Zachary Rosenbaum is a highly accomplished trial lawyer whose practice focuses on global financial markets. Mr. Rosenbaum represents foreign and domestic asset managers, private equity funds, and other institutional investors in high-stakes civil disputes. He has tried to verdict jury and non-jury cases in the U.S. and abroad, and routinely steps into highly specialized situations.

Chambers USA has spotlighted Mr. Rosenbaum for the past four years as one of just a dozen leading litigators in New York representing institutional plaintiffs. Chambers USA describes him as a “phenomenal lawyer who has a very strong following with hedge funds”; a “very effective trial lawyer” that “is excellent on his feet”; and “definitely someone you want in your corner.” Chambers USA recently added, “his client service and advocacy are way beyond the normal standard.”

Mr. Rosenbaum is also recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a National Practice Area Star and has been named in New York Super Lawyers each year since 2011.

Mr. Rosenbaum’s recent engagements include representing the plaintiff group of originally senior secured bondholders in the Incora bankruptcy and adversary proceeding, challenging an unauthorized lien-strip transaction. He also represented the private equity sponsors of Travelport in a dispute stemming from the effects of the global pandemic on the travel industry, concerning the company’s US $3.2 billion leveraged loan, and representing Marble Ridge Master Fund in a widely publicized adversary proceeding brought by Neiman Marcus and its affiliates in the Neiman Marcus bankruptcy case.

Mr. Rosenbaum has extensive experience handling litigations involving secured and unsecured credit agreements, bond indentures, M&A transactions, publicly-traded securities and private offerings, structured products, credit derivatives, real estate investments, and intellectual property in the financial sector. Additionally, Mr. Rosenbaum has worked closely with government authorities in their investigations and prosecutions of misconduct victimizing institutional investors.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Rosenbaum was the founder and chair of the capital markets litigation group at Lowenstein Sandler in New York, where he represented investment managers and institutional investors with a focus on securities and structured finance litigation.

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• Kobre & Kim Earns Top Recognitions in Chambers USA New York Rankings
• Kobre & Kim Placed in 2022 Global Restructuring Review 100
• Benchmark Litigation 2023 Recognizes Kobre & Kim, Michael Kim, Danielle Rose and Zach Rosenbaum in U.S. and New York
• Kobre & Kim Sweeps Several Chambers USA New York Litigation Rankings
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• Kobre & Kim and Nine Lawyers Receive Top Rankings in Chambers USA
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