 1991 from Pace University and his J.D. in 1996 from UCLA School of Law.