David John Kozlowski
Morrison Cohen LLP
Dave is an attorney in Morrison Cohen's Business Solutions, Restructuring & Governance Practice where he assists companies in navigating business and insolvency concerns, and litigates related issues in major markets throughout the country. Dave’s experience extends to representing debtors-in-possession, official committees of unsecured creditors, lenders, and other parties in interest in some of the largest bankruptcy cases in the country.
Dave also has represented start-ups and small/closely-held businesses in preparing formative documents and initial agreements, negotiating contractual issues, and reviewing or preparing privacy policies and terms of service for internal use or external websites.
Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Dave worked in the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Practice Group at Arent Fox LLP. Dave began his career as law clerk for the Hon. John. C. Ninfo, II, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge (Ret.) for the Western District of New York. In law school, Dave interned for the Hon. Kevin Thomas Duffy, U.S. District Judge (Ret.) for the Southern District of New York, and the Hon. Jerome Feller, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge (Ret.) for the Eastern District of New York.
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
- ID Number: 437056
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 4491833
- 2nd Circuit
- District Courts: SDNY, EDNY, NDNY, WDNY, Connecticut
- U.S. Supreme Court
- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Morrison Cohen LLP
- - Current
- Attorney
- Arent Fox LLP
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- Law Clerk, Hon. John C. Ninfo, II
- New York Western District Bankruptcy Court
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- St. John's University School of Law
- J.D. (2006)
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- Honors: Dean's List
- Lead Counsel Verification in Bankruptcy - Business, Business Law
- Thomson Reuters
- Super Lawyers - New York Metro Super Lawyer
- Thomson Reuters
- 2017-current
- New York State Bar  # 4491833
- Member
- - Current
- Rejection equals breach, not termination: Trademark licensor cannot use bankruptcy to terminate license
- Westlaw Journal Bankruptcy
- District Court Refuses Stay Protection for Provider Agreements in Bankruptcy
- Health Care Counsel
- Erroneously Authorized UCC Termination Statement Results in $1.5 Billion Disaster
- ABI Business Reorganization Committee Newsletter
- Crumbs Court Deals Protection for Trademark Licensees in Bankruptcy
- Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
- Careers in Justice and Law, 6th Annual JLA Alumni Panel Discussion, Danbury, CT
- WCSU JLA Program
- Basics of Business Law, WBDC Summer Legal Clinic, Derby, CT
- Women's Business Development Council
- Operating the Debtor-in-Possession, NABT Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- Website
- Law Firm Profile