Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ken advises investment banks, broker-dealers and hedge funds on legal issues related to the purchase and sale of domestic and international par and distressed assets, including primary and secondary loans, private debt securities, equity interests and bankruptcy trade claims. Ken also advises clients on corporate and securities matters. Ken's practice focuses on advising investors in private equity and debt transactions, including secured and unsecured debt transactions. In addition, Ken represents clients in derivative transactions, with an emphasis on negotiating and structuring master agreements, credit support annexes and credit default protection.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy
• Restructuring
• Corporate
• Securities

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Business Organizations, Securities Law

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2001
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York City Bar (Member)
• LSTA Trade Practices and Forms Committee (Member)
• Corporations Law Committee for the New York City Bar (Member)
• New York State Bar (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)

Education

• University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 2000
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of St. Ives
  
  Law Review: Denver University Law Review, Editor
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991
  B.A.
  Major: History
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• Evidence: Attorney - Client Privelige and Work Product Doctrine, Denver University Law Review, Vol. 76:3 p.825, 1999

Address

450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Phones

(212) 850-2828

Faxes

(212) 850-2929

Emails

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Websites

http://www.andrewskurth.com