George Shuster is a member of both the firm's Debt Finance Group and Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group, having practiced in both areas for his two-decade career to date.

In his debt finance practice, Mr. Shuster represents borrowers, lenders, and other investors in a broad range of transactions, from investment-grade credit facilities to structured loans and specialty finance products. Mr. Shuster has particular knowledge of credit facilities and other debt finance transactions in the life sciences industry and other transactions dependent on intellectual property for collateral or monetization, including royalty finance and purchase transactions. Transactions handled by Mr. Shuster range from the single-digit millions to the billions, and from the straightforward to the highly novel and complex. Mr. Shuster also assists clients with Uniform Commercial Code matters arising in their contracts, banking and securities relationships, and secured transactions. Mr. Shuster’s hybrid experience in both bankruptcy and debt finance spheres provides his clients with an enhanced risk-mitigation perspective when negotiating and documenting commercial transactions.

In his bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice, Mr. Shuster represents public and private technology companies, real estate developers, manufacturers and financial organizations, as well as lenders to and other investors in those businesses. His bankruptcy and financial restructuring work encompasses insolvency and bankruptcy planning in licensing, collaboration and other transactions, as well as out-of-court workouts and in-court bankruptcy matters. Mr. Shuster leads clients through chapter 7, 11 and 15 bankruptcy proceedings, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and state-law dissolutions. Mr. Shuster has specific experience representing buyers of assets from financially stressed and distressed sellers. Mr. Shuster works in both transactional and litigation spheres of the insolvency space, negotiating and closing transactions as well as leading cases through state courts and federal bankruptcy courts, district courts and courts of appeal throughout the country. Mr. Shuster also works on cross-border insolvency-related matters, and has specific experience in Latin American and European markets.

Mr. Shuster is a prolific writer with a long-standing column on cross-border insolvency issues, and his writings on bond indenture issues have been cited by many courts in their decisions, including several federal courts of appeal. He is considered a leading authority on the Trust Indenture Act in the restructuring context.