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Bruce S. Nathan, Member in the firm's Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Group, has approximately 30 years experience in the bankruptcy and insolvency field, and is a recognized national expert on trade creditor rights and the representation of trade creditors in bankruptcy and other legal matters. Mr. Nathan has represented trade and other unsecured creditors, unsecured creditors' committees, secured creditors, and other interested parties in many of the larger Chapter 11 cases that have been filed, and is currently representing the creditors' committee in the Borders Group Inc. Chapter 11 case. Mr. Nathan also negotiates and prepares letters of credit, guarantees, security, consignment, bailment, tolling, and other agreements for the credit departments of institutional clients.
Mr. Nathan also regularly speaks at conferences held by the National Association of Credit Management, its international affiliate, An Association of Executives in Finance, Credit and International Business ("FCIB"), Credit Research Foundation ("CRF"), and many credit groups on bankruptcy, insolvency, and creditor's rights issues; is a member of NACM's Government Affairs Committee and Editorial Advisory Board, a regular contributor to NACM's Business Credit, a contributing editor of NACM's Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws, and co-author of The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: An Overhaul of U.S. Bankruptcy Law, published by NACM; and has contributed to CRF's Journal, The Credit and Financial Management Review.
In March 2011, Mr. Nathan received the Top Hat Award, a prestigious annual award honoring extraordinary professionals in the credit industry.
Mr. Nathan is also a co-author of "Trade Creditor Remedies Manual: Trade Creditors’ Rights under the UCC and the U.S Bankruptcy Code" published by the American Bankruptcy Institute ("ABI") at the end of 2011, has contributed to the ABI Journal, and is a member of ABI's Board of Directors and former Co-Chair of ABI's Unsecured Trade Creditors Committee.
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In an article on the National Association of Credit Management web site, Bruce Nathan comments on the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling to uphold Jefferson County's right to declare municipal bankruptcy in the largest Chapter 9 filing in U.S. history.,
NACM ENews, April 26, 2012
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On NACM.org, Bruce Nathan and Scott Cargill discuss the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case.,
NACM ENews, December 8, 2011
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Bruce Buechler, Bruce Nathan and Paul Kizel are highlighted for representing the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee of Borders Group Inc. On August 10, 2011, Judge Martin Glenn approved the bidding procedures for the sale of Borders' intellectual property and real estate leases.,
The Daily Deal, August 11, 2011
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University of Pennsylvania School of Law
(J.D., 1980)
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Wharton School of Finance and Business
(M.B.A., 1980)
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University of Rochester
(B.A., 1976),
Phi Beta Kappa
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New York
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1981,
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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1981,
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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- New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Commercial Financial Services Committee
- Business Bankruptcy Committee
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, Board of Directors
- Regular Contributor to American Bankruptcy Institute Journal's "Last in Line" Column
- Speaker at 2007 Annual Spring Meeting: "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Debtor: Lesser Known Remedies For Jilted Creditors"
- Panelist at "Chapter 11 At The Crossroads: Does Reorganization Need Reform?" A Symposium on the Past, Present and Future of U.S. Corporate Restructuring," on November 16-17, 2009, sponsored by ABI and co-sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center
- Participated in the Great Debates at ABI's Annual Spring Meeting held on April 30, 2010 on whether Congress should eliminate the special BAPCPA protections for providers of goods and lessors (arguing against repeal)
- Task Force on Preferences
- Chair, Task Force on Reclamations
- Uniform Commercial Code Committee and Task Force - Revised Article 9 Primer
- Commercial Law League of America
- Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
- National Association of Credit Management
- Contributor to Business Credit - National Association of Credit Management Magazine
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board
- National Bankruptcy and Insolvency Group
- Lecturer, National Association of Credit Management and Affiliates and Credit Groups on Bankruptcy, UCC Article 9, Consignments, Letter of Credit law and other credit-related issues
- Member of FCIB, an Association of Executives in Finance, Credit and International Business. Presented at The 4th China International Credit and Risk Management Conference, Shenzhen, China, September 21, 2007, and FCIB Teleconference, December 13, 2007, on key provisions of People’s Republic of China’s 2006 Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy, similarities to and differences with the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and upcoming implementation challenges
- Media Financial Management Association
- Member
- Frequent Lecturer
- Contributor to "The Financial Manager" on Creditors' Rights Issues
- Lecturer, Executive Enterprises Inc. the Bank Lending Institute and the Banking Law Institute on Commercial Loan Workouts & UCC Issues
- Contributor
- Credit Today
- National Credit News
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