Josh Brody is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group.

Mr. Brody’s practice focuses on representing clients in complex chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and other distressed situations including negotiating and litigating plans of reorganization and debtor-in-possession financings.  He also represents a diverse range of creditors at all levels of complex structures, including secured and unsecured, bondholders and bank debtholders, indenture trustees, creditors’ committees, and trade creditors.

Mr. Brody also advises hedge funds and other financial institutions on the rights and remedies of debtholders and in understanding elaborate corporate and capital structures.

Mr. Brody was recently named a “Next Generation Lawyer” in restructuring/bankruptcy by The Legal 500 United States.  He has been consistently recognized  as a leading restructuring lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America® and New York Super Lawyers.  In addition, he was twice named as one of 12 “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers” by Turnarounds & Workouts, one of “40 Under 40” in the legal adviser category by M&A Advisor and a “Rising Star” in bankruptcy law by Law360.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Brody was as a partner at Jones Day.  Previously, he was elected as a partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.  He began his legal career as an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Mr. Brody received his law degree with distinction in 2002 from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he served on the Hofstra Law Review.

Representative Experience*

Creditor Representations

• The Jackson Crossover ad hoc bondholder group in the chapter 11 cases of Intelsat, S.A.
• The ad hoc group of secured and unsecured bondholders in the chapter case of  FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
• The ad hoc group of second lien bondholders in Energy Future Holdings chapter 11 case.
• An ad hoc group of secured bondholders in the chapter 11 restructuring of  Molycorp Inc.
• An ad hoc group of “land bank” claimants in the TOUSA (homebuilders) chapter 11 case.
• The official committee of unsecured creditors of Hostess Brands.
• The official committee of unsecured creditors of WP Steel Ventures.
• The official committee of unsecured creditors of Magna Entertainment Corp.
• The official committee of unsecured creditors of Capmark Financial Group.
• A member of the secured lender steering committee in the bankruptcy of South Edge LLC.
• The NY MTA in the out-of-court restructuring of Titan Worldwide.
• The ad hoc bondholders committee in the chapter 11 case of Sea Containers.
• Credit Suisse as first lien agent in the prepackaged chapter 11 case of Recycled Paper Greetings.
• The majority bondholders in the prepackaged Canadian restructuring of Ainsworth Lumber.
• The second lien bondholders in the out-of-court restructuring of Calpine Construction Finance.
• The sub-debt holder in the out-of-court restructuring of Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization (C-BASS) (subprime mortgage lender).
• The ad hoc group of convertible bondholders in the out-of-court restructuring of DOV Pharmaceutical.
• The bond insurer in the chapter 11 case of Entergy New Orleans.

Debtor Representations

Represented the following in their chapter 11 cases:

• First Mariner Bancorp, bank holding company.
• Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, drug development company.
• Bally Total Fitness, fitness center operator.
• Global Crossing, builder/operator of an international fiber-optic network.
• Torch Offshore, offshore construction/pipe laying company.
• Parmalat USA, milk processor.

*Includes representations prior to Mr. Brody’s association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.