Robert J. Feinstein is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office. He represents debtors, creditors’ committees, equity committees, acquirers, and examiners in business reorganizations and related litigation. He also has experience representing debtors, committees, foreign representatives, and other case constituencies in crossborder chapter 11 cases and chapter 15 cases. Recent engagements include lead counsel to the creditors’ committees in the chapter 11 cases of J. Crew, Whiting Petroleum, Ascena Retail Group, Ditech, Jevic Transportation, the Weinstein Company, Open Road Films, Cobalt International Energy, Bon-Ton Stores, A&P, Sports Authority, Aeropostale, AMF Bowling Worldwide, Reddy Ice Corporation, Coach Transportation and Circuit City Stores; and conflicts counsel to the creditors’ committees appointed in the ResCap and Chrysler LLC cases. On the debtor side, he represented Digital Domain Media Group, boxer Mike Tyson, and General Media (publisher of
Penthouse magazine) in their chapter 11 cases. His crossborder representations include the Canadian receiver for Blockbuster Canada in its chapter 15 case the Canadian monitor in the Essar Steel case.
Rob is an adjunct professor in the LL.M. Bankruptcy Program at St. John’s University School of Law, associate editor of the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, contributing editor of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2d, has authored numerous articles, and frequently lectures on bankruptcy topics. He holds an “AV Preeminent Peer Rating,” Martindale-Hubbell‘s highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and is ranked among Bankruptcy/Restructuring attorneys by Chambers USA. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law every year since 2018. Additionally, he was listed by The Lawdragon as one of the 2023 and 2022 “500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” and one of the 2020 “500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers.” He is a graduate of Lafayette College and received his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Boston University School of Law.
Programs & Lectures
American Bankruptcy Institute, International Bar Association, Norton Bankruptcy Institute, St. John’s University School of Law, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Turnaround Management Association,
Publications
“Second Circuit Review,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (1992-2020); “Charitable Hospitals in Chapter 11,” 1999 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 25 (1999/2000); co-author with I. Scharf, “Update on the Role of Examiners in Chapter 11 Cases,” 2004 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 421 (2004); co-author, “LBO Litigation, Financial Projections and the Chapter 11 Plan Process,” 21 Seton Hall Law Review 559 (1999)
News
Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon '500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide for 2025
Lawdragon June 27, 2025
PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide
Chambers USAJune 5, 2025
PSZJ Named in 2024 TMA Chicago/Midwest Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Awards
December 20, 2024
Nine PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 New York Metro 'Super Lawyers' List; Three Recognized as 'Rising Stars'
October 24, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 15, 2024
Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024
Lawdragon June 14, 2024
PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USA
June 4, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2023
Robert Feinstein Honored as 2023 “Legal Advisor of the Year” by M&A Advisor
The M&A AdvisorJune 30, 2023
Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2023
Lawdragon June 16, 2023
PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides
Chambers Global, Chambers USAJune 1, 2023
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 18, 2022
PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides
Chambers USA, Chambers GlobalJune 1, 2022
Fourteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2022 Lawdragon '500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide
LawdragonJanuary 14, 2022
Eight PSZJ Attorneys Named to New York Metro “Super Lawyers” and 'Rising Stars' Lists for 2021
September 1, 2021
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Prestigious 2021 TMA Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award
September 1, 2021
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2021
Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms
April 23, 2020
Judge Walrath Approves Weinstein Co. Plan of Liquidation, PSZJ Lawyers Rep Committee
January 1, 2021
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 20, 2020
Eleven PSZJ Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers Guide
August 11, 2020
Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms
May 20, 2021
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2018
Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms
April 25, 2019
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives 17th Annual M&A Advisor Award for Bon-Ton Restructuring
November 7, 2018
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives TMA Pro Bono Transaction of the Year Award
September 5, 2018
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2019
Chapter 11 Case Solutions Tightened As Jevic Anniversary Passes
Law360June 15, 2018
Restructuring of the Year Award
May 1, 2018
Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms
June 8, 2017
Big Apple Circus Confirms Chapter 11 Plan
December 14, 2017
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins TMA Turnaround Transaction of the Year Award for Work on Aeropostale
October 2, 2017
Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2017
Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms
May 7, 2018
Rob Feinstein Quoted on Supreme Court Chapter 11 Ruling in Law360
Law360March 29, 2017
Rob Feinstein Appears on ABI's 'Quick Takes'
April 17, 2016
Authoritative Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best
May 19, 2015
Rob Feinstein Named a Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Insolvency Section’s Reorganization & Workouts Subcommittee
November 1, 2014
Rob Feinstein Named Among Top 100 Restructuring & Turnaround Professionals
July 1, 2014
Rob Feinstein Invited to Join International Insolvency Institute
May 1, 2014
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones: Five M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards
February 1, 2014
Rob Feinstein Appears on Cox Affiliate WFTV; Quoted in Various Publications Regarding Louis J. Pearlman Bankruptcy Case
July 1, 2013
Q&A With Pachulski Stang's Robert Feinstein
Bankruptcy Law 360May 1, 2013
Auction for Digital Domain Assets Produces $30M - Double Opening Bid
September 24, 2012
Reddy Ice Creditors' Committee Selects Pachulski Stang as Its Counsel
April 1, 2012
New York Super Lawyer
New York Times MagazineOctober 1, 2011
Pachulski Stang Honored for Work on Flying J and The Walking Company Chapter 11 Cases
The M&A AdvisorMarch 9, 2011
Flying J Confirmed Plan Pays Creditors in Full
August 1, 2010
Plan Approved in Freedom Communications Greatly Enhances Creditor Recovery
March 9, 2010
Pachulski Stang Hired to Represent Creditors in Circuit City Chapter 11 Case
November 18, 2008
Events
The fight for leverage and control: the ever-tightening grip of DIP lenders in insolvency proceedings
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025 Toronto, CA
November 5, 2025
Post-Purdue Pharma Cases: What’s Next?
2025 TMA Annual New Orleans, LA
October 16, 2025
That’s What Boards Are for: Corporate Governance Issues in Chapter 11
2023 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Austin TX
October 14, 2023
Advising the Board: Fiduciary Duties, Zone of Insolvency, and CRO Issues
2023 ABI Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Amelia Island FL
July 21, 2023
Advanced DIP Topics
ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York
May 24, 2023
Intercreditor Agreements: How They Are Dealt With in the Different Procedural Environments
28th Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference Madrid, Spain
May 23, 2023
Update on Topical Issues in Bankruptcy: Makewholes and Structured Dismissals
ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York City
June 10, 2022
Avoidance/ Vulnerable Transactions Case Management in India and USA
International Insolvency Institute and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Webinar
June 2, 2021
Pandemic Pandemonium: Litigation in the Time of COVID-19
22nd Annual ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference Virtual
May 19, 2021
High-Profile Insolvencies: Crossborder Cases in the Retail Industry
Osgood Hall Law School Annual Update in Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Toronto
October 4, 2019
Post-Jevic
20th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York
May 24, 2018
Dead Malls Walking
American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference La Quinta CA
December 1, 2017
Jevic Fallout 2017: Implications on Structured Dismissals Past, Present, & Future
Beard Group Webinar
June 27, 2017
Contesting Confirmation
Bankruptcy Battle Royale Webinar
May 30, 2017
Litigation Financing
IBA Global Insolvency & Restructuring Conference Copenhagen, Denmark
May 7, 2017
Retail’s Reset Moment
2017 TMA Southeast Regional Conference Charleston, SC
April 20, 2017
Shark Tank
ABI Bankruptcy Battleground West Los Angeles
March 21, 2017
Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About . . . The Nuts and Bolts of DIP Financing
90th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges San Francisco
October 26, 2016
Practicing in the Limelight: Challenges Faced in Cases Involving High-Profile Debtors
11th Annual ABI Northeast Consumer Forum Bretton Woods NH
July 15, 2016
Rags to riches . . . to rags? Financial Distress in the Retail Industry
22nd Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference Milan, Italy
May 23, 2016
Understanding D&O and E&O Policy Issues in Bankruptcy
American Bankruptcy Institute 34th Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC
April 15, 2016
Bankruptcy Considerations in Retail: Analyzing Distress in Apparel, Consumer Electronics, and Other Retail
ABA Business Law Section and Section of Litigation Webinar Webinar
June 10, 2015
2014 - A Year in Review From the Perspectives of Judges and Attorneys
AIRA 13th Annual Advanced Restructuring & Plan of Reorganization Conference New York
November 17, 2014
Re-Structure, Re-Lease, Re-Invent? Challenges & Opportunities of Retail’s Changing Landscape
American Bar Association Webinar
August 12, 2014
The Ever-Changing Role of Committees
American Bankruptcy Institute 32nd Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC
April 25, 2014
Video Killed the Radio Star
ABI International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium Berlin, Germany
October 25, 2013
Advising Distressed Businesses & Business Bankruptcy Cases
New York State Bar Association New York City
December 13, 2012
The Great Debates: “Do creditors' committees serve a useful purpose in cases where the debtor's assets are overly encumbered and the amount of unsecured claims is a fraction of the amount of secured debt?”
ABI Winter Leadership Conference Tucson AZ
November 30, 2012
Chapter 11 Forum
Western Mountains Norton Bankruptcy Law Seminar Jackson WY
June 26, 2012
Handling the Administratively Insolvent Estate: What to Do When Your Chapter 11 Goes South
West LegalEd Center and American Bankruptcy Institute Webinar
June 6, 2012
My Estate Is Administratively Insolvent: What Do I Do? What to Do When Your Case Turns Out Differently From How You Planned
23rd Annual ABI Winter Leadership Conference La Quinta CA
December 2, 2011
Postconfirmation Liquidating Trust Issues: Standing, in Pari Delicto, and Challenges for Liquidating Trusts in 'Sell and Sue' Cases.
85th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Orlando
October 14, 2011
Cross-Border Insolvency - Acting for an Unsecured Creditors’ Committee
Seventh Annual Pan-Canadian Insolvency and Restructuring Law Conference Toronto ON
September 23, 2011
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet - The Fast Track Bankruptcy Process
Turnaround Management Association Educational Workshop New York
March 23, 2010
Fixing Broken Not-for-Profit Entities
ABI 21st Annual Winter Leadership Conference La Quinta CA
December 4, 2009
Legal Issues Arising in a “Down” Art Market
Current Art Law Issues for Attorneys, Appraisers, and Collectors New York University, New York City
November 9, 2009
Litigation in Chapter 11 Cases
Norton Institutes on Bankruptcy Law: Bankruptcy Litigation Seminar II Las Vegas
March 28, 2009
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