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Dan Fliman

Partner, Corporate Department

New York

Phone: 1(212) 318-6434
Fax: 1(212) 752-2374

Overview

Dan Fliman is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. 

Mr. Fliman has nearly two decades of experience working on high-profile restructurings and related litigations. He most often represents creditors, committees, debtors, shareholders, sponsors, and fiduciaries looking to mitigate exposure, or maximize recoveries, in contentious contexts.

He is experienced handling a wide variety of disputes (from differing sides) in Federal and state courts, with particular focus on bankruptcy plan-related litigation and lawsuits involving claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent conveyance, and equitable subordination.

 

 

Recognitions

  • Benchmark Litigation, Future Star
  • Benchmark Litigation, Under 40 Hot List
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Chambers USA: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • IFLR, 2023 Restructuring of the Year for LATAM Airlines Group
  • The Legal 500, Restructuring (including Bankruptcy)
  • The M&A Advisor, 2021 Restructuring of the Year ($500M - $1B) for American Addiction Centers
  • The M&A Advisor, 2023 Restructuring of the Year (Over $10B) for Intelsat
  • Super Lawyers
  • Turnarounds and Workouts, Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer
  • Turnaround Management Association, 2021 Turnaround of the Year: Mid-Size Company for American Addiction Centers

Education

  • J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2003
  • B.A., Tufts University, 2000

Representations

  • American Addiction Centers (lenders)
  • Boardriders (lenders)
  • Borders Group, Inc. (debtors)
  • Broadstripe, LLC (official creditors’ committee)
  • Caesars Entertainment Operating Company et al. (certain stakeholders)
  • Calfrac (noteholders)
  • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (bondholders)
  • Eastman Kodak (majority bondholders and rights offering backstop parties)
  • Energy Future Holdings (ad hoc committee of EFH legacy bondholders)
  • GT Real Estate (plan sponsor)
  • GWG Holdings (independent director)
  • iHeart Media (note trustee)
  • Intelsat (noteholders)
  • J. Crew Group Inc. (company)
  • LATAM Airlines (creditors)
  • The McClatchy Company (official creditors’ committee)
  • Payless (lenders)
  • Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. bankruptcy (former directors)
  • Smurfit Stone (preferred shareholders)
  • Trico Marine Services (official creditors' committee)
  • Waypoint Leasing (lenders)

    Practice Areas

    Financial Restructuring


    Languages

    English


    Admissions

    New York Bar

    New Jersey Bar


    Education

    Emory University School of Law, J.D. 2003


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