Full Name
Evan Zucker
Job Title
Of Counsel
Company
Blank Rome LLP
Speaker Bio
Evan J. Zucker is Of Counsel in Blank Rome LLP’s Finance, Bankruptcy and Restructuring group. Evan concentrates his practice on corporate reorganizations and related complex litigation in national and cross-border matters. He frequently represents foreign representatives in Chapter 15 proceedings, creditors’ committees, secured creditors, indenture trustees, executory contract parties, and other key parties in interest. Evan is a member of the International Insolvency Institute, a limited membership (by invitation) organization of the leading insolvency professionals. Evan is currently serving as the Co-Chair of III’s USA/Canada/Caribbean Regional Committee and as one of III’s delegates to UNCITRAL’s Working Group V (Insolvency). Evan is also currently serving as the Co-Chair of INSOL International’s North America Advisory Council. In 2022, Evan was the recipient of Global Restructuring Review’s 40 Under 40 award and INSOL International’s Future Forty award. In 2019, Evan was the recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 Under 40 award. Additionally, prior to becoming a member of III in 2022, Evan was the Chairperson for III’s NextGen Program. Evan currently is also the Vice-Chair of the Chapter 11 Advisory Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of New York, a member of the Junior Lawyer Training Initiative for the United States Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of New York, a member of INSOL International’s Technical Research Committee, and an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Evan is the co-chair of Blank Rome LLP’s New York Pro Bono Committee. Evan is an adjunct professor on bankruptcy practice at St. John’s University School of Law, where he teaches both J.D. and LL.M classes. Evan routinely publishes and speaks on bankruptcy topics, including the model laws promulgated by UNCITRAL’s Working Group V, asset-tracing and judgment enforcement issues in insolvency proceedings, and the causes of retail insolvencies around the world. Previously, Evan served as a law clerk to the Hon. Jerome Feller, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Evan received his B.B.A., with High Distinction, from Emory University and his J.D., cum laude, from St. John's University School of Law.
