Daniel J. Harris

Daniel J. Harris

Associate

New York, (212) 336-4292

Education

The George Washington University (B.A., 2003)
Pace University (J.D., 2008)

Practices

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
New York

Mr. Harris is an associate in the Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group of Morrison & Foerster.

Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Harris was an associate in the New York office of another large law firm where he represented a wide range of clients in all aspects of chapter 11 litigation and proceedings. Mr. Harris has represented chapter 11 debtors, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, official creditors’ committees and ad hoc committees of bondholders in complex restructuring transactions. Mr. Harris has also advised foreign representatives in chapter 15 recognition proceedings. From 2010-2011, Mr. Harris served as law clerk to the Honorable Martin Glenn, Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Harris earned his J.D. from the Pace University School of Law, where he was a member of the Pace Law Review and a participant in the Federal Judicial Extern Honors Program. He received his B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University.

In re 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., et al.
(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates, the largest global provider of integrated cancer care services. At the time of its filing, 21st Century Oncology had more than $1.1 billion of prepetition funded debt that it was seeking to restructure through its chapter 11 cases.
In re Peabody Energy, Inc.
(Bankr. E.D. Mo.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Peabody Energy, the world’s largest privately owned coal producer, and 153 of its subsidiaries, which collectively held $10.1 billion in prepetition debt.
In re HOVENSA LLC
(Bankr. D.V.I.) Counsel to HOVENSA LLC, once owner of one of the ten largest oil refineries in the world, in its chapter 11 case. At the time of its bankruptcy filing, HOVENSA had approximately $2 billion of prepetition indebtedness, exclusive of significant legacy liabilities primarily in the form of environmental obligations, pension obligations, and retiree benefits.
In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., et al.
(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel to the official committee of TCEH unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Texas power company Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its affiliates, which filed for bankruptcy in April 2014. This is the 10th largest bankruptcy in U.S. history with the debtors holding approximately $40 billion in debt.
In re Residential Capital, LLC, et al.
(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Acted as counsel to Residential Capital and its affiliates, comprising one of the largest residential real estate finance companies at the time of its chapter 11 filing, with assets and liabilities each in excess of $15 billion. The debtors’ business was comprised primarily of loan servicing and origination. Residential Capital was the largest bankruptcy filing of 2012 and the case represents the first time ever that a mortgage servicer was able to successfully continue servicing and originating mortgages in bankruptcy and be sold as a going concern.
In re USEC Inc.
Represented Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba North America Nuclear Energy Corp. as a preferred shareholder and strategic partner, in pre-filing restructuring negotiations and the subsequent chapter 11 case of USEC, Inc. (n/k/a Centrus Energy Corp.), a provider of uranium to nuclear power plants.
In re 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., et al.
(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of 21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates, the largest global provider of integrated cancer care services. At the time of its filing, 21st Century Oncology had more than $1.1 billion of prepetition funded debt that it was seeking to restructure through its chapter 11 cases.
In re Peabody Energy, Inc.
(Bankr. E.D. Mo.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Peabody Energy, the world’s largest privately owned coal producer, and 153 of its subsidiaries, which collectively held $10.1 billion in prepetition debt.
In re HOVENSA LLC
(Bankr. D.V.I.) Counsel to HOVENSA LLC, once owner of one of the ten largest oil refineries in the world, in its chapter 11 case. At the time of its bankruptcy filing, HOVENSA had approximately $2 billion of prepetition indebtedness, exclusive of significant legacy liabilities primarily in the form of environmental obligations, pension obligations, and retiree benefits.
In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., et al.
(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel to the official committee of TCEH unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Texas power company Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its affiliates, which filed for bankruptcy in April 2014. This is the 10th largest bankruptcy in U.S. history with the debtors holding approximately $40 billion in debt.
In re Residential Capital, LLC, et al.
(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Acted as counsel to Residential Capital and its affiliates, comprising one of the largest residential real estate finance companies at the time of its chapter 11 filing, with assets and liabilities each in excess of $15 billion. The debtors’ business was comprised primarily of loan servicing and origination. Residential Capital was the largest bankruptcy filing of 2012 and the case represents the first time ever that a mortgage servicer was able to successfully continue servicing and originating mortgages in bankruptcy and be sold as a going concern.
In re USEC Inc.
Represented Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba North America Nuclear Energy Corp. as a preferred shareholder and strategic partner, in pre-filing restructuring negotiations and the subsequent chapter 11 case of USEC, Inc. (n/k/a Centrus Energy Corp.), a provider of uranium to nuclear power plants.

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