Stephen Astringer focuses his practice on corporate restructuring and insolvency related disputes and has experience representing debtors, secured lenders, committees and other parties of interest in high-stakes restructuring and bankruptcy matters, including chapter 11 and out-of-court workouts. Based full time in Delaware, Mr. Astringer has experience litigating before bankruptcy courts across the United States and the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Astringer practiced at Polsinelli PC, where he had a particular focus on representing healthcare debtors in chapter 11. Prior to that, Mr. Astringer also practiced at Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. and clerked for the Honorable William E. Nugent of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
Admissions
- Delaware
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, JD
- Saint Joseph’s University, BS
Clerkships
- Honorable William E. Nugent, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division (2015-2016)
Accolades
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® (2021-2024) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation
- Fourteen Kobre & Kim Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024
- Stephen Astringer Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023
- International Creditors Can Crack Delaware's Notoriously Tough Trusts
- How International Creditors Can Crack Delaware's Notoriously Tough Trusts
- Cracking Delaware’s Notoriously Tough Trusts
Professional & Community Involvement
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
- Delaware State Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- Turnaround Management Association, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, “’Residential’ Senior Living: Strategies for Senior-Living Health Care Debtors Under § 365,” (ABI Journal Intensive Care Column, November 2021)
- Author, “How THG May Alter the Landscape in Healthcare Provider Bankruptcies,” (TMA Journal of Corporate Renewal, September 2020)
- Author, “The Endless Bummer: California’s Latest Attempt to Protect Children Online is Far Out(Side) Effective,” (Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, 2015)
Credentials
Admissions
- Delaware
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, JD
- Saint Joseph’s University, BS
Clerkships
- Honorable William E. Nugent, New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division (2015-2016)
Accolades
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® (2021-2024) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation
News
- Fourteen Kobre & Kim Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024
- Stephen Astringer Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023
- International Creditors Can Crack Delaware's Notoriously Tough Trusts
- How International Creditors Can Crack Delaware's Notoriously Tough Trusts
- Cracking Delaware’s Notoriously Tough Trusts
Professional & Community Involvement
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
- Delaware State Bar Association, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
- Turnaround Management Association, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, “’Residential’ Senior Living: Strategies for Senior-Living Health Care Debtors Under § 365,” (ABI Journal Intensive Care Column, November 2021)
- Author, “How THG May Alter the Landscape in Healthcare Provider Bankruptcies,” (TMA Journal of Corporate Renewal, September 2020)
- Author, “The Endless Bummer: California’s Latest Attempt to Protect Children Online is Far Out(Side) Effective,” (Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, 2015)