Evan D. Flaschen
Partner
Noris Fair
860.256.8545
Evan Flaschen, described by Australia's leading national newspaper (The Australian) in June 2008 as "one of the world's foremost insolvency lawyers" and by Legal 500 (2008) as "savvy, smart and solutions-oriented," is the chair of the Financial Restructuring Group at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. Evan's practice includes representation of many of the world's largest institutional investors, hedge funds, Wall Street proprietary desks, fund managers, leveraged finance participants and financial services companies in out-of-court restructurings, in-court proceedings and distressed M&A transactions, both domestically and internationally.
International legal ranking surveys have variously described Evan as:
"articulate, focused, commercial, affable and highly respected"
"one of the US's top lawyers for advising distressed investors"
one of "the globe's leading practitioners"
"creative with an excellent presence"
"particularly well regarded for his expertise in private placements"
"involved in numerous high-profile restructurings both in the US and worldwide"
"highly respected"
"brimming with connections in the industry"
"a savvy and solutions-oriented practitioner who advocates directly and pointedly"
"praised by his clients for his 'engaging bedside manner'"
"legendary"
Evan has represented noteholder and bondholder groups, second and first lien lender groups, official creditors' committees or bank agents and syndicates in numerous high profile US and international restructurings, including TOUSA, Centro Properties, Parmalat, Abitibi, DURA Automotive, Tembec Industries, Scotia Pacific, Pliant, Remy International, Interstate Bakeries, Sons of Gwalia, Intermet, Star Gas, Kaiser Aluminum, NRG Energy, Liberty Electric, AT&T Canada, Asia Global Crossing, Loewen Group, Boston Chicken, Telex Chile, Burns Philp, Pasminco, Global TeleSystems, Metromedia Fiber, Teleglobe, Consumers Packaging, Chilesat, Henry Walker Eltin, and Western Metals.
Evan has also served as lead counsel, special international counsel or "foreign representative" (a role he pioneered) for a number of multinational Chapter 11 debtors, including Owens Corning, Polaroid, Nextel International, Comdisco, Montgomery Ward, Singer Sewing and Exodus Communications. Evan has appeared in courts in four continents and has published over 85 articles and book chapters in several different countries on workout, restructuring and international insolvency topics. He has also been a lecturer or panelist at more than 140 restructuring, insolvency and distressed debt programs around the world and his legal writings have been cited by courts around the country and in more than 100 scholarly journals and treatises globally, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. They have also been required reading in a number of graduate school courses.
Education
J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law, 1982
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1979
Bar Admissions
Connecticut
Registered Foreign Lawyer, The Law Society of England and Wales
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court Connecticut
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Circuits
Noteworthy
Named twice on Euromoney's list of the Top 25 "Best of the Best" insolvency lawyers in the world
Selected four times as one of the 20 lawyers on Who's Who Legal list of the "Most Highly Regarded" insolvency lawyers in the world
Named to Legal 500's list of the top 10 "Leading Lawyers" in the US for corporate restructurings
Named twice as the only US restructuring lawyer on Asialaw Legal's list of "Leading Lawyers"
Author of "Expert Committee's Report on Cross-Border Insolvency Access and Recognition," which led to the formation of the working group that drafted the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvencies
Chair or member of advisory groups concerning the creation or updating of insolvency legislation for Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia
Elected fellow of American College of Bankruptcy, American College of Investment Counsel, American Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute and James W. Cooper Fellowship
Adjunct Professor, University of Connecticut School of Law