Gordon Z. Novod Joins New York Office
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Gordon Z. Novod has joined the firm as a partner in its New York City office. Gordon will strengthen the firm’s growing bankruptcy litigation capabilities, which has added to its bench strength in recent months and secured high-profile representations.
Gordon has extensive experience litigating on behalf of trustees as well as institutional investors in matters involving bankruptcy avoidance, state law fraudulent transfer, fiduciary duty, unlawful dividend, and corporate governance claims. He has also litigated issues related to corporate debt securities in default and distressed situations, including exchange transactions, redemptions, and the Trust Indenture Act. His disputes experience includes all aspects of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization, valuation, and plan confirmation proceedings; contested debtor-in-possession financing and cash collateral use; and other matters involving bankruptcy-related litigation.
“I have long admired Boies Schiller Flexner for its national and international reputation as a litigation powerhouse,” Gordon said. “More recently, as I’ve begun to think about expanding my own practice, I was drawn to the collaborative, entrepreneurial culture of the firm as well. BSF is a growing player in the restructuring space, and I’m looking forward to helping build our capability in this area.”
Gordon’s experience spans industries and includes disputes relating to the restructurings of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Rite Aid, Loyalty Ventures Inc., Joann Inc., General Motors, Bethlehem Steel, WCI Steel, and the Tribune Company, among others.
“Litigation work in the bankruptcy and restructuring context continues to be an area of focus for our growth,” said Chairman Matthew L. Schwartz. “I first met Gordon years ago, when we worked for different clients—him the Official Creditors Committee and me the United States Treasury—in the General Motors bankruptcy. Gordon combines substantive bankruptcy expertise with the litigation skills needed to succeed in court. We’re happy to welcome him to the firm.”
Gordon is a frequent writer and speaker on bankruptcy-related issues. He is the author of Driving the Recovery Bus: Augmenting Creditor Recoveries Through Claims Brought by a Litigation Trustee, published by the American Bankruptcy Institute in 2024. Currently, Gordon is a member of the Federal Bar Council and its Bankruptcy Litigation Committee, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and previously he has served on the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization.
“Gordon is an excellent addition to our bankruptcy practice, and we are excited to welcome him to the firm,” said Marc Ayala, New York’s co-administrative partner and co-leader of BSF’s creditor rights, bankruptcy, and restructuring practice group. “He brings deep experience litigating complex Chapter 11, distressed debt, and restructuring matters, along with a strong track record of representing key stakeholders in high-stakes proceedings. Our clients will immediately benefit from him joining our team.”
Gordon is the most recent in a number of bankruptcy-related additions to the firm over the last two-plus years. Benjamin Waisbren and Robert Gordon joined the partnership in the fall of 2023 and late last year, respectively. At BSF, we regularly represent creditors, ad-hoc groups, trustees, and sponsors in distressed or special situations where litigation is a key driver of value. Our lawyers have acted on numerous major corporate insolvencies and restructurings around the world, including in connection with the bankruptcies of Revlon, Intelsat, First Brands, Lehman Brothers, The Hertz Corporation, and LBI Media.