David Hackel

David Hackel has extensive experience advising companies, creditors, investors and purchasers on complex corporate and financial restructurings, including in Chapter 11 reorganizations, out-of-court workouts, and distressed M&A and financing transactions.

Mr. Hackel’s experience spans a broad range of industries, including health care, technology and software, entertainment, education, consumer products and automotives, among others.

Mr. Hackel’s significant representations (including from prior to joining Skadden) include:

• Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. as the stalking horse purchaser with respect to certain of the assets of Character Technologies, Inc. in Character’s Chapter 11 case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
• Anthology, Inc. in its prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and related sale transactions
• American Tire Distributors, Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and related sale transaction
• Hoonigan in its prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
• TriMark USA in a $350 million new equity raise
• WeWork, Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
• Genesis Care Pty Ltd in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and related sale transactions
• Vyaire Medical, Inc. in its prearranged Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
• Galaxy Digital in its successful out-of-court purchase of a mega-mining facility in Texas
• Venator Materials PLC in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
• BlockFi Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases in the District of New Jersey
• Cineworld Group plc in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas