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Michael
H.
Torkin
Partner
Education
Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B., 1997
University of Western Ontario, B.A., 1993
Practice
Mr. Torkin, a partner at Shearman & Sterling, advises companies on out-of-court financial and corporate restructurings and Chapter 11 reorganizations, acquirers of distressed businesses and boards of directors of financially distressed companies. He also represents private equity investors in connection with private M&A transactions and general corporate matters. Mr. Torkin joined Shearman & Sterling in 1998.
Recent Experience
- Remy International, Inc. in connection with its prepackaged Chapter 11
- Macquarie lead investment syndicate in connection with the acquisition of AIR-serv Holdings
- Oneida Ltd. in connection with its prenegotiated Chapter 11 reorganization
- Macquarie Bank Limited in connection with its acquisition of Smarte Carte Inc.
- Florida Crystals acquisition of C&H Sugar Company, Inc.
- America Online Latin America, Inc. in connection with its Chapter 11 reorganization
- Smarte Carte Inc. in connection with its prepackaged Chapter 11
- Schonfeld Securities, LLC in connection with its 363 acquisition of Broadway Trading Inc. and Heartland Securities Inc.
- Gildan Activewear in connection with its proposed in-court 363 acquisition of Fruit of the Loom
- Tyco Capital in connection with its bid to acquire Comdisco’s leasing business in a 363 transaction
- Spectrum Partners in connection with its bid to acquire Comdisco’s technology services business in a 363 transaction
- Anglo American in connection with its in-court (363/Plan) acquisition of GS Industries’ international grinding media business
- AES Corporation in connection with the restructuring of certain Brazilian entities
- Gilat Satellite Networks in connection with the restructuring of its bank debt and publicly traded bonds and section 304 proceeding
- Citibank in connection with AMERCO’s (parent of U-haul Corporation) restructuring
- Citibank and CSFB in connection with the attempted out-of-court restructuring of Mirant Corporation
- Bechtel Corporation in connection with Metromedia Fiber Network’s $600 million out-of-court restructuring and subsequent Chapter 11 proceeding, including the sale of its $89 million distressed promissory note
- France Telecom (as bondholder and preferred equity holder) in connection with the attempted out-of-court restructuring of NTL Inc. and subsequent Chapter 11 proceeding
- Nokia in connection with its public tender offer for Ramp Networks
Selected Professional & Business Activities
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, INSOL International
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
New York
Courts
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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