Mark Broude is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins, where he is a member of the Insolvency Practice. His practice focuses primarily on business reorganization, creditors' rights, representation of unsecured creditors' committees and bank finance with particular focus on representing prepetition and post-petition lenders in workouts and chapter 11 cases; bondholders, both individually and formal and informal committees; and potential acquirers of assets of companies in chapter 11, both under section 363 and pursuant to plans of reorganization.
Mr. Broude has had extensive experience on a variety of major bankruptcy transactions. He has regularly represented prepetition and post-petition lenders in a substantial number of workouts and chapter 11 cases. Mr. Broude represents bondholders, both individually and formal and informal committees, as well as statutory committees, including most recently the official committee of unsecured creditors of Delphi Corporation, the largest industrial bankruptcy in United States history. He has represented Debtors in complex chapter 11 cases, including Spring Air Partners and Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts. He also represents potential acquirers of assets of companies in chapter 11, both under section 363 and pursuant to plans of reorganization.
Mr. Broude has received recognition of his expertise in the bankruptcy field, including his being named one of the leading practitioners in the restructuring and insolvency arena by Chambers USA and Chambers Global.
Mr. Broude is a co-author of Collier Lending Institutions and the Bankruptcy Code (Matthew Bender). His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Global Insolvency and Restructuring Review, International Business Lawyer, and New York Law Journal. He speaks frequently on a variety of bankruptcy-related topics for the Association of the Bar for the City of New York and the International Bar Association.
Mr. Broude is a graduate of Williams College (B.A., cum laude) and the University of Chicago (J.D., Order of the Coif).
George Royle V is an associate in the Litigation Department in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. His practice involves representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation matters before state and federal courts, bankruptcy courts, and national and international arbitration tribunals. Mr. Royle also represents corporate clients in connection with internal and external investigations relating to regulatory compliance issues. Mr. Royle is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Royle has taken a lead or important supporting role in a number of complex commercial litigation matters, including the firm’s representation of a multi-national pharmaceutical device manufacturer before a New York state court, in the defense of claims of breach of contract and business torts and the pursuit of counterclaims for breach of contract and fraud.
Mr. Royle is a graduate of Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude) and New York University (J.D.), where he was Symposium Editor of the Annual Survey of American Law.