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Kenneth H. Eckstein

Partner

Phone: 212.715.9229 Fax: 212.715.8229 New York
Date Title
March 14, 2013 Chambers Global 2013 Highly Ranks Ten Kramer Levin Attorneys and Six Practice Areas
January 11, 2013 Bankruptcy Group of the Year: Kramer Levin
January 3, 2013 Kramer Levin’s Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice Named One of Law360’s Top Practice Groups of 2012
November 2, 2012 Eckstein Selected As One of the Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon 500
October 8, 2012 Kramer Levin Has More “Top 100” Attorneys On the 2012 New York Super Lawyers List Than Any Other Firm: Gary P. Naftalis, Chair of Firm’s Litigation Department, Receives Top Ranking
August 21, 2012 43 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2013
June 28, 2012 Kramer Levin's Work as Debtor's Counsel on Saint Vincent's Hospital Bankruptcy Wins Healthcare Services Turnaround Atlas Award
June 25, 2012 Chapter 11 Plan of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York Confirmed; Grant Thornton LLP and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Conclude Significant Healthcare Industry Bankruptcy
June 12, 2012 Turnaround Atlas Awards Names Five Kramer Levin Bankruptcy Representations Finalists in Ten Categories; Firm Also a Law Firm of the Year Finalist for Bankruptcy Work in Mid Market
June 7, 2012 Chambers USA 2012 Recognizes Kramer Levin's Leading Practices and Lawyers
June 4, 2012 Legal 500 U.S. 2012 Recognizes Kramer Levin's Leading Practices and Lawyers
March 22, 2012 Chambers Global 2012 Highly Ranks Eleven Kramer Levin Attorneys and Six Practice Areas
February 17, 2012 Kramer Levin Helps Achieve Confirmed Plan in Washington Mutual Bankruptcy
February 1, 2012 Kramer Levin Wins Healthcare and Community Impact Deals of the Year for St. Vincent's Representation
January 20, 2012 Kramer Levin Selected as Counsel to Unsecured Creditors Committee of Hostess Brands Inc.
January 4, 2012 Eckstein, Naftalis Selected as Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon 500
December 12, 2011 Eckstein Named to List of Top Restructuring Lawyers of 2011 by Turnarounds & Workouts, One of Only Twelve
November 1, 2011 Kramer Levin Named Law Firm of the Year in Bankruptcy Litigation
September 20, 2011 Kramer Levin Lands 62 Attorneys on the 2011 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
August 31, 2011 32 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2012
July 21, 2011 Kramer Levin Launches Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Blog
April 7, 2011 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Represents Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers in $260 Million Manhattan Campus Sale to Rudin/North Shore LIJ Health System
August 4, 2010 33 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2011, Representing 19 Practice Areas
April 27, 2010 Court Approves Settlement Won by Kramer Levin on Behalf of Unsecured Creditors in Magna Bankruptcy
April 26, 2010 Kramer Levin Represents St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in Chapter 11 Proceedings
September 1, 2009 Bally Total Fitness Emerges from Chapter 11
August 13, 2009 Kramer Levin Chosen to Represent Unsecured Creditors Committee for Cooper-Standard
July 30, 2009 34 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2010, Representing More Than 20 Practice Areas
June 4, 2009 Kramer Levin Represents GM Unsecured Creditors
May 8, 2009 Kramer Levin Closes Deloitte LLP’s Purchase of BearingPoint Public Services Business
May 6, 2009 Kramer Levin Represents Chrysler Unsecured Creditors
April 17, 2009 Kramer Levin Client Deloitte Receives Bankruptcy Court Approval for Purchase of BearingPoint Public Services Assets
March 27, 2009 Kramer Levin Advises Deloitte LLP in Proposed Purchase of BearingPoint Public Service Business
March 20, 2009 Kramer Levin Selected as Counsel to Unsecured Creditors Committee of Magna Entertainment
December 18, 2008 Tribune Banks Pick Kramer Levin As Counsel
September 29, 2008 54 Kramer Levin Attorneys Recognized in Third Annual New York Super Lawyers, Three in Top 100, and Naftalis Receives Top Point Getter Status for all NY Metro Area
September 23, 2008 27 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers in America 2009
August 8, 2008 Ascendia Files for Chapter 11 Protection
January 9, 2008 Best Lawyers in America for 2008 Recognizes 22 Kramer Levin Attorneys
July 31, 2007 54 Kramer Levin Attorneys Recognized in Second Annual New York Super Lawyers
July 1, 2007 19 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers in America 2007
July 18, 2006 42 Kramer Levin Attorneys Nominated to Appear in First Edition of New York Super Lawyers, Four in Top 100
August 16, 2005 Kramer Levin Helps Owens Corning Bank Group Overturn Consolidation Order Potentially Shifting More Than a Billion Dollars to Other Creditors
November 9, 1998 Dow Corning Reaches Settlement on Breast Implant Claims - One of the Largest Product-Liability Settlements to Date
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J.D., New York University School of Law, 1979
  • Research Editor, Journal of International Law and Politics, 1978-1979
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B.A., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1976
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New York, 1980
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1980
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U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1980
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John J. Galgay,  U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1978 - 1979
    -New York City Bar Association, Member, Committee on Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization 
    -American Bar Association, Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law

    Awards, Commendations 

    -Included in Chambers USA, Leading Lawyers For Business, 2003-2012
    -Included in Legal 500 US, 2009-2012
    -Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2004-2013
    -Included in New York Super Lawyers, 2006-2012
    -Listed in Lawdragon 500 (2012)
    -Listed in Lawdragon 3000 (2011)
    -Named "Restructuring Lawyer of the Year" by Global M&A Network at the Distressed M&A Deal Forum and Turnaround Atlas Awards Gala, 2010
    -Named by Turnarounds & Workouts as one of the top 10 “Outstanding RestructuringLawyers 2011”