Rahman Connelly

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Rahman Connelly

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, NY

RAHMAN is a partner in the insolvency and restructuring group at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP in New York, where he represents clients in bankruptcy, restructuring and bankruptcy litigation matters. He has significant experience advising ad hoc bondholder groups, official committees of unsecured creditors, chapter 11 debtors, foreign representatives in chapter 15 cross-border cases, and various other parties in interest. He has represented major constituencies in complex bankruptcies and high-stakes litigation across the country.

Rahman has had a leading role in the successful engagements of many complex restructuring and bankruptcy litigation matters, including the representation of funds associated with Larry Ellison in a five-week trial that resulted in the dismissal of a broad range of breachof-fiduciary-duty claims, WARN Act claims and fraudulent transfer claims. He also has achieved several firsts in chapter 15 cases, including representing the foreign representatives in the first South African business rescue proceeding to be recognized under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, and in the first Cayman liquidation involving an exempted limited partnership to be recognized under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code. He is currently representing the foreign representatives in several significant Cayman liquidations, including In re ECM Straits Fund I LP (in Official Liquidation), et al. and In re IIG Global Trade Finance Fund, et al. He also is advising private credit funds in ongoing out-of-court workouts.

Rahman’s work has been recognized by several national and international publications and organizations. He is recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers and as one of the “Ones to Watch” by The Best Lawyers in America. Last year, he was admitted to the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Leadership Program, which “is intended to recognize the most prominent younger ‘Rising Stars’ in the international insolvency area.” He also sits on next generation leadership committees for the NCBJ and TMA, and he is a member of ABI’s International Committee.

Education

  • J.D., CUM LAUDE, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL
  • B.A., BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE

“Rahman is simply a good person who is generous with his time mentoring younger members of the bankruptcy community. He exemplifies the expertise, civility, and kindness that mark the best of our profession.”