David Griffiths is a senior associate in the Business Finance & Restructuring Department of Weil’s New York office. Mr. Griffiths practices in all areas of domestic and international restructurings, crisis management, corporate governance, financings, and acquisitions involving distressed situations.
Under the supervision of Weil partners, Mr. Griffiths has provided commercial, legal, and strategic advice on cross-border issues to clients in stressed and special situations, including to large and medium-size businesses in need of restructuring; to financial advisors, trustees, administrators, directors, and creditors of businesses facing distress; and to investors seeking to acquire assets or trade claims of businesses both in and out of court.
Mr. Griffiths has significant multi-jurisdiction experience on transactions in New York, Delaware, London, Hong Kong, and Beijing, and is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; New York State; and England & Wales (where Mr. Griffiths is admitted to practice as a solicitor). Mr. Griffiths was previously based in the Firm’s London office.
Recent transactions that Mr. Griffiths has been actively involved with include, MF Global, General Motors/Motors Liquidation Company, CIT, and Uno Restaurants. Under the supervision of Weil partners, Mr. Griffiths has also advised major financial institutions such as Citigroup, private equity firms such as HIG Capital, and hedge funds such as Fir Tree Partners.
Mr. Griffiths also spends a significant amount of time on pro bono and charitable activities. Most recently, Mr. Griffiths has been working in Haiti under the auspices of the Organization of American States on a disability rights project financed by USAID, training Haitian government ministers, civil servants, and judges on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Mr. Griffiths is also the founder and trustee of international adventure charity Go Help, which runs long-distance expeditions such as the Mongolia Charity Rally, Roof of the World Rally, and MesoAmerica Charity Rally. Mr. Griffiths also advised the UN World Food Programme on the world's first humanitarian weather derivative transaction.