Ziman has participated in multiple industry events. He has previously led classes for Practising Law Institute, served on the Conference Advisory Board for American Bankruptcy Institute’s 17th Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference and spoke at the Association of the Bar of New York City’s 15th Annual New York City Bankruptcy Conference. Ziman also serves on the Bankruptcy & Reorganization Leadership Committee of the UJA Federation of New York.

Company Experience

  • The Children’s Place, a global children’s retail and wholesale network, in connection with certain distressed corporate and financing matters
  • Party City, a global leader in the celebrations industry, and certain domestic subsidiaries in its prearranged chapter 11 proceedings, as well as the provision of $150 million of debtor-in-possession financing, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas
  • CovisPharma, a multinational pharmaceutical company, in the out-of-court recapitalization involving more than $1 billion of outstanding first- and second-lien funded debt
  • Lumileds Holding B.V. and certain of its affiliates, a global provider of automotive and other LED lighting solutions, in connection with their prepackaged chapter 11 cases commenced in the Southern District of New York
  • Takata Corporation and affiliates in their chapter 11 cases
  • Motor Coach Industries International and affiliates in their chapter 11 cases

Lender Experience

  • A group of senior secured noteholders, including affiliates of Apollo Global Management, in the voluntary pre-packaged restructuring process of Wolfspeed Inc., a global leader in silicon carbide technologies used in semiconductor manufacturing
  • Texas Capital Bank as one of the largest prepetition lenders and as debtor-in-possession lender in the chapter 11 case of Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC, a Bloomfield, New Jersey-based originator and servicer of reverse mortgage loans
  • The successor bond trustee and an ad hoc group of certain holders of Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Financial Corporation Retirement Revenue Bonds (The Stayton at Museum Way Project), Series 2020 Bonds, in connection with safeguarding their interests in respect of Series 2020 Bonds and The Stayton, a continuing care retirement community
  • Barclays Bank in a $1.45 billion debtor-in-possession facility for Residential Capital in connection with ResCap’s chapter 11 filing

Investor and Acquirer Experience

  • Walnut Creek Mining Company in connection with Optim Energy’s chapter 11 cases
  • DISH Network Corporation in its acquisition of bankrupt satellite operator DBSD North America
  • Time Warner and AOL, Inc. in connection with their debt and equity interests in the AOLA Inc. chapter 11 case
  • The buyers of distressed assets in the restructurings of Anchor Glass, Bidermann Industries, Comdisco, Consumer Packaging, Fleming, Harnischfeger Industries and Sonic Blue, among others