VIP Biography for
Chaim J. Fortgang, Esq.
 | Chaim J. Fortgang, Esq. |
| Industry | Financial services/ Law |
| Title | Senior Managing Director |
| Expertise | Bankruptcy law/ responsible for sourcing, analyzing and negotiating transactions |
| Current Organization | Fortgang Consulting LLC |
| Type of Organization | Investment management firm |
| Major Product | Real estate investment and asset management |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Brooklyn College, 1968; J.D., Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, New York University School of Law, 1971 |
| Born | July 16, 1947, Benzyme, Germany |
| Honors & Awards | Phi Beta Kappa; "AV" rated, Martindale-Hubbell; University Graduation Prize from New York University School of Law for having the best academic record over 6 terms |
| Published Works | Co-author of the following: "The Proposed New Bankruptcy Act", 10 Rev., Sec. Req. 849, 1977; "The 1978 Bankruptcy Code: Some Wrong Policy Decisions", 56 New York University Law Review 148, 1982; "Trading in Claims and Taking Control of Corporations in Chapter 11", 12 Cardozo L. Rev., Oct. 1990; "Developments in Trading Claims and Taking Control of Corporations in Chapter 11", 13 Cardozo L. Rev., Oct. 1991; "Developments in Trading Claims: Participations and Disputing Claims", 15 Cardozo L. Rev., Dec. 1993 |
| Affiliations | National Bankruptcy Conference; American College of Bankruptcy; New York City Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; A.B.A. Business Bankruptcy Committee |
| Hobbies & Sports | Reading, baseball, golf |
| Career Accomplishments | For over 30 years, he has represented institutional lenders and value investors in high profile troubled debt situations, in addition to having represented a number of international clients in significant cross-border restructuring transactions. He has written many articles and is a frequent lecturer, author and participant in seminars and education programs |
| Work History | He was most recently a Senior Partner in charge of the corporate restructuring/creditors' rights practice at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law |
| Children | Leyla, Seth, Chani, Gitti |
| Spouse | Fay Roiter |
| Married | November 16, 1969 |
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