St. John’s University School of Law
J.D. 1993

Editor-in-Chief, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review

New York Institute of Technology
B.S. 1981

New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights

Corporate Restructuring, Chair

Email

Phone: 516.479.6350
Fax: 516.945.6350

American Bankruptcy Institute

Nassau County Bar Association

Gerard R. Luckman leads the Corporate Restructuring Group. Mr. Luckman is regarded as a leading practitioner in representing financially troubled companies in and out of bankruptcy. He provides business counsel to the Firm’s clients in the areas of financial restructuring, workout of obligations to, or debt forbearance agreements with, secured creditors and negotiating with trade creditors. He also represents clients in distressed debt transactions, asset acquisitions, and asset sales. In Chapter 11 cases, Mr. Luckman has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, equity holders, landlords, and secured and unsecured creditors.

Prior to and during law school, Mr. Luckman was employed as a financial manager for two major corporations. During law school, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the inaugural issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, which was republished as Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcies Current Developments and Legislative Issues by the Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law of the American Bar Association. He has frequently lectured on bankruptcy issues; primarily in representing businesses in Chapter 11. He is active in local educational and athletic organizations and serves on the Board of Directors of the St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association.