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Make whole prepayment premium enforceable even after loan acceleration Business Restructuring and Insolvency Alert
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Ronald Silverman
PartnerNew York
Email ronald.silverman@hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 212 918 3880
Fax +1 212 918 3100
Practice groupFinance
Ron Silverman is co-head of the firm's U.S. Business Restructuring and Insolvency practice group. He represents banks and financial institutions, hedge and private equity funds, and other sophisticated investors involved in restructurings, rescue financings, distressed M&A, and insolvencies.
Ron has a broad background in international restructurings, having completed restructurings in dozens of countries across the globe. He has led some of the most significant Chapter 15 cases in connection with cross-border restructurings, and wrote the Chapter 15 primer for a leading treatise.
Ron's range of experience is diverse but includes comprehensive knowledge of energy restructurings involving the power, oil and gas, solar, wind, and mining areas. Ron is also involved in restructurings related to China. He led the landmark ABI Beijing Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium in Beijing.
Ron was also the Vice President for International Affairs of the American Bankruptcy Institute and served on the board of directors of INSOL International. Previously, Ron served as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He taught a seminar on international insolvency while maintaining his private practice.
Awards and recognitions
2019
Elite Dealmaker - New York
IFLR1000
2019
Highly regarded - Restructuring and Insolvency
IFLR1000
2017-2019
Restructuring and Insolvency
Who's Who Legal
2006-2019
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Best Lawyers
2019
Litigation: Bankruptcy
Best Lawyers
Education and admissions
Education
J.D., University of Connecticut, 1991
B.A., Trinity College, with honors, 1988
Memberships
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Connecticut Bar Association
Member, Executive Board of Directors and Vice President International Affairs, American Bankruptcy Institute
Member, INSOL International
Member, International Bar Association
Member, New York Bar Association
Member, The World Bank Global Task Force on Effective Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes
Past Chair, INSOL International Technical Research Committee
Past Chair, International Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute
Bar admissions and qualifications
New York
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Court admissions
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Representative experience
Representing the MexCAT ad hoc bondholder group in respect of the US$6bn of bonds issued by the Mexico City Airport Trust.
Representing the indenture trustee in the cross-border restructuring proceedings of Singapore-based Noble Group.
Representing the official committees of unsecured creditors in the Delaware and Missouri cases of Abengoa, a multinational renewable energy company with over US$9bn in debt.
Representing the ad hoc bank group in the US$2bn Singapore restructuring proceedings of the Hyflux Group.
Representing a leading hedge fund in the Chapter 15 case of Supercanal.
Advising a major global financial institution in the US$6bn Canadian, U.S., and Colombian restructuring of PEPCO, Colombia's largest oil and gas E&P company.
Representing a major creditor on the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 proceedings of multinational oil and gas drilling provider Seadrill.
Advising the indenture trustee for US$450m of bonds issued by Indonesian coal company Berau Capital in respect of its Singapore/U.S. Chapter 15 proceedings.
Advising US$850m DIP facility lenders and credit bid acquirer in the Chapter 11 case of ATP, a Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, and offshore Israel E&P company.
Representing People's Republic of China Zhejiang Topoint Photovoltaic Co. in its U.S. Chapter 15 proceedings.
Representing significant stakeholder in the Baha Mar dual U.S. Chapter 11 - Bahamas Provisional Liquidation cross-border cases of the US$3.5bn resort.
Representing Evergreen Solar, as debtor, in connection with its Delaware Chapter 11 case and sale to a Chinese purchaser.
Advising the bondholders in the multinational restructuring proceedings, including the Chapter 15 case, of multinational solar company Suntech.
Representing the largest lender to C.S. Mining LLC, a major western U.S. mining company, in connection with its Chapter 11 restructuring case.
Advising the bondholders in the €1.2bn Chapter 15 restructuring of European telecoms company Wind Hellas.
Advising the bondholders in the €350m Chapter 15 restructuring of European telecoms company Invitel.
Latest thinking and events
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Foreign reorganization enforced in New York on international comity grounds Business Restructuring and Insolvency Alert
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New U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Madoff liquidation extends the long arm of fraudulent transfer law Business Restructuring and Insolvency Alert
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Press Releases
MexCAT Ad Hoc Bondholder Group Concerns Regarding Amended and Restated Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation
12 December 2018
