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Eric J. Van

Attorney

Eric J. Van is a member of Flaster/Greenberg’s Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring and Risk Management Practice Group.  He focuses his practice on all aspects of the bankruptcy process, including advising and assisting debtors in the initiation of cases, creating and implementing plans and lockup agreements, seeking approval of asset sales, debtor financing, and assumption of contracts, and representing creditors on claim, stay relief, and case management matters.

Most recently, Mr. Van was affiliated with Gordon Silver, a distinguished law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. At Gordon Silver, Mr. Van handled a wide variety of bankruptcy cases, with a focus on complex corporate reorganizations necessitated by that region’s depressed economic status.  He additionally handled various transactional matters.  Mr. Van holds substantial skill in business and corporate law matters.  Prior to entering the private practice of law, Mr. Van was a law clerk with United National Insurance Company, and worked as an analyst at The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Representative Matters

  • Represented corporate debtors in all aspects of chapter 7 and 11 cases, including the complex reorganization of a series of large gaming debtors and real estate entities
  • Represented and advised chapter 11 trustees in sophisticated multi-debtor proceedings involving mismanagement and fraud by prior management, requiring substantial discovery and initiation of avoidance actions
  • Independently conducted complex proof of claim analysis and resolution for debtors, including multiple cases involving hundreds of claim objections or settlements
  • Represented banks, lenders, and other creditors in stay relief, cash collateral, loan reorganization, and foreclosure matters

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute 
  • American Bar Association
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Beta Gamma Sigma Alumni Network
  • Princeton Club of Philadelphia

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Education

  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D./M.B.A. 2006
    • Dean’s List honoree
    • Staff member, Temple Law Review
    • Distinguished Scholar Award recipient (business)
    • Member, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
  • Princeton University, B.A., 2002