Edward Schnitzer focuses his practice on bankruptcy and reorganization matters. He has experience representing unsecured creditor committees, litigation and liquidation trustees, debtors, banks, equity committees, and creditors in all aspects of bankruptcy practice, with a particular focus on bankruptcy litigation, including the prosecution and defense of preferences, fraudulent transfers, and other avoidance actions, claims objections, and collection and turnover actions.

Ed is a court-approved mediator in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Delaware and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has mediated disputes in the Health Diagnostic, Standard Register, Borders, and WP Steel bankruptcy cases. He serves as the co-chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Mediation Committee and frequently writes on bankruptcy mediation. Ed is also a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Pro Bono Bankruptcy Panel and has represented individuals in need of pro bono assistance in adversary proceedings.

Upon graduation from law school, Ed served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx, where he briefed and argued appeals before the Appellate Division, New York Court of Appeals, Southern District of New York, and Second Circuit, as well as tried several cases and assisted with the prosecution of a first-degree murder trial. He then joined the Enforcement Division of the Securities & Exchange Commission, where he investigated violations of the Federal Securities Laws. 

Education

• Bankruptcy Mediation Certificate, St. John’s University of Law and the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution
• J.D., Columbia University School of Law
• B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Math and Economics

State and Court Admissions

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