Curtis M. Plaza

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

SKILLS

ABOUT CURTIS M. PLAZA

Clients turn to Curtis to deliver pragmatic and strategic advice in some of the largest and most sophisticated commercial matters, including business transactions and restructuring engagements involving billions of dollars of assets and investments. Curtis offers a steady hand in navigating complexity and protecting value for businesses, financial institutions and indenture trustees, including major players such as The Bank of New York Mellon, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Sharp Electronics, The Kroger Corporation, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, QBE Specialty Insurance, and Fidelity National Title Insurance. Clients count on Curtis for his deep understanding of legal and financial systems, innovative solutions, personal integrity, and sound judgment in efficiently turning challenges into opportunities and favorable results.Beyond his client service, Curtis’s leadership and strategic vision are evident through his service on the Firm’s Management Committee and, previously, as Partner Chair of the Firm’s Summer Associate Program, which recruits and develops Riker’s next generation of legal talent. Among these leadership roles, Curtis has also ensured the firm’s excellence in client service by developing firm protocols and policies, including those in risk management, privacy and cybersecurity, legal technology and generative A.I. use.Curtis continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to civic engagement, serving as Co-Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Program, expanding the impact and reach of Riker’s good work.Curtis has been recognized for his work in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2021, in Best Lawyers in America since 2015, and in the Thomson Reuters “Super Lawyers” list since 2013. Curtis also published as a Contributing Author to the Annotated Trust Indenture Act, a treatise drafted by the Committee on Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees of the American Bar Association, Section of Business Law.