Seth Goldman

Experience

Mr. Goldman’s public representations include:

• WeWork, Inc. at the direction of a Special Committee of independent directors of the board with regard to conflicts matters with related parties, including SoftBank Group and affiliates, and Adam Neumann.
• Berkshire Hathaway in various restructuring matters including as a bondholder and asset buyer in the Residential Capital bankruptcy, and the equity owner in the Whittaker Clark & Daniels bankruptcy cases.
• Netflix in connection with Chilean media company WOM SA’s bankruptcy restructuring.
• Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. regarding the August 2023 devastating Maui wildfires, including the Lahaina Fire, which was the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.
• Alter Domus, the agent for certain lenders under an asset-backed credit agreement with Revlon Inc.  in connection with Revlon’s bankruptcy cases and use of cash collateral.
• Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in an ongoing case with respect to the enforcement of a $1.4 billion judgment obtained by Crystallex related to the Maduro government’s nationalization of assets in Venezuela.
• Bank of America in the Ditech Financial bankruptcy and asset sale and settlement of claims between the companies.
• Nexus Capital Management, a California-based private equity firm, in its acquisition out of bankruptcy of FTD Companies’ florist network in North America and Latin America.
• Pacific Gas & Electric and PG&E Corporation in their bankruptcy reorganization cases with respect to certain matters including regulatory matters, power purchase agreements and wildfire claims.
• Oaktree Capital Management LP in connection with the out-of-court and subsequent in-court reorganization of its portfolio company owned power plant in Salem Harbor, Massachusetts.
• LATAM Unsecured Creditor Ad Hoc Group, in their appeal of orders confirming the plan of reorganization and backstop agreements in the reorganization of LATAM Airlines Group, S.A.
• Nine West in its bankruptcy reorganization.
• GenOn Mid-Atlantic, an electric power generation and distribution company, in its out-of-court restructuring of leveraged lease coal plants.
• iHeart Communications in its out-of-court and in-court restructuring.
• Berry Petroleum in its bankruptcy reorganization and separation from Linn Energy.
• Payless in its bankruptcy reorganization in 2017.
• Gymboree in its bankruptcy reorganization in 2017.
• Toys R Us, Inc. in its bankruptcy case.
• First lien & DIP lender in Freedom Communications.
• Texas Competitive Electric Holdings group of companies in the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy cases.
• Edison International in the Edison Mission Energy bankruptcy cases.
• The Official Committee of Syms Equity Securities Holders in the Chapter 11 reorganization of Syms Corp./Filene’s Basement.
• Wasserstein Partners, LP (nka EagleTree Capital, LP) in the Harry & David bankruptcy cases.
• Southern California Edison in the Calpine, Western Community Energy, A123, Cal Solar 10, and Clear Peak bankruptcy cases.
• Pasadena Playhouse, serving as debtor’s counsel, in reorganizing the more than 100-year-old cultural institution.

News

Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, “State of the Law on Make Wholes and Postpetition Interest,” Financial Lawyers Conference, Feb. 28, 2023
• Speaker, Automatic Stay Overview, Lexis Practical Guidance Video, Apr. 2021
• Speaker, Relief of the Automatic Stay, Lexis Practical Guidance Video, Apr. 2021

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