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Special Counsel

"I strive to provide clients with real value by listening to their concerns, developing a strategy to address the issues, and successfully implementing the plan."

Overview

Biography

With nearly 30 years of legal experience, Ilan focuses his practice on resolving business disputes through negotiation and litigation, both inside and outside of the bankruptcy arena. He has advised and represented secured lenders, commercial landlords, equipment lessors, other contract counterparties, and all types of parties-in-interest in bankruptcy and commercial litigation cases in many states, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. In addition to representing creditors, Ilan has also represented debtors and trustees in bankruptcy cases, adversary proceedings, and commercial litigation.

Bar Associations

  • Connecticut Bar Association
  • The Florida Bar 
  • New York State Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Turnaround Management Association
Experience

Prior Experience

  • LeClairRyan
  • Tyler Cooper & Alcorn
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty

Judicial Clerkships

  • US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Lenore Carrero Nesbitt

Selected Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2013–2026; Commercial Litigation, 2023–2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: New Haven "Lawyer of the Year": Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2023
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Connecticut: Bankruptcy: Business, Real Estate, and Business Litigation, 2013–2019

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