Eric John Monzo

Eric J. Monzo focuses his practice primarily on issues relating to business restructuring and insolvency. He regularly represents a wide range of stakeholders including corporate debtors, commercial creditors, official and unofficial committees, trustees, lender groups, agents to syndicated lending groups, financial institutions, principal financial and private equity sponsors, officers, insurers, accountants, and financial advisors.

Eric handles matters relating to the restructuring and liquidation of companies in a broad range of industries with specialization in construction, energy, finance, food and beverage, healthcare, technology, transportation, real estate and retail. Eric is experienced in representation of clients regarding multi-jurisdictional and international insolvency proceedings and litigation.

A specific area of focus of Eric’s practice includes assisting clients regarding complex legacy liability issues in bankruptcy such as environmental, pension, union and similar types of claims.

While in law school, Eric was a member of Law Review. Upon graduation, Eric served as the law clerk for The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge, United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of Delaware. Eric earned a certification in employee benefits and estate planning through the Temple University School of Law and assists entities, such as employee and healthcare benefit plans and trustees relating to issues of executive compensation, deferred compensation, severance, and ERISA in the context of bankruptcy.

Practice areas:
• Bankruptcy and Restructuring
• Committee Representations
• Distressed Entity, Insolvency Counseling
• Litigation and Liquidation Trustees
• Corporate and Fiduciary Litigation
• Legal Opinions
• Bankruptcy in Mass Tort Litigation
• Blockchain Technologies, Cryptocurrency Bankruptcies, and Claw-Back Litigation
• Energy Industry