Bio :

Evan J. Zucker is Of Counsel in Blank Rome LLP’s Finance, Bankruptcy and Restructuring group in New York, where he concentrates his practice on corporate reorganizations and related complex litigation in national and cross-border matters. He frequently represents foreign representatives in chapter 15 proceedings, creditors’ committees, secured creditors, indenture trustees, executory contract parties and other key parties in interest. In 2022, Mr. Zucker was inducted as a member of the International Insolvency Institute and was a recipient of Global Restructuring Review’s “40 Under 40” award and INSOL International’s Future Forty award. In 2019, he was honored as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40.” Prior to becoming a member of the International Insolvency Institute, Mr. Zucker chaired the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Program. He currently is also the vice-chair of the Chapter 11 Advisory Committee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of New York, a member of the Junior Lawyer Training Initiative for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of New York, and an active member of ABI. Mr. Zucker also is co-chair of Blank Rome LLP’s New York Pro Bono Committee and an adjunct professor on bankruptcy practice at St. John’s University School of Law, where he teaches both J.D. and LL.M. classes. He routinely publishes and speaks on bankruptcy topics, including the model laws promulgated by UNCITRAL’s Working Group V, asset-tracing and judgment-enforcement issues in insolvency proceedings, and the causes of retail insolvencies around the world. Previously, Mr. Zucker clerked for Hon. Jerome Feller, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York. He received his B.B.A. with high distinction from Emory University and his J.D. cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law.