Zachary Smith
Partner and Co-Head, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Team, Moore & Van Allen PLLC
- Role
- Partner and Co-head, Financial Restructuring Team at Moore & Van Allen PLLC
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Zachary Smith
Zach is a Partner and the Co-Head of MVA’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice. He is a nationally recognized restructuring lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in complex restructurings, representing a broad spectrum of stakeholders in special situations and bankruptcy proceedings. Before joining MVA in 2013, Zach was a partner in the restructuring practice at O’Melveny & Myers based in New York City, and began his career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Zach’s practice covers transactional and litigation, and encompasses representations such as: • Private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in out-of-court distressed M&A transactions.• Independent directors and special committees in distressed M&A transactions. • Purchasers of distressed businesses and their assets.• Corporate debtors in all aspects of complex chapter 11 proceedings.• Financial institutions, special situation funds, and direct lenders in the restructuring and exit of troubled credits.• Stakeholders in cross-border insolvency situations.• High net worth individuals and family offices in risk mitigation and management, transaction structuring, and transaction execution associated with distressed investment opportunities and special situations.• Puerto Rico-based financial institutions, private equity investors, and distress investors.Zach is an adjunct professor at Duke University Law School where he teaches courses in corporate restructuring, chapter 11, distress investing, and structuring of financial transactions. Recognition/Notable • Chambers USA – North Carolina, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 20••••23• Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 20••••24• Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Bankruptcy, 20••••23• North Carolina Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy: Business, 2021, 2024• American Bankruptcy Institute, Honoree, Inaugural “40 Under 40” Class, 2017• Law360 Bankruptcy “Rising Star” (one of five, nationally), 2013• Turnarounds & Workouts “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” (one of twelve, nationally), 2013• Duke University Law School, Senior Lecturing Fellow, 2015 – present• American Bankruptcy Institute, Co-Chair, Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, 20••••22• The Juilliard School, Co-Chair, Carolinas Alumni Chapter
Experience
Partner and Co-head, Financial Restructuring Team
Aug 2013 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Education
Harvard University
A.B., Cum Laude, English and American Literature and Language
1996 — 2000
Boston University
Doctor of Law (JD)
2003
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate in Leadership Principles, Business Administration and Management, General
2020 — 2020
Skills
- Corporate Governance
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Civil Litigation
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