Dean M. Oswald

Dean assists creditor committees, debtors, trustees, equity holders, purchasers of distressed assets and individual creditors in complex Chapter 11 proceedings and related litigation. His practice covers a broad range of restructuring matters, including debtor-in-possession financing, Section 363 asset sales, plan confirmation issues and post-confirmation litigation. Dean regularly drafts first day motions, objections, and plan documents, appears in court, and advises clients on strategic litigation and settlement approaches.

Before joining Olshan, Dean was a bankruptcy associate at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

• In re Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc.
  • Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases.
• Solar Biotech, Inc.
  • Counsel to the debtors, a biotechnology company specializing in scaling biotech designs and prototypes on a commercial scale, in connection with their successful restructuring in chapter 11 cases.
• In re NanoString Technologies, Inc.
  • Counsel to contract counterparty advising on contract assumption considerations and post-confirmation litigation.
• In Re Bed Bath and Beyond Inc.
  • Counsel to landlord advising on lease assumption considerations.
• In re Athenex, Inc.
  • Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Athenex, Inc and its affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases.

Honors & Recognitions

• American Bankruptcy Law Journal - Student Prize recipient, 2021
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award - In-House Counsel Legal Practice recipient, 2020

Professional

• Vice-Chair, Next Gen Committee (NY), Turnaround Management Association
• Young Catholic Renewal
• Future Leader Committee – Member, New York Institute of Credit
• New York State Bar Association