Rishi Kapoor

Representative Matters

• Represented a global watch company as a Chapter 11 debtor, completing a 363 sale of the company’s assets in less than two months after the commencement of bankruptcy, and obtaining court approval of the company’s Chapter 11 plan in under four months
• Represented a global investment bank in its lawsuit against a hedge fund that was seeking to recover tens of millions of dollars in distributions from a liquidating trust. Prior to discovery, the court granted summary judgment for the client, awarding more than $30 million, plus the rights to all future distributions 
• Represented a CMBS trust and the loan's special servicer in a breach of contract action brought by the defaulting commercial borrower, challenging the servicer’s authority to administer the loan. Obtained complete dismissal of the action following a pre-answer motion to dismiss
• Represented various CMBS trusts in successfully foreclosing on properties, obtaining securitized commercial loans ranging from millions of dollars to more than several billion dollars. In several of these cases, the firm successfully petitioned and was granted the appointment of a receiver to manage the property at issue, while the foreclosure action was pending
• Represented a CMBS special servicer in the pre-answer dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the defaulting commercial borrower of a $27 million loan, asserting claims of tortious interference and breach of fiduciary duty  
• Represented a major foreign bank in reaching a court-approved settlement of its bankruptcy claims against the Lehman Brothers estate, worth more than $500 million, and its subsequent efforts to monetize those claims by selling them to various financial institutions 
• Assisted the foreign representative of an insolvent Swiss company on issues related to its Chapter 15 filings and represented the client in bankruptcy litigation against counterparties arising from the close-out of more than $100 million of derivatives contracts

Education

• J.D. Fordham University School of Law 2008
• • Intern, United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York 
  • Intern, New York Stock Exchange Regulation Department
• B.S.E. cum laude University of Michigan 2004

Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Former coordinator and mentor, Venable New York Summer Associate Program
• Member, Venable Diversity and Inclusion Committee and New York Hiring Committee

• Super Lawyers, New York Metro, 2024 
  •  Rising Star, 2021 – 2023 

Pro Bono

• Represents an individual seeking asylum in the United States; previously obtained asylum for individuals who were persecuted in their home countries because of their political affiliation or sexual orientation
• Counseled the Legal Aid Society in its efforts to hold the state of New York accountable for violating a mother's due process rights when her infant son was unjustly removed from her custody
• Advised a community-based nonprofit lender to small businesses in the New York City area