Erich N Durlacher

Practice Areas

Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy

Financial Institutions

Workouts, Restructurings, & Enforcement

Debtor in Possession Financing

Section 363 Sales

Avoidance Actions

Bankruptcy Litigation

Lender Liability

Receiverships

Commercial & Corporate Finance

Commercial Real Estate Finance

Multifamily Housing

Career

Erich serves as the Atlanta Office Managing Partner while practicing in the firm's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy and Lending Practice Groups. Erich represents clients in the resolution of complex commercial issues, the restructuring of performing and distressed credit facilities and swap agreements, and the maximization of debt and collateral recovery. Erich regularly advises financial institutions on structuring intercreditor agreements.

Erich has extensive experience representing companies, financial institutions, and other capital sources in debt restructurings, workouts, and forbearance agreements; the prosecution of receivership and other judicial actions to protect, preserve, and recover collateral; and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Erich routinely represents the Chapter 11 asset purchasers in negotiating and structuring all stages of a 363 sale transaction from LOI through closing.

Erich has experience with the following kinds of lending/borrowing transactions: accounts receivable and inventory finance; cash flow finance; mezzanine finance; health care finance; equipment finance; letters of credit finance; real estate finance; loan syndications and participations; workouts, restructurings and forbearance arrangements; secured party sales; debtor-in-possession finance; and loan purchases and sales.

Erich is a member of the Firm’s Electronic Transactions Group and the UCC Emerging Tech Task Force. He advises secured lenders, financial institutions, and other businesses in the structuring, collateralization, and enforcement of electronic contracts, smart contracts, and related digital assets and rights.

Professional Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute

Turnaround Management Association

Secured Finance Network

State Bar of Georgia

State Bar of Louisiana

American Bar Association

Personal

Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors

HomeStretch, Budget Mentor

Neighborhood HOA, Secretary