Overview

David is Head of Vinson & Elkins’ Restructuring and Reorganization group and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. David’s practice involves representing companies, equity holders, investors, and creditors in all aspects of complex corporate restructurings including chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and special situation investments and acquisitions.

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Credentials

Education

  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D. (Associate Managing Editor, Brooklyn Journal of International Law)
  • Bates College, B.A., Political Science

Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • New York

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Recognitions

  • Chambers Global, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (USA), 2024–2026
  • Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (New York), 2021–2026; Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide), 2023–2026
  • Turnaround & Workouts, Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer, 2017
  • Selected to the New York Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2014–2017
  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate, 2017–2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (New York), 2022–2027
  • IFLR1000, 2023
  • 2025 Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards – Pre-Pack Restructuring of the Year (Middle Market)
Insights

Client Alerts

Serta Bankruptcy Court Awards Approximately $400 Million Judgment Following Fifth Circuit Uptier Ruling

On July 7, 2026, Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court”) …

July 13, 2026

July 13, 2026 • 6-minute read

Client Alerts

SCOTUS in Purdue: Non-Debtor Third-Party Releases Are Not Permitted in Chapter 11 Plans Without Consent

On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court” or “Court”) rendered a 5-4 opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, L.P. that “the [B]ankruptcy [C]ode does not authorize a release and injunction that, as part of a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11, effectively seeks to discharge claims against a nondebtor without the consent of affected claimants.”

June 28, 2024 • V&E Restructuring & Reorganization Update

June 28, 2024 • 7-minute read

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Client Alerts

5th Circuit: Section 363(m) Mootness is Alive and Well

On February 20, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an Opinion, which held that challenges to “integral” aspects of a bankruptcy sale are statutorily moot under Bankruptcy Code § 363(m).1 

March 11, 2024 • A version of this insight was published by Law360

March 11, 2024 • 5-minute read

Client Alerts

In re Purdue Pharma L.P.: Second Circuit Reverses S.D.N.Y and Holds Bankruptcy Court Has Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Statutory Authority to Approve Sackler Family Releases

On May 30, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit” or the “Court”) rendered a much anticipated opinion (the “Opinion”),1 reversing the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) that the Bankruptcy Code does not permit non-consensual third-party releases of direct claims and affirming the order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) confirming the chapter 11 plan (the “Purdue Plan”) of Purdue Pharma L.P. (“Purdue”), which approved non-consensual third-party releases of the owners of Purdue — members of the Sackler family.

June 6, 2023 • V&E Restructuring & Reorganization Update

June 6, 2023 • 7-minute read

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Client Alerts

In re Boy Scouts of America and Delaware BSA, LLC: Delaware District Court Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Approval of Third-Party Releases, in Conflict with Southern District of New York District Court in Purdue

On March 28, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “District Court”) rendered an opinion (the “Opinion”)1 affirming the confirmation order of Laurie S. Silverstein, of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) that confirmed the chapter 11 plan (the “Plan”) of the Boy Scouts of America (“BSA”) (collectively, the “Confirmation Order”).2

May 2, 2023 • V&E Restructuring & Reorganization Update

May 2, 2023 • 8-minute read

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