Richard James Bernard
Florida Bar #57266
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Bar record
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- Admitted
- 26 Sep 199531 years in practice
- County / circuit
- Non-florida17,068 attorneys in this county
- City
- New York, Non-florida County
- Position
- Partner/Shareholder
- Business phone
- (212) 248-3263
- Law school
- University of Miami School of Law (1995)
Street addressNew York, Non-florida County — full address available to signed-in users
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Credentials and practice
Practice areas
Federal court admissions
- Connecticut Bankruptcy Court
- Florida Middle District Bankruptcy Court
- Florida Northern District Bankruptcy Court
- Florida Southern District Bankruptcy Court
- Michigan Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
- New York Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
- New York Northern District Bankruptcy Court
- New York Southern District Bankruptcy Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Discipline history
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Biography
Richard J. Bernard is a partner in Faegre Drinker’s New York office. His practice includes corporate and financial restructuring, business solutions, bankruptcy litigation, secured transactions, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and debtors’ and creditors’ rights. He represents debtors, creditors, buyers, financial institutions, trustees, and official and ad hoc committees in large-asset bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts, and adversary proceedings.faegredrinker.com
Practice focus, as described on the web
- Corporate and financial restructuringfaegredrinker.com
- Business solutionsfaegredrinker.com
- Bankruptcy litigationfaegredrinker.com
- Secured transactionsfaegredrinker.com
- Corporate governancefaegredrinker.com
- Mergers and acquisitionsfaegredrinker.com
- Debtors’ and creditors’ rightsfaegredrinker.com
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude (1995)faegredrinker.com
- Columbia College, Columbia University in the City of New York, B.A. in Economics (1992)faegredrinker.com
Recognition
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2021 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.bestlawyers.com
- Listed by Faegre Drinker among attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.faegredrinker.com
In the news
- Faegre Drinker Strengthens Growing Restructuring Practice on Both Coasts With Additions of Richard B. Bernard and Scott Gautier · 2021-02-18
Faegre Drinker announced that Richard Bernard joined the firm as a New York partner in its finance and restructuring practice group, after previously practicing at Foley & Lardner.
- Liquidity Challenges in Chapter 11 · 2026-10-10
Faegre Drinker identified Richard Bernard as a finance and restructuring partner and panelist for an American Bar Association Business Law Section program on liquidity challenges in Chapter 11.
Profiles elsewhere
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