David Wender is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group. David represents a variety of clients in complex bankruptcy cases, out-of-court workouts, debt restructurings, asset dispositions, and claims reconciliation procedures. He represents purchasers, sellers, and other parties in bankruptcy Section 363 sales; debtors in possession; secured and unsecured creditors; and creditor’s committees.
David’s diverse practice also includes the representation of financial institutions, officers, directors, and other entities in complex litigation and transactional engagements in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. Clients identified David as a 2021 Acritas Star for his outstanding service and professional excellence. In 2019 he was named a “Client Service All-Star” in BTI Consulting Group’s annual survey where corporate counsel said he “defined the new standard in client service excellence.” Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized David for excellence in the area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring since 2016. David was also named to The Best Lawyers in America© for 2018–2020 in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Before joining Alston & Bird, David served as law clerk to the Honorable Mary F. Walrath, chief U.S. bankruptcy judge for the District of Delaware. He received his J.D. in 2003 from the Emory University School of Law and his B.S. in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998.
