David J. Kozlowski

• Quadrum Development Corp. in its $95 million purchase of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Hotel at bankruptcy auction. Winner of the M&A Advisor Awards “Deal of the Year, Restructuring (Under $100 Million), 2023” and the Global M&A Network “Global Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year, 2024.”
• Guild Investment Group LLC (nka Guild Ventures LLC) in its successful purchase of lender debt and litigation to allow foreclosure of multi-million dollar property in Albany, NY.
• Daol Rexmark, a New York-based lender acting as U.S. agent for Korea-based Kookmin Bank, in UCC foreclosure against borrower Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., regarding ownership of Washington D.C.’s Union Station. Rexmark was granted a preliminary injunction and declared temporary rightful owner of Union Station in the Southern District of New York.
• Be-Aviv 286 Rider LLC, pre-petition lender and DIP Lender in the 286 Rider Ave Acquisition LLC chapter 11 case, in its successful recovery of 100% of its loan debt (including principal, interest, and default interest) and 95% of all pre- and post-petition attorneys fees via exercise of a pledge that put the borrower into Chapter 11.
• Double Bowery Funding LLC and Bowery Mezz LLC, as pre-petition and DIP lender in 2 Bowery and 26 Bowery LLC Chapter 11 cases; exercised pledge of membership interests to put borrowers into Chapter 11.
• Furla (U.S.A.) Inc., a leading brand in the premium leather goods market, in the successful reorganization of its U.S. business under Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code.
• U.S. subsidiaries of Geox, a leading fashion retailer, in their successful reorganizations of under Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code.
• Phoenix Brands, LLC, a nationally recognized laundry and fabric care company, as Debtor-in-Possession in its successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
• Production Resource Group (PRG), the world’s leading provider of entertainment and event technology solutions, in connection with its multi-billion dollar acquisition of competitor VER, as part of VER’s pre-negotiated Chapter 11.
• Quadrum Global and its affiliates, creditor and proponent of successfully confirmed Chapter 11 Creditor Plan in Vernon 4540 Realty, LLC in the Southern District of New York.
• Representation of NYC Transportation Regional Center, an EB-5 Program entity, in the over 130 co-debtor National Realty Investment Advisors LLC Chapter 11 cases.
• 500 Eighth Avenue LLC as landlord in its successful recovery of a substantial portion of its pre- and postpetition rents in the Corinthian Communications Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case (filed under Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code).
• Ad Hoc Committee of Consignment Vendors and apparel and jewelry consignors in Neiman Marcus and Sears bankruptcies. Successfully protected consignor rights.
• Castlegate Credit Opportunities Fund, LLC, pre-petition lender and secured creditor in the JAB Energy Solutions II, LLC Chapter 11 case pending in Delaware.
• Mynd Spa & Salon, Inc., fka Red Door Salons, Inc., fdba Elizabeth Arden Resort Spas, Inc. in its Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
• Churchill Real Estate Holdings LLC in multiple Chapter 11 cases.
• Wellpoint and its subsidiary, Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., d/b/a Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield in multiple Chapter 11 cases.

Prior to Joining Morrison Cohen

• Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors
  • Cengage Learning, Inc. (E.D.N.Y.; with approx. $7.5 billion in assets, the largest Chapter 11 filing of 2013)
  • Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. (D. Del.)
  • Albert Lindley Lee Memorial Hospital (N.D.N.Y.)
  • BH S&B Holdings LLC (Steve & Barry’s) (S.D.N.Y.)
  • Creative Group, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.)
  • Designer License Holding Company (S.D.N.Y.)
  • DHP Holdings II Corporation (D. Del.)
  • Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (N.D.N.Y.)
  • Fortunoff Holdings, LLC (S.D.N.Y.)
  • HydroGen, LLC (S.D.N.Y.)
  • Jazz Products, LLC (D.N.J.)
  • Med-Depot, Inc. (E.D. Tex.)
  • Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Inc. (N.D.N.Y.)
  • Norwood Promotional Products Holdings, Inc. (D. Del.)
  • Peninsula Hospital Center (E.D.N.Y.)
  • Rock & Republic Enterprises, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.)
  • Westgate Nursing Home, Inc. (W.D.N.Y.)
  • WorldSpace, Inc. (D. Del.) 
• Other Representations
  • Morgan Industries Corporation (D.N.J.; Chapter 11 Debtor-in-Possession)
  • Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.; State of Maine regulatory agencies)
  • Creative Group, Inc. et al. (S.D.N.Y.; Creditor Trust; Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)
  • Chem Rx Pharmacy Services (outside general counsel)
  • Advantage Funding (outside bankruptcy counsel)
  • Medline Industries, Inc. (outside bankruptcy counsel)
  • PharMerica Corp. (outside bankruptcy counsel)

• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Morrison Cohen Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
• Board Member, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS)

• Recipient, Global M&A Network Awards Global Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year, presented January 2024. Represented Quadrum Development Corp. as bankruptcy counsel in its $95 million purchase of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Hotel at bankruptcy auction.
• Recipient, M&A Advisor Awards Restructuring Deal of the Year (Under $100 Million) for the restructuring and sale of the Williamsburg Hotel, presented November 2023. Represented Quadrum Development Corp. as bankruptcy counsel in its $95 million purchase of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Hotel at bankruptcy auction.
• Lead Counsel Verified in Bankruptcy – Business, Business Law (2016 – present)
• Legal Elite – Best for Strategic Litigation, New York (2015)