Wednesday, February 5th
at
6:00 PM EST
Speaker
Evan Lederman
Partner, Credit
at
J.F. Lehman & Company
Mr. Lederman joined JFLCO in 2023 to launch its credit team and has nearly 20 years of investing, legal and restructuring experience across the credit spectrum, ranging from performing to distressed. Mr. Lederman has chaired various creditor committees in large and complex restructurings and served on numerous public and private corporate boards, including currently serving as a director on JFLCO portfolio company, PURIS.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lederman was a founder and Managing Partner of L J Capital Management. Previously, Mr. Lederman was a Partner at Fir Tree Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar investment firm, where he co-managed the firm’s credit, restructuring and special situations investments. Mr. Lederman began his career as a restructuring and litigation attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
A native of New York, Mr. Lederman graduated magna cum laude from New York University, where he earned a B.A. in political science and government and was the all-university commencement speaker. He also graduated cum laude from New York University School of Law, where he received a J.D.
Moderator
Brian Resnick
Partner
at
Davis Polk
Brian is a partner in our Restructuring group and head of our interdisciplinary Liability Management & Special Opportunities practice.
He was named one of Law360’s six Bankruptcy MVPs in 2020, one of Turnarounds & Workouts’ 2022 “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers” and an American Lawyer 2020 “Dealmaker of the Year,” as well as being featured as one of three “industry titans” at the 2022 TMA annual conference.
He is a thought leader who regularly lectures and writes on bankruptcy topics, including co-authoring the book Credit-Bidding in Bankruptcy Sales. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and on the boards of Her Justice and the Columbia Business Law Review.
An active supporter of the arts, Brian won a 2019 Tony Award as co-producer of Broadway’s Hadestown (chronicled by Bloomberg Law and The Deal). In 2021, nonprofit WhyHunger presented him with the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for the fundraising video Drum Together, which was featured in Rolling Stone.