Atty. Robert J. Feinstein
Robert J. Feinstein is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office.
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Robert J. Feinstein is an Attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. They have 44+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1982. Their practice focuses on bankruptcy and international. Admitted to practice in New York (1982) and Massachusetts (1982). Educated at Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1981) and Lafayette College (A.B., 1978). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Professional Affiliations •fellow, American College of Bankruptcy •Vice chair. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Robert J. Feinstein is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office
- He represents debtors, creditors’ committees, equity committees, acquirers, and examiners in business reorganizations and related litigation
- He also has experience representing debtors, committees, foreign representatives, and other case constituencies in crossborder chapter 11 cases and chapter 15 cases
- Recent engagements include lead counsel to the creditors’ committees in the chapter 11 cases of J. Crew, Whiting Petroleum, Ascena Retail Group, Ditech, Jevic Transportation, the Weinstein Company, Open Road Films, Cobalt International Energy, Bon-Ton Stores, A&P, Sports Authority, Aeropostale, AMF Bowling Worldwide, Reddy Ice Corporation, Coach Transportation and Circuit City Stores
- and conflicts counsel to the creditors’ committees appointed in the ResCap and Chrysler LLC cases
- On the debtor side, he represented Digital Domain Media Group, boxer Mike Tyson, and General Media (publisher of Penthouse magazine) in their chapter 11 cases
- His crossborder representations include the Canadian receiver for Blockbuster Canada in its chapter 15 case the Canadian monitor in the Essar Steel case
- Rob is an adjunct professor in the LL.M
- Bankruptcy Program at St. John’s University School of Law, associate editor of the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, contributing editor of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2d, has authored numerous articles, and frequently lectures on bankruptcy topics
- He holds an “AV Preeminent Peer Rating,” Martindale-Hubbell‘s highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and is ranked among Bankruptcy/Restructuring attorneys by Chambers USA
- He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law every year since 2018
- Additionally, he was listed by The Lawdragon as one of the 2023 and 2022 “500 Leading U.S
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” and one of the 2020 “500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers.” He is a graduate of Lafayette College and received his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Boston University School of Law
- Programs & Lectures American Bankruptcy Institute, International Bar Association, Norton Bankruptcy Institute, St. John’s University School of Law, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Turnaround Management Association, Publications “Second Circuit Review,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (1992-2020)
- “Charitable Hospitals in Chapter 11,” 1999 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 25 (1999/2000)
- co-author with I. Scharf, “Update on the Role of Examiners in Chapter 11 Cases,” 2004 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 421 (2004)
- co-author, “LBO Litigation, Financial Projections and the Chapter 11 Plan Process,” 21 Seton Hall Law Review 559 (1999) News Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon '500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide for 2025 Lawdragon June 27, 2025 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide Chambers USAJune 5, 2025 PSZJ Named in 2024 TMA Chicago/Midwest Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Awards December 20, 2024 Nine PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 New York Metro 'Super Lawyers' List
- Three Recognized as 'Rising Stars' October 24, 2024 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch August 15, 2024 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024 Lawdragon June 14, 2024 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USA June 4, 2024 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 17, 2023 Robert Feinstein Honored as 2023 “Legal Advisor of the Year” by M&A Advisor The M&A AdvisorJune 30, 2023 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2023 Lawdragon June 16, 2023 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USAJune 1, 2023 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 18, 2022 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers USA, Chambers GlobalJune 1, 2022 Fourteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2022 Lawdragon '500 Leading U.S
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide LawdragonJanuary 14, 2022 Eight PSZJ Attorneys Named to New York Metro “Super Lawyers” and 'Rising Stars' Lists for 2021 September 1, 2021 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Prestigious 2021 TMA Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award September 1, 2021 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 19, 2021 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms April 23, 2020 Judge Walrath Approves Weinstein Co. Plan of Liquidation, PSZJ Lawyers Rep Committee January 1, 2021 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 20, 2020 Eleven PSZJ Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers Guide August 11, 2020 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms May 20, 2021 PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2018 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms April 25, 2019 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives 17th Annual M&A Advisor Award for Bon-Ton Restructuring November 7, 2018 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives TMA Pro Bono Transaction of the Year Award September 5, 2018 PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2019 Chapter 11 Case Solutions Tightened As Jevic Anniversary Passes Law360June 15, 2018 Restructuring of the Year Award May 1, 2018 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms June 8, 2017 Big Apple Circus Confirms Chapter 11 Plan December 14, 2017 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins TMA Turnaround Transaction of the Year Award for Work on Aeropostale October 2, 2017 Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2017 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms May 7, 2018 Rob Feinstein Quoted on Supreme Court Chapter 11 Ruling in Law360 Law360March 29, 2017 Rob Feinstein Appears on ABI's 'Quick Takes' April 17, 2016 Authoritative Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best May 19, 2015 Rob Feinstein Named a Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Insolvency Section’s Reorganization & Workouts Subcommittee November 1, 2014 Rob Feinstein Named Among Top 100 Restructuring & Turnaround Professionals July 1, 2014 Rob Feinstein Invited to Join International Insolvency Institute May 1, 2014 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones: Five M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards February 1, 2014 Rob Feinstein Appears on Cox Affiliate WFTV
- Quoted in Various Publications Regarding Louis J. Pearlman Bankruptcy Case July 1, 2013 Q&A With Pachulski Stang's Robert Feinstein Bankruptcy Law 360May 1, 2013 Auction for Digital Domain Assets Produces $30M - Double Opening Bid September 24, 2012 Reddy Ice Creditors' Committee Selects Pachulski Stang as Its Counsel April 1, 2012 New York Super Lawyer New York Times MagazineOctober 1, 2011 Pachulski Stang Honored for Work on Flying J and The Walking Company Chapter 11 Cases The M&A AdvisorMarch 9, 2011 Flying J Confirmed Plan Pays Creditors in Full August 1, 2010 Plan Approved in Freedom Communications Greatly Enhances Creditor Recovery March 9, 2010 Pachulski Stang Hired to Represent Creditors in Circuit City Chapter 11 Case November 18, 2008 Events The fight for leverage and control: the ever-tightening grip of DIP lenders in insolvency proceedings IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025 Toronto, CA November 7, 2025 Post-Purdue Pharma Cases: What’s Next? 2025 TMA Annual New Orleans, LA September 26, 2025 That’s What Boards Are for: Corporate Governance Issues in Chapter 11 2023 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Austin TX October 14, 2023 Advising the Board: Fiduciary Duties, Zone of Insolvency, and CRO Issues 2023 ABI Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Amelia Island FL July 21, 2023 Advanced DIP Topics ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York May 24, 2023 Intercreditor Agreements: How They Are Dealt With in the Different Procedural Environments 28th Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference Madrid, Spain May 23, 2023 Update on Topical Issues in Bankruptcy: Makewholes and Structured Dismissals ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York City June 10, 2022 Avoidance/ Vulnerable Transactions Case Management in India and USA International Insolvency Institute and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Webinar June 2, 2021 Pandemic Pandemonium: Litigation in the Time of COVID-19 22nd Annual ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference Virtual May 19, 2021 High-Profile Insolvencies: Crossborder Cases in the Retail Industry Osgood Hall Law School Annual Update in Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Toronto October 4, 2019 Post-Jevic 20th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York May 24, 2018 Dead Malls Walking American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference La Quinta CA December 1, 2017 Jevic Fallout 2017: Implications on Structured Dismissals Past, Present, & Future Beard Group Webinar June 27, 2017 Contesting Confirmation Bankruptcy Battle Royale Webinar May 30, 2017 Litigation Financing IBA Global Insolvency & Restructuring Conference Copenhagen, Denmark May 7, 2017 Retail’s Reset Moment 2017 TMA Southeast Regional Conference Charleston, SC April 20, 2017 Shark Tank ABI Bankruptcy Battleground West Los Angeles March 21, 2017 Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About . .
- The Nuts and Bolts of DIP Financing 90th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges San Francisco October 26, 2016 Practicing in the Limelight: Challenges Faced in Cases Involving High-Profile Debtors 11th Annual ABI Northeast Consumer Forum Bretton Woods NH July 15, 2016 Rags to riches . . . to rags?
- Financial Distress in the Retail Industry 22nd Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference Milan, Italy May 23, 2016 Understanding D&O and E&O Policy Issues in Bankruptcy American Bankruptcy Institute 34th Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC April 15, 2016 Bankruptcy Considerations in Retail: Analyzing Distress in Apparel, Consumer Electronics, and Other Retail ABA Business Law Section and Section of Litigation Webinar Webinar June 10, 2015 2014 - A Year in Review From the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys AIRA 13th Annual Advanced Restructuring & Plan of Reorganization Conference New York November 17, 2014 Re-Structure, Re-Lease, Re-Invent?
- Challenges & Opportunities of Retail’s Changing Landscape American Bar Association Webinar August 12, 2014 The Ever-Changing Role of Committees American Bankruptcy Institute 32nd Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC April 25, 2014 Video Killed the Radio Star ABI International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium Berlin, Germany October 25, 2013 Advising Distressed Businesses & Business Bankruptcy Cases New York State Bar Association New York City December 13, 2012 The Great Debates: “Do creditors' committees serve a useful purpose in cases where the debtor's assets are overly encumbered and the amount of unsecured claims is a fraction of the amount of secured debt?” ABI Winter Leadership Conference Tucson AZ November 30, 2012 Chapter 11 Forum Western Mountains Norton Bankruptcy Law Seminar Jackson WY June 26, 2012 Handling the Administratively Insolvent Estate: What to Do When Your Chapter 11 Goes South West LegalEd Center and American Bankruptcy Institute Webinar June 6, 2012 My Estate Is Administratively Insolvent: What Do I Do?
- What to Do When Your Case Turns Out Differently From How You Planned 23rd Annual ABI Winter Leadership Conference La Quinta CA December 2, 2011 Postconfirmation Liquidating Trust Issues: Standing, in Pari Delicto, and Challenges for Liquidating Trusts in 'Sell and Sue' Cases. 85th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Orlando October 14, 2011 Cross-Border Insolvency - Acting for an Unsecured Creditors’ Committee Seventh Annual Pan-Canadian Insolvency and Restructuring Law Conference Toronto ON September 23, 2011 Faster Than a Speeding Bullet - The Fast Track Bankruptcy Process Turnaround Management Association Educational Workshop New York March 23, 2010 Fixing Broken Not-for-Profit Entities ABI 21st Annual Winter Leadership Conference La Quinta CA December 4, 2009 Legal Issues Arising in a “Down” Art Market Current Art Law Issues for Attorneys, Appraisers, and Collectors New York University, New York City November 9, 2009 Litigation in Chapter 11 Cases Norton Institutes on Bankruptcy Law: Bankruptcy Litigation Seminar II Las Vegas March 28, 2009
Practice Areas Explained
Robert J. Feinstein's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Robert J. Feinstein handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Bankruptcy & Debt
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International Law
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Jurisdictional Context
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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Frequently Asked
Common questions about Robert J. Feinstein
Where is Robert J. Feinstein's law office located?
Robert J. Feinstein's law practice is located in New York, New York. The firm is Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
What practice areas does Robert J. Feinstein handle?
Robert J. Feinstein focuses on bankruptcy, international. Each practice area listed reflects experience handling cases of that type in New York.
How long has Robert J. Feinstein practiced law?
Robert J. Feinstein has 44+ years of legal experience and has been licensed since 1982.
Where did Robert J. Feinstein go to law school?
Robert J. Feinstein earned their education at (J.D., 1981); (A.B., 1978).
How can I contact Robert J. Feinstein for a consultation?
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What awards or recognition has Robert J. Feinstein received?
Robert J. Feinstein's notable recognition includes: AV Preeminent.
Practice Areas
Education
J.D.
Boston University School of Law
- 1981
A.B.
Lafayette College
- 1978
Awards
AV Preeminent
Bar Admissions
New York
Admitted: 1982
Massachusetts
Admitted: 1982
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