Heiskell, J. Ryan

Dave Heiman has practiced in the bankruptcy and restructuring area for more than 30 years (founding Jones Day's practice in 1984) and has played a key role in many of the largest chapter 11 and out-of-court business restructurings in the United States. His practice is broad-based and diversified and includes the representation of debtors, lenders, creditors, and purchasers of distressed assets.

Dave's representative chapter 11 and out-of-court debtor representations include: Allied Stores and Federated Department Stores (also as acquirer of R.H. Macy), Boscov's Department Stores, Burlington Industries, Cardinal Industries, Child World, Chrysler LLC, Imperial Home Decor Group, Kendavis Industries, LTV, Oglebay Norton, Pillowtex, USG, and White Motor. In addition, he has represented lenders in the Carmike Cinemas, Olympia & York, and Phar-Mor restructurings and creditors in the Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation; Home Place; and Paragon Trade Brands restructurings. He has advised WL Ross & Co. on numerous acquisitions of distressed assets, including Bethlehem Steel, Collins & Aikman, and Horizon Resources.

Dave is chair of the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of The American Law Institute. He is a member of the ABA (Executive Council of the Business Law Section and past chairman of the Commercial Financial Services Committee), the Ohio State Bar Association (past chairman of the Banking and Commercial Law Committee), and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. He also is a member of the board of advisers of the Banking Law Review and a member of the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice.