Joshua Dorchak advises financial institutions and other businesses, most often as creditors of troubled companies, and represents these clients in complex litigation in state, federal and bankruptcy courts. Josh has experience defending bankruptcy avoidance claims, including in the landmark Enron and Quebecor safe harbor cases and, more recently, the Lehman Brothers “waterfall flip” case. Josh also advises and litigates on behalf of clients in matters involving derivatives and other financial contracts; contracts for goods or services; tortious interference, fraud and other commercial torts; leveraged leases; corporation and partnership disputes; and sovereign immunity.
Josh has represented creditors and other parties in interest in the bankruptcy cases of, among others, American Airlines, Arcapita Bank, Atkins Nutritionals, Avaya, Brooklyn Hospital, Calpine, Dairy Mart, Dana Corp., Delta Air Lines, Doral Bank (FDIC Receivership) and Doral Financial Corp., Energy Future Holdings, Enron, Fairfield Sentry, FirstEnergy, General Motors, GenOn Energy, Genuity, Global Crossing, La Paloma Generating Co., Lehman Brothers (Chapter 11 and SIPA), LightSquared, Madoff, MF Global (Chapter 11 and SIPA), Nortel, Northwest Airlines, Platinum Partners (Chapter 15), Quebecor World, St. Vincent’s Hospital, SunEdison, Suntech Power (Chapter 7 and Chapter 15), Teligent, The International Banking Corporation (Chapter 15), Tidewater, United Air Lines, Westinghouse, and WorldCom. He has also represented the Plan Administrator of Refco Capital Markets Ltd. and the Plan Administrator of the Refco Chapter 11 Debtors.
Recommended, Finance – Restructuring (including bankruptcy) – corporate, The Legal 500 US (2017)
Recognized, Rising Star, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide (2016–2018)
Recognized, Rising Star, Restructuring and Insolvency, IFLR1000 (2014)
Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, New York Law Institute
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
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