Elie J. Worenklein

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Tel: +1 212 909 6239

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Elie J. Worenklein is a corporate counsel and a member of the firm’s Restructuring Group. Mr. Worenklein’s practice focuses on a wide range ... Read Full Biography

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Are All Crypto Entities Eligible to File for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11?
3 August 2022

Jeff Robins
,
Alison M. Hashmall
,
Elie J. Worenklein
,
Michael C. Godbe
,
Ezra Newman
,
Lily D. Vo
,
Justice H. Walters
Recent Crypto Bankruptcy Filings May Provide Clarity to Critical Unresolved Questions
14 July 2022

Sidney P. Levinson
,
Erica S. Weisgerber
,
Elie J. Worenklein
,
Ezra Newman
,
Lily D. Vo
,
Justice H. Walters
NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Recent Disclosure Guidance Highlight Growing Concern Surrounding the Risks of User Assets Held by Various Crypto Custodians
8 June 2022

NYU Compliance & Enforcement

Sidney P. Levinson
,
Elie J. Worenklein
,
Alison M. Hashmall
,
Caroline N. Swett
,
Lily D. Vo
,
Justice H. Walters
Recent Disclosure Guidance Highlights Growing Concern Surrounding the Risks of User Assets Held by Various Crypto Custodians
6 June 2022

Sidney P. Levinson
,
Alison M. Hashmall
,
Caroline N. Swett
,
Elie J. Worenklein
,
Lily D. Vo
,
Justice H. Walters
Looking West? The Impact of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill on the UK Insolvency Framework
10 July 2020

Geoffrey P. Burgess
,
Alan J. Davies
,
David Innes
,
M. Natasha Labovitz
,
Edoardo Troina
,
Elie J. Worenklein
Supreme Court: Trademark Licensees Can Use Trademarks Even after Licensor Rejects License in Bankruptcy
20 May 2019

Jasmine Ball
,
David H. Bernstein
,
Jeffrey P. Cunard
,
Henry Lebowitz
,
Jared I. Kagan
,
Elie J. Worenklein
INTA Urges Supreme Court to Clarify Impact of Bankruptcy on Trademark Licenses
16 July 2018

Jasmine Ball
,
David H. Bernstein
,
Jeffrey P. Cunard
,
Henry Lebowitz
,
Jared I. Kagan
,
Elie J. Worenklein

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Elie J. Worenklein is a corporate counsel and a member of the firm’s Restructuring Group. Mr. Worenklein’s practice focuses on a wide range of restructuring matters, including representing debtors, lenders, creditors, equity holders and other stakeholders draft and handling litigation matters and transactional restructurings, including Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. His experience covers a broad array of domestic and cross-border restructuring and liability management matters across a variety of industries, including retail, energy, insurance, mass tort and airlines. Among Mr. Worenklein's recent company side engagements are Philippines Airlines, La Paloma, CHC Group and Altegrity. Mr. Worenklein also maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising not-for-profit organizations and representing individuals in Chapter 7 proceedings. He was the recipient of the 2016 Jeremy G. Epstein Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service from the New York City Bar Justice Center and currently serves on The Legal Aid Society’s New Leadership Program Board of Directors. Mr. Worenklein joined Debevoise in 2015. Upon graduating from law school, he clerked for Hon. Cecelia G. Morris in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Worenklein received a J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2011. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Touro College summa cum laude in 2008.Mr. Worenklein is co-author of “Debevoise Discusses Key Questions Recent Crypto Bankruptcy Filings May Answer,” CLS Blue Sky Blog (July, 2022); “Recent Disclosure Guidance Highlight Growing Concern Surrounding the Risks of User Assets Held by Various Crypto Custodians,” NYU Compliance & Enforcement (June, 2022) and “When Statutory Schemes Collide: The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Environmental Law,” (Turnaround Management Association, July 2021). He is also a contributor to the Collier Business Workout Guide.Mr. Worenklein is a member of the Bars of the State of New York and State of New Jersey and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnarounds & Workouts Association, having previously served as a member of the Programming and NextGen committees.