Benjamin S. Arfa is a Partner in Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s Restructuring and Finance Department. Arfa represents borrowers, creditors, sponsors and distressed investors in connection with financing aspects of all types of transformative corporate transactions and in a wide range of liability management, restructuring, bankruptcy, direct lending, rescue, DIP and other financing transactions.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers | 2026 | Liability Management, Restructuring, Bankruptcy |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Restructuring & Finance |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers | 2025 | Liability Management, Restructuring, Bankruptcy |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Restructuring & Finance |
Arfa received a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 2008. Arfa also received an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance with distinction from the London School of Economics in 2009. He completed his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2014.
Prior to joining Wachtell Lipton, Arfa worked as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co.