Biography
Steven B. Smith focuses his practice on complex corporate restructuring and bankruptcy litigation, including in and out-of-court workouts. He has extensive experience representing lenders/borrower/investors in distressed real estate situations, official and ad-hoc creditor committees, distressed debt investors and bondholders, administrative and collateral agents, stalking horse and other asset purchasers and other significant parties-in-interest in a variety of jurisdictions across the United States.
Additionally, Steve is also experienced in the analysis of non-consolidation, bankruptcy remoteness and true sale principles in opinion and related contexts and has lectured on the topic on numerous occasions.
Steve played an active role in the following reported decisions:
- In re Urban Commons 2 West LLC, 668 B.R. 42 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2025)
- In re Wythe Berry Fee Owner LLC, 660 B.R. 534 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2024)
- In re Urban Commons 2 West LLC, 648 B.R. 530 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2023)
- In re LTL Management, LLC, 58 F.4th 738 (3d Cir. 2023)
- In re Urban Commons 2 West LLC, et al., 648 B.R. 530 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2023)
- Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Pension Fund v. Wasco, Inc., 2015 WL 9459945 (M.D. Tenn. 2015)
- In re TS Employment, Inc., 2015 WL 4940348 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2015)
- In re Intermet Corp., 2009 WL 2868749 (Bankr. D.Del. 2009)
- In re XO Communications, Inc., 2008 WL 4587118 (C.A.2 (N.Y.) 2008)
- In re Whitehall Jewelers Holdings, Inc., 2008 WL 2951974 (Bankr. D.Del. 2008)
- Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin v. High River Limited Partnership, 369 B.R. 111 (S.D.N.Y. 2007)
- In re Muscletech Research and Development, Inc., (2006), 19 C.B.R. (5TH) 57 (Canada)
- In re Ad Hoc Committee of Tort Victims, 327 B.R. 138 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
- In re XO Communications, Inc., 323 B.R. 330 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2005)
- In re XO Communications, Inc., 330 B.R. 394 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2005)
- In re Exide Technologies, Inc., 299 B.R. 732 (Bankr. D. Del. 2003)
While in law school, Steve served as a judicial intern to Chief Judge William H. Gindin of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
Memberships & Associations
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Real Estate Committee
- Member, New York City Bar Association
- Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
- UVTA Subcommittee
- Member, Federal Bar Council
- Bankruptcy Litigation Committee
- Member, NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project Steering Committee
- Member, Strafford Bankruptcy Law Advisory Board
- Barry L. Zaretsky Roundtable Steering Committee