Brian D. Pfeiffer

Brian D. Pfeiffer is a partner in the New York office, where his practice extends to all aspects of in-court and out-of-court restructurings of financially distressed businesses, including representations of corporate debtors, official and unofficial creditors’ and equity committees, bondholder committees, lenders, and purchasers and sellers of distressed assets and businesses. Brian has represented creditors’ committees, significant creditors and equity committees in connection with the restructuring of distressed businesses in a wide array of industries, including Colonial BancGroup Inc., Washington Mutual Inc., Downey Financial Corporation, General Motors, Nova Scotia Finance Company, Copia Inc., Reliant Energy Channelview LP, Dana Corp., Pope & Talbot Inc., Inland Fiber Group LLC (f/k/a U.S. Timberlands Klamath Falls LLC) and Primus Telecommunications Holdings Inc. His company-side representations in connection with in-court and out-of-court restructurings and sale transactions include Saad Investments Finance Company (No. 5) Limited, ACA Financial Corp., Drive America Holdings Inc., Broadway Partners, Macklowe Properties Inc., Impsat Fiber Networks Inc. and ANC Rental Corp.

Known for his ability to combine legal analysis with practical business solutions, Brian was named “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” in 2008 by Turnarounds & Workouts. He received his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law in 1999 and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany in 1996.

Selected Representations

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Colonial BancGroup, Inc.

Counsel to Wilmington Trust Company, as indenture trustee for the bondholders, in connection with the Downey Financial Corp. bankruptcy case.

Counsel to Owl Creek Asset Management in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Washington Mutual Inc. and WMI Investment Corp.

Counsel to Centerbridge Partners in connection with the SIPC liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

Counsel to Tenor Capital, as DIP lender and secured creditor in the EPV Solar, Inc. Chapter 11 case.

U.S. Counsel to Kinetic Partners, as Cayman liquidator of Saad Investments Finance Company (No. 5) Limited, in connection with the debtor’s Chapter 15 bankruptcy case.

Counsel to Appaloosa Management in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of General Motors of Canada Ltd. and General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Co.

Counsel to various bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate and corporate clients in connection with the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. insolvency proceedings.

Counsel to Drive America Holdings Inc. in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of its outstanding indebtedness and the resolution of significant litigations involving the company.

Counsel to ACA Capital Holdings Inc. in connection with the restructuring of its subsidiary, ACA Financial Guaranty Corp., a monoline bond insurance company. More recently, counsel to ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation in connection with the restructuring of certain credits in its municipal portfolio.

Counsel to Macklowe Properties Inc. in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of approximately $7 billion of indebtedness.

Counsel to Broadway Partners, a national private real estate investment and management firm, in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of debt obligations relating to various property portfolios.

Counsel to the secured lenders of Reliant Energy Channelview LP in connection with its Chapter 11 case, including with respect to the sale of the Channelview project and the satisfaction of the secured debt in full.

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Pope & Talbot Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries.

Counsel to the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Dana Holding Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries.

Counsel to an ad hoc committee of senior secured noteholders of Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of certain indebtedness issued by Primus and its affiliates.

Counsel to Impsat Fiber Networks Inc., a U.S. public company, in connection with, among other things, its acquisition by Global Crossing Ltd.

Counsel to GoldenTree Asset Management LP and Turnberry Capital Management LP, as significant bondholders, in connection with the Chapter 11 case and ultimate sale of Inland Fiber Group LLC (f/k/a U.S. Timberlands Klamath Falls LLC).

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Conseco Inc. in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Conseco and certain of its subsidiaries.

Counsel to ANC Rental Corp., the parent of Alamo RentACar and National Car Rental, and its domestic subsidiaries, in connection with their Chapter 11 cases.

Selected Speaking Engagements

Memberships

New York City Bar Association

Other Distinctions

Selected by Turnaround & Workouts as an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” in 2008.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Education

Prior Experience

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
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