David K. Shim

Associate

David Shim focuses his practice on financial insolvency matters in the United States as well as international financial restructurings. He represents a wide range of stakeholders, including corporate debtors, creditors, acquirers, equity holders, and investors, in all aspects of corporate restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, and related litigation.

Extended Profile

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, David worked as a financial restructuring associate at a major international law firm. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Julie A. Manning of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut and Judge Robert E. Grossman of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. Prior to practicing law, David worked as a technical support professional servicing mainframe and open systems at a large data storage company.

Selected Representations

FTX affiliate holding company in its Chapter 11 case in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Ad hoc bondholder group in the ongoing restructuring of overmore than $140 billion of obligations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in its PROMESA proceedings
Prepetition and DIP lender in its acquisition of assets in the Chapter 11 cases of Novan, Inc. in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Power plant operators in their Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Foreign representatives in the Chapter 15 case of Global Cord Blood Corporation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Online retailer of electronics and appliances in its Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Agent for a syndicate of lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of EHT US1, Inc. in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
Sunglasses retailer in its Chapter 11 case in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Bondholders in Buenos Aires Province litigation in the US District Courts in New York and Washington, DC
Monitor and foreign representative in the Chapter 15 case of Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Non-insider shareholders in the Sears fraudulent transfer action in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Ad hoc bondholder group in the restructuring of Frontera Holdings LLC and its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

Education

The George Washington University Law School, 2016, J.D.
Bryant University, 2010, B.S., International Business and Finance

Admissions

Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US District Court for the District of Connecticut
US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Clerkships

Clerkship to Judge Julie A. Manning of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (2017 - 2018)
Clerkship to Judge Robert E. Grossman of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York (2016 - 2017)

Awards and Affiliations

Member, American College of Investment Counsel

Recipient, US President’s Volunteer Service Award

Member, American Bankruptcy Institute