practice areas
practice accolades
Ranked "#1 Most Active Law Firm" globally, based on the number of funds worked on for limited partners, by Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst (2013)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2012)
honors + affiliations
bar admissions
- New York
- New York
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101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Phone: 212.309.6855
Fax: 212.309.6001
Michael A. Chapnick is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice. His practice focuses on secured lending, structured financings, debt restructuring, loan workouts, acquisition of assets from bankrupt companies, credit enhancement, representation of minority interests in private companies, dealing with managing general agents and highly compensated employee relations. His client base is weighted towards commercial banks, diversified financial institutions and insurers.
Mr. Chapnick's secured lending practice is closely related to his experience in a series of industries, including entertainment, cable and broadcasting, health care, food processing, hotel and trucking. His expertise in the motion picture and television production industries has garnered national recognition. His insurer practice focuses on representing insurers as creditors, realizing on salvage value and dealing with systematic loss situations.
Mr. Chapnick is admitted to practice in New York.
education
- New York University School of Law, 1969, J.D.
- Union College, New York, 1966, B.A.
- Harvard University, 1966, M.A.
