Profile

Alan Kolod is a partner at New York City law firm Moses & Singer LLP. He is co-head of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Department and Chair of the Management Committee.

Overview

Alan Kolod represents several major international financial institutions. He has over thirty years experience in business law matters, with particular emphasis on reorganization, insolvency law and litigation as well as substantial experience in the laws governing the fiduciary duties of directors of insolvent corporations. Alan has actively participated in such major bankruptcy cases as Lehman Brothers, Eastern Airlines, Continental Airlines, Orion Pictures, Lomas Financial, Envirodyne, Telemundo Group, Lonestar Cement, Jamesway and McCrory Corporation. He has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation arising from failed leveraged buyouts, including litigations brought in connection with the Healthco International and Envirodyne Industries bankruptcy cases.
Alan regularly represents banks, debtors, corporate directors, creditors' committees, and indenture trustees in exchange offers, workouts, restructurings and bankruptcies, claims trading, debtor in possession financings, acquisitions in bankruptcy, and insolvency-related litigation, including defense and prosecution of fraudulent transfer, LBO, preference and lender liability claims. Alan has been appointed to the Mediation Panel of the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Delaware.
Alan has also served as an independent director on the Boards of Telemundo Group, Inc. and Daticon Inc., and, as such, was active in the successful sales of both companies. He is rated AV® Preeminent™ in his field by Martindale and has received the distinction of being listed in Law & Politics’ New York Super Lawyers®.
Alan is Chairman of Moses & Singer's Management Committee.

Recent Assignments

Madoff Securiites--advising investors; Haven Healthcare--counsel for Debtor in Chapter 11 case; Whitehall Jewelers--counsel for creditors committee; Ultra Stores--counsel for creditors committee; Friedman's Jewelers--counsel for creditors committee; M. Fabrikant & Sons--counsel for creditors committee; Lehman Brothers--counsel for indenture trustee and for swap counterparties.

Honours Achieved

• New York Super Lawyers, -
• AV® Preeminent™ in his field by Martindale, -

Professional Memberships

• Trustee, William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology , -
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Telemundo Group, Inc. , -
• Former Adjunct Professor, New York Law School , -
• New York Super Lawyers , -

Publications & Presentations

• "'Caveat Venditor': Building Strategy Based on Recent Reclamation and Section 503(b)(9) Developments" , Moses & Singer Client Alert, 04/2010
• "Madoff - Analysis of the Recent Decision Regarding the Scope of SIPA Protection" , Moses & Singer Bankruptcy Update, 03/2010
• "New Model Order of Maritime Attachment May Reduce Burden on Banks" , Moses & Singer Client Alert, 05/2009
• "SDNY Judge Strikes Back Against Oppressive Maritime Attachments" , Moses & Singer Client Alert, 02/2009
• "Substantive Consolidation: Getting Back to Basics" , American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, 05/2006

Colleges Attended

• University of Chicago,
• Bowdoin College, A.B.,

Languages Spoken

• English