Lowenstein Sandler Welcomes Brent Weisenberg as Senior Counsel

Brent Weisenberg has joined Lowenstein Sandler as senior counsel in the bankruptcy, financial reorganization and creditors' rights department in Roseland. Weisenberg advises businesses and their stakeholders financial challenges and special situations such as the negotiation and implementation of complex commercial transactions, the acquisition and disposition of distressed assets, and the prosecution and defense of commercial litigation. He also adviseds official and unofficial committees in retail, real estate, construction, hospitality, telecommunications, manufacturing and technology, and has experience in the wind-down of private equity and hedge fund vehicles. He was previously selected by a court-appointed receiver to serve as general counsel to the Platinum Partners family of hedge funds, working with outside counsel and financial advisors, as well as with Platinum's portfolio managers. "Having worked extensively with members of the Lowenstein team in the past, I am thrilled to now become a part of their sophisticated bankruptcy practice," said Weisenberg, in a statement. Kenneth A. Rosen, chair of Lowenstein's bankruptcy department, said in a statement that Weisenberg's "unique experience serving as general counsel to Platinum Partners and its receiver, the former chief judge of the Eastern District of New York's bankruptcy court, not only helped him solidify his ability to solve the business and financial issues facing entities today but allowed him to gain an unmatched perspective on the wind-down of private equity and hedge fund vehicles, a sector where we are seeing increasing volatility." Jeffrey Cohen, vice chair of the department, added "It feels fantastic to be reuniting with Brent. Having previously been colleagues with him for more than a decade, I know the positive impact he will have on our practice."