Michael H Torkin
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+1-212-455-2303Share profile
Band 4
About
Provided by Michael H Torkin
Practice Areas
Michael is a Partner in the Firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring group and founder of the Firm’s Private Capital & Special Situations practice group. He advises corporates and investors on special situation matters, nuanced M&A and “distress-for-control" transactions (Abraxas; BorgWarner; Crane; Farfetch; FTX; GeoKinetics; Glatfelter; ITT; Magic Leap; PLM; Rex Energy; Silicon Valley Bank; Sterling; Stoneway; Sundance Energy; WeLink; Worldstride). Michael also counsels public and private companies in out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 cases and is called upon by boards of directors of financially distressed companies to advise on fiduciary matters (Arsenal Energy I and II; APG; Ascent Energy; Corp Group Banking; Kodak; Pyxus International; SmarteCarte; TerraForm; Unigel).
Personal
Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D., 1997); University of Western Ontario, (B.A., 1993).
Chambers Review
USA
Michael Torkin remains a popular choice for public and private companies seeking counsel on a range of bankruptcy issues, including Chapter 11 cases, workouts and distressed M&A.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has very good commercial instincts."
"He has very good commercial instincts."