Mr. Joel H. Levitin

Joel H. Levitin is a member of Cahill Gordon Reindel LLP's Bankruptcy & Restructuring and Bank- ruptcy Litigation practices in New York, where he advises troubled or distressed companies, acquirers of such companies, and primary constituencies such as bank agents, secured creditors, trustees, boards of directors, bondholders, committees and equity sponsors in significant corporate restructuring and re- organization matters, both in and out of court. He has extensive experience negotiating and litigating is- sues arising in distressed situations, including the confirmation of plans of reorganization, DIP financing arrangements and the use of cash collateral, the appointment of examiners and trustees, lender-liability and equitable-subordination matters, purchases and sales of the assets of distressed companies, and preferential transfers and fraudulent conveyances. He has also served as an arbitrator in various cases. Mr. Levitin is recommended as a leading bankruptcy lawyer by Chambers USA, Global Counsel 3000 and Practical Law Company. He also serves on the board of editors of The Bankruptcy Strategist, and is a prolific author and frequent speaker on bankruptcy and restructuring topics such as the fiduciary duties of officers and directors, DIP financing, intellectual property issues in bankruptcy, and investing in distressed companies. Previously, Mr. Levitin served as a law clerk to Hon. Norma L. Shapiro of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and was an adjunct professor at Temple Uni- versity School of Law, where he lectured on all aspects of corporate reorganization in chapter 11 from 1993-96. Mr. Levitin is an active member of ABI, for which he has served on its Board of Directors and as a committee co-chair for several years, and he served on the board of directors of the American Board of Certification. In addition, he is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, and he was a member of the Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and its working Subcommittee on Professional Disinterestedness. Mr. Levitin earned his A.B. magna cum laude from Duke University and his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School.