Professional Biography

David M. Neff Partner

  • Phoenix

    D +1.602.351.8073

    F +1.602.648.7074

    Phoenix

    2525 E. Camelback Road, Suite 500

    Phoenix, AZ 85016-4227

    +1.602.351.8073

    DNeff@perkinscoie.com

  • Chicago

    D +1.312.324.8400

    F +1.312.324.9400

    Chicago

    110 North Wacker Drive, 34th Floor

    Chicago, IL 60606

    +1.312.324.8400

    DNeff@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

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Insights

  • 10.01.2022
    Potential Liability of Nonpetitioners Under 11 U.S.C. § 303
    Articles

    ABI Journal

    Unsecured creditors may petition the court to initiate a bankruptcy case against a debtor under chapter 7 or 11 through the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition.
  • 06.01.2020
    Is My Company Going to Survive COVID-19? Perspectives From a Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer (Plus Insurance!)
    Podcasts

    Insurance Considerations Amid COVID-19

    On this episode, we are joined by Perkins Coie Partner David Neff, among the most experienced hotel bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers in the country. We discuss the ways COVID-19 causes financial distress to businesses, the parties involved, and why it may take some time before companies become distressed. We also will address new rules that streamline the bankruptcy process for smaller businesses to help them survive, and insurance coverage issues arising in these distressed situations.

  • 06.2019
    Default Interest Claims Make Gains
    Articles

    ABI Journal

  • 2018
    The Bankruptcy Handbook for Franchisors and Franchisees

    Book
    American Bar Association Forum on Franchising

  • 08.2018
    The Ongoing Debate Over One Debtor vs. One Plan
    Articles

    Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser

  • 07.01.2018
    Transwest Revisited: No Due-on-Sale Required in Restructured Loans
    Articles
  • 08.2017
    Guide to Receivership & Foreclosure

    Illinois Chapter

    Trigild Deskbook (6th ed.)

  • 05.2017
    Transwest: How Many Accepting Impaired Classes Are Required for a Joint Plan Under § 1129(a)(10)?
    Articles
  • 03.2017
    Intercreditor Issues in Bankruptcy
    Articles
  • 09.23.2015
    Equitable Mootness And 3rd-Party Investors — Some Clarity
    Articles

    Law360

  • 07.02.2014
    Dangers of Breaking a Management Contract
    Articles
  • 06.2012
    RadLAX: Behind the Scenes at Arguing Before Supreme Court
    Articles

    American Bankruptcy Institute Journal

  • 06.02.2010
    Due Diligence Key to Buying Distressed Hotel Debt
    Articles

    HotelNewsNow.com

  • 03.10.2010
    10 Tips for Dealing with Distressed Hotel Debt
    Articles

    HotelNewsNow.com

  • 09.14.2009
    Chapter 11 Considerations for the Hotel Owner
    Articles

    Hotel News Now

  • 05.06.2009
    A Few Things to Consider Before You Approach Your Lender to Modify Your Loan
    Articles

    Hotel News Now

  • 04.09.2009
    Bankrupting the Bankruptcy-Remote Entity
    Articles

    Hotel News Now

  • 01.23.2009
    Where Have All the Hotel Bankruptcies Gone?
    Articles

    Hotel News Now

  • 05.30.2008
    Delaware Bankruptcy Court Revisits "Deepening Insolvency" Liability
    Updates
    In addition to running businesses and fulfilling their ordinary fiduciary duties, in recent years, officers and directors of financially troubled companies have had to worry about potential "deepening insolvency" claims.
  • 12.2001/01.2002
    Blast from the Past: The Return of Hotel Bankruptcies
    Articles

    ABI Journal

  • 11.2001/12.2001
    Hotel Bankruptcies
    Articles

    Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice

  • 10.21.2020
    Crisis-Driven Workouts, Foreclosures, and Bankruptcies in the Hotel and Lodging Industry
    Speaking Engagements

    Georgetown Law 2020 Hotel and Lodging Legal Summit / Virtual Program

  • 05.12.2020
    CMBS Special Servicers' Insights - An Exclusive Panel With the Industry's Top Real Estate Lending Executives
    Speaking Engagements
    International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) / Virtual Member Forum
  • 03.03.2019
    Chapter 11 Open Forum
    Speaking Engagements

    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute / Park City, UT

  • 03.02.2019
    Ethical & Professional Compensation Issues
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute / Park City, UT
  • 03.15.2018
    Seventh Circuit v. First Circuit: Survival of Rights to Licensed Trademarks after Contract Rejections
    Speaking Engagements
    American College of Bankruptcy Annual Meeting Circuit Luncheon / Washington, D.C.
  • 02.27.2018
    Chapter 11 Open Forum
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I / Park City, UT
  • 02.24.2018
    Chapter 11 Litigation Issues
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I / Park City, UT
  • 01.06.2018
    The Current Status of Section 363
    Speaking Engagements
    35th Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 01.04.2018
    Third Party Injunctions Under Section 105
    Speaking Engagements
    35th Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 06.09.2017 - 06.10.2017
    § 363 Sales
    Speaking Engagements
    ABI Central States Workshop / Traverse City, MI
  • 02.05.2017
    Chapter 11 Open Forum
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I / Park City, UT
  • 02.04.2017
    Sale of Assets
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I / Park City, UT
  • 01.25.2017
    The ISHC Pioneer Award
    Speaking Engagements
    The Americas Lodging Investment Summit / Los Angeles, CA
    Interviewed Ian Schrager, the founder of New York's famed Studio 54 nightclub and various hotel concepts such as Morgans, Edition and Public
  • 01.06.2017
    The Supreme Court in Review: Husky (Fraud Enlarged), Puerto Rico and Structured Dismissals
    Speaking Engagements
    34th Annual National CLE Conference / Aspen, CO
  • 01.05.2017
    1111(b) Election – A Straightforward Analysis of This Often Misunderstood But Powerful Tool
    Speaking Engagements
    34th Annual National CLE Conference / Aspen, CO
  • 02.23.2016
    Chapter 11 Open Forum
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I / Park City, UT
  • 02.21.2016
    Litigation of Professional Fees
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I / Park City, UT
  • 02.20.2016
    Use of Cash Collateral and DIP Financing Issues
    Speaking Engagements
    Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I / Park City, UT
  • 01.09.2016
    Structured Dismissals/Equitable Mootness
    Speaking Engagements
    33rd Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 01.08.2016
    Selected Issues in Commercial Real Estate Reorganization
    Speaking Engagements
    33rd Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 11.06.2015
    How Counsel Should Act Now to Prepare for the Next Downturn
    Speaking Engagements

    Panelist
    4th Annual Hotel & Lodging Legal Summit / Washington, D.C.

  • 10.28.2015
    Supreme Court Update: Review of Recent Bankruptcy-Related Decisions
    Speaking Engagements
    Panelist
    ABI 7th Annual Mid-Level Professional Development Program / Chicago, IL
  • 10.22.2015
    Directionally Challenged? Legal Update
    Speaking Engagements
    Moderator
    International Society of Hospitality Consultants Conference / Berlin, Germany
  • 09.16.2015
    Legal Panel Discussion
    Speaking Engagements

    Panelist
    Hotel Asset Managers Association Fall Meeting / Chicago, IL

  • 06.12.2015 - 06.13.2015
    Loan-To-Own and Other Section 363 Bidding and Acquisition Strategies
    Speaking Engagements
    ABI Central States Workshop / Traverse City, MI
  • 05.19.2015
    Bankruptcy in the U.S. Supreme Court
    Speaking Engagements
    William J. O’Neill Great Lakes Regional Bankruptcy Institute / Cleveland, OH
  • 01.10.2015
    Selected Issues in Chapter 11 - Part 2: Third Party Releases / Make Whole Provisions / Cram Down Interest Rates
    Speaking Engagements
    32nd Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 01.09.2015
    Selected Issues in Chapter 11 - Part 1: Credit Bidding / Claims Retention / Inter-creditor Issues
    Speaking Engagements
    32nd Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 01.08.2015
    When Professional Firms File for Bankruptcy - Special Issues Arise
    Speaking Engagements
    32nd Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 2014
    Use of Consulting and Testifying Experts in Bankruptcy Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
    American College of Bankruptcy Seventh Circuit Seminar / Chicago, IL
  • 2014
    Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation: Cramdown, Competing Plans, New Value
    Speaking Engagements
    31st Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO
  • 2014
    And the Hogs Just Get Fatter – Can They Be Put on a Diet?: Make Whole Premiums and Other Lender “Fees,” Default Interest and Penalties
    Speaking Engagements
    31st Annual National CLE Conference / Vail, CO

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Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1985
  • Northwestern University, B.S.J., 1982