RICHARD S. TODER, Esq.

Richard S. Toder is a partner in the Business and Finance Practice of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. He is co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group of the Firm.

He has represented major institutional creditors and committees in bankruptcy and restructuring cases throughout the nation for over forty years. Recent representations include Oneida, Ltd., where he represented JPMorgan Chase, as agent for lending syndicate; Iridium, where he represents JPMorgan, as agent for a syndicate of lenders owed $800 million, and Le-Nature’s, where he is counsel to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as agent for a lending group. He also represents the largest trade creditor in the Dana bankruptcy case. He has served as counsel for independent trustees in Chapter 11 cases and as a court-appointed Examiner. Mr. Toder is a certified mediator in the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court and is often appointed by the Court and parties to serve in that capacity.

He has been listed by Chambers, Turnarounds and Workouts, and numerous other publications as one of the leading bankruptcy lawyers in the country. Mr. Toder is a director of the American College of Bankruptcy and a Conferee of the National Bankruptcy Conference. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York.

He has lectured extensively in all areas of bankruptcy for, among others, ABA, PLI, ALI-ABA, the Bar Association of the City of New York and NYLJ Seminars. Mr. Toder received his bachelor's degree from Columbia College in 1962 and his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1965.