Shirley Dai Associate

Roseland
T 973.597.6230 | F 973.597.6231



Shirley Dai is a bankruptcy lawyer who represents debtors, creditors and committees in complex Chapter 11 cases.

Prior to joining Lowenstein Sandler, Shirley served as a law clerk to the Honorable Margaret Cangilos-Ruiz of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York. Previously, Shirley served as a legal extern with the Congressional Oversight Panel in Washington, D.C., and to the Honorable Samuel L. Bufford of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.

During law school, Shirley was chief articles editor of the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs. She was recognized by the Los Angeles County Bar Association and received an Outstanding Student Award in Bankruptcy.

Representative Engagements

Counsel to the unsecured creditors’ committees in Southern Air Holdings, Inc., Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., The Connaught Group, Ltd., and Borders Group, Inc.

Publications

Not So Secret - When Under Seal Isn't Enough
Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights, May 10, 2013
Sharon Levine, Michael Savetsky, Shirley Dai
The PPA Does Not Prevent Employers From Withdrawing From a Pension Plan In “Critical Status”
Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Client Alert, August 2012
Sharon Levine, Wojciech Jung, Shirley Dai
International Insolvencies: Principles of Comity in U.S. Courts
Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, Vol. 19, No. 5, October 2010
Shirley Dai

Related Areas

Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors’ Rights

Education


University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2010)
State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 2006) , summa cum laude

Bar Admissions


New York
New Jersey

Affiliations


  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Council
  • New York State Bar Association