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Harold A. Olsen

SPECIAL COUNSEL, NEW YORK



Harold A. Olsen practices in the area of bankruptcy and financial restructuring. He has represented lenders, bondholders and other creditors in Chapter 11 cases, including Lehman Brothers, SemCrude L.P., Enron, Calpine, WorldCom, National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc., Asarco, US Airways and TWA. His debtor representations have included Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Planet Hollywood International, Inc. In addition, Mr. Olsen regularly advises clients on bankruptcy issues in commodities and derivatives, structured finance and real estate transactions.
Activities
  • Co-author, A Guide to the Bankruptcy Law of the United States, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 2010
  • Co-author, "Derivatives Trading Orders: Protecting the Debtor's Trading Business from Bankruptcy Termination," Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions, July/August 2006
  • Co-author, "Section 546(e): Fifteen Years After Kaiser Steel, Still Open to Interpretation," Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2006
  • Co-author, "NOLs: The Policy Conflicts Created by Trading Orders," Commercial Lending Review, May-June 2005
  • Co-author, "Derivatives Provisions Of The Bankruptcy Act Of 2005," Derivatives: Financial Products Report, June 2005
  • Co-author, "Appellate Court Weighs in on Mirant," Journal of Corporate Renewal, December 2004
  • Co-author, "WARNing: Shareholders May Be Liable for Violating Act," Journal of Corporate Renewal, August 2004
  • Co-author, "Electricity Regulation Outshines Debtor's Contract Rejection Rights," Journal of Corporate Renewal, April 2004
Admitted to Practice
New York, 1998; Connecticut, 1997
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1999; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2006
Clerkship
  • Law Clerk, The Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
Education
J.D., summa cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, 1997
B.A., Connecticut College, 1987
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