Norman S. Rosenbaum

Partner

New York, (212) 506-7341

Download vCard

Education

Binghamton University (B.A., 1984)
;
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1989)

Practices

Bankruptcy + Restructuring

Asset-Based Lending

Licensing + Technology Transactions

Bar Admissions

New York

Norm Rosenbaum focuses his practice on U.S. and cross-border restructurings. He regularly counsels debtors, financial institutions, and other significant stakeholders in U.S. bankruptcy proceedings, workout transactions and the purchase and sale of distressed assets. He frequently represents clients in the structuring of technology licensing and development transactions, joint venture agreements, and project financing and has developed specialized expertise in the treatment of intellectual property under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Mr. Rosenbaum represents clients in a diverse array of industries, including financial services, real estate, advanced chemicals and materials, energy and natural resources, automotive, information technology, and telecommunications in a variety of complex U.S. Bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. He has represented distressed investors, secured creditors, and other major creditors in a number of Chapter 11 cases, including Apex Silver Mines, Calpine Corporation, Key3Media, Winn Dixie, Enron, and Borden Chemicals.

As an undergraduate at Binghamton University, Mr. Rosenbaum was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

In re Tricom, S.A.

Represented Tricom, S.A. and its affiliates, TCN Dominicana, S.A. and Tricom USA, Inc., in their Chapter 11 proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Chapter 11 Case No. 08-10720), which involved the restructuring of more than $700 million in bond and other loan facility debt. Tricom, S.A. and its affiliates are, collectively, one of the preeminent full service providers of telecommunications services in the Dominican Republic. In October of 2009, the debtors confirmed a plan of reorganization with overwhelming creditor support. The cases represent the first effort to reorganize a public Dominican Republican corporation under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. (2010)

San Cristobal Mining Project.

We represent Sumitomo Corporation in its purchase, development, financing and operation of Minera San Cristóbal S.A., which owns and operates one of the largest silver, zinc and lead mines in the world, located high in the Andes in Southwestern Bolivia. Sumitomo purchased a portion of its interest in a pre-arranged bankruptcy sale that closed within 71 days of the debtor's bankruptcy filing.

Valladolid III Power Project.

Represented Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. in connection with their purchase of Calpine Corporation's 45% equity interest in the 525 MW Valladolid III natural gas-fired electrical power facility in Mexico. (2006)