David Weitman is a partner in the firm's Finance practice, focusing on
representing lenders in the complex world of bankruptcy. With a client roster that
includes banks, financial institutions, hedge funds, and acquirers of distressed
debt, David is experienced in navigating debtor-in-possession financing, loan
reviews, lender liability prevention, lien perfection, and other critical bankruptcy
proceedings.
David's practice spans multi-lender debtor-in-possession financings,
post-confirmation financing, cash collateral financings, secured transactions, debt
restructurings, corporate reorganizations, and workouts. He excels in acquiring
businesses and assets out of bankruptcy, negotiating and structuring corporate
litigation settlements, and providing strategic pre-bankruptcy planning and
workouts. His experience also includes prosecuting involuntary bankruptcies and
representing banks as indenture trustees in bankruptcy cases, both nationally and
internationally.
In addition to his bankruptcy practice, David advises corporate and banking clients
on real estate acquisition and development, construction, intellectual property,
international letters of credit, computer agreements, leveraged buyouts, and
equipment leasing.
Recently, David has been instrumental in representing secured lenders in the
restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings of oilfield service and energy exploration
and production companies. He was part of the K&L Gates team that won the 21st
Annual M&A Advisor Awards for Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year (US$10MM
- US$100MM) in 2022. In February 2023, he was also part of the team that clinched
the 17th Annual Turnaround Award for Distressed M&A Deal of the Year (US$25MM -
US$50MM).
