Brad Sandler is a distinguished figure in bankruptcy law and complex reorganizations, celebrated for his extensive expertise and innovative approach to finding value-maximizing solutions to financially distressed situations. As a prominent member of PSZJ’s management and long-term planning committees and co-chair of its renowned creditors’ committee practice group, Brad has built a reputation as a leading authority in efficiently handling financially distressed situations in and out of court across the United States.
With over 25 years’ experience, Brad is a trusted advisor to a wide range of clients, including debtors, equity holders, creditors’ committees, acquirers, and fiduciaries such as directors, receivers, and trustees. His career is marked by a commitment to delivering exceptional results in some of the most challenging bankruptcy and restructuring situations.
Brad’s outstanding achievements have earned him widespread recognition within the legal communit
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- Drexel University (B.S., summa cum laude)
- Drexel University (M.B.A.)
- Temple University School of Law (J.D.)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Delaware
- New York
- United States Supreme Court
Red Lobster, Bed Bath & Beyond, Party City, Cyxtera, David’s Bridal, Cineworld, Washington Prime Group, FedNat Holdings, Sungard, Ascena Retail Group (Ann Taylor), J.Crew, Ditech Holding Corporation, Corsicana Bedding, Rockdale Marcellus, and the Woodbridge Group of Companies
- Bankr. S.D.TX Complex Case Committee (Appointed Member)
- Bankr. E.D.VA Ch. 11 Mega Case Local Rules Advisory Committee (Appointed Member)
- Bankr. D.N.J. Local Rules Committee (Appointed Member)
- Past-Chair, Business Reorganization Committee, ABI
- Board, Settlement Music School
- Board, Mendelsohn Club of Philadelphia
- Board, Women’s Christian Alliance
- Board, Philadelphia Art Alliance
- President, Musical Fund Hall Condo Association (Philadelphia)
- President, Toscana North Condo Association (Florida)
- Council Member, Lincoln Center Business Council
- Life member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Member, Association for Corporate Growth
- Member, International Federation of Insolvency Practitioners (INSOL)
- Member, Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
- Member, Law360 Bankruptcy Editorial Board (2020)
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association, Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference, International Bar Association, National Association of Credit Managers, Credit Research Foundation, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors, Temple University School of Law (adjunct professor of law), Hildebrandt Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, New York State Bar Association, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Philadelphia Bar Association (among others)
- The Purdue Pharma Ruling – Some Clear Rules, Some Grey Areas, and the Implications for Victims Creditor Rights Coalition, 2024
- Distressed Investor Considerations in E&P Oil and Gas Restructurings Thomson Reuters Practical Law, March 7, 2023
- Distressed Investor Considerations in E&P Oil and Gas Restructurings Practical Law, July 2020
- Navigating the Retail Apocalypse 262 New York Law Journal No. 59, September 23, 2019
- The Enforceability of a Make-Whole Provision in Bankruptcy: It Says What It Says Journal of Corporate RenewalMay 9, 2017
- Getting Paid to Play: Incentivizing Distressed Investors to Participate in a Sale Process 30 Journal of Corporate Renewal 16 (Jan/Feb 2017)
- 2017 Likely to Bring Change—And Opportunities 30 Journal of Corporate Renewal 3 (Jan/Feb 2017)
- Not for the Unwary: Claims Trading Strategies, Risks Journal of Corporate Renewal, February 2015
- Third Circuit Holds Philadelphia Newspapers LLC’s Lenders Do Not Have a Right to Credit Bid Absolute Priority BlogMarch 23, 2010
- Alan Greenspan Acknowledges Government Failures and Proposes New Bankruptcy Scheme for Financial Institutions Absolute Priority BlogMarch 20, 2010
- Coauthor, “Suggested Amendments to US Bankruptcy Code,” Law360 (February 3, 2009)
- Coauthor,”‘Decoupling’ Issues in Bankruptcy,” Business Bankruptcy Newsletter (ABA Business Law Section January 2009)
- Author, “Corporate Guidance in M&A Transactions From Chancery Court,” 8 Delaware Law Weekly No. 36 (Sept. 14, 2005)
- Coauthor, “Statutory Employer Immunity Under Pennsylvania Law,” Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly (Winter 1998)
- Coauthor, Statutory Employer Immunity in Tort Cases Involving Work-Related Injuries, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association Pub. No. 148-1997 (1997)
- Coauthor, “Recent Significant Case Decisions Involving Design Professionals,” in program materials for 36th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys (Schinnerer & Co. 1997)
- Regular law columnist for the monthly national magazine, The Construction Specifier
- Author, “Alcan Revisited: Does the Denial of a De Minimis Defense Help Achieve a ‘Polluter’s Pay’ Policy?” 8 Temple Environmental Law & Technology Journal 141 (1994)
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