Washington University in St. Louis,
JD, 1984
BSBA, 1981
Missouri
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
The Missouri Bar
Named Lawyer of the Year for Litigation-Bankruptcy in St. Louis by "The Best Lawyers in America®," 2015. 2019
Board of Directors, American College of Bankruptcy, 2019-Present
Co-Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee to Establish Pro Bono Program for Pro Se Filers for Eastern District of Missouri, 2016-Present
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, 2009-Present
Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, 2005-Present
Bankruptcy Creditor/Debtor Rights Law
Top 50 in St. Louis 2005-2008; 2011-2013
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas, 2006; 2010-2013
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America®," 1993-Present
Eighth Circuit Regent to American College of Bankruptcy, 2014-2018
Nominating Committee, American College of Bankruptcy, 2017
Recipient, Turnaround of the Year from Turnaround Management Association, 2011
Recipient, Judge Robert E. Brauer Innovations in Bankruptcy Law Award, 2005
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 2009-Present
Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
Partner, 2003-2009
Husch & Eppenberger, LLC
Partner, 1992-2003
Associate, 1984-1992
David is a 30-year veteran of the financial restructuring world who provides practical, straight-forward advice to all types of institutions that interact with a distressed business.
As the lead attorney for multiple high-profile matters, David is skilled at managing complex restructurings and unraveling the competing interests of all relevant parties. In both in-court bankruptcies and out-of-court workouts, David has led work on many complex, multi-party matters, including one recent case involving a large-scale fraud and tens of thousands of consumer claims. His clients include debtors, senior secured lenders, bondholders, creditors' committees, receivers and asset purchasers.
Tapping his business education, David looks for creative solutions that satisfy the diverse constituencies of a distressed business. He puts a premium on speed, as value erodes and options diminish nearly every day in a financial restructuring. David's quick thinking and persistence helps clients preserve value and plan for the future even as "the ice cube melts."
Appeals Court rules bankruptcy trustee can recover tuition payments from college
Four key takeaways from the August 2019 bankruptcy code amendments
Supreme Court decides key trademark licensee issue in bankruptcy
New tax law eliminates NOL carry backs
Managers of insolvent Missouri LLCs have no fiduciary duty to creditors
Two non-conventional uses for Missouri’s new receivership statute
Chapter 12 family farmer cases in Missouri: A look inside the numbers
7 things you should know about the new Missouri Commercial Receivership Act
Eight things we learned from the Detroit bankruptcy
Amendments to Chapter 12 make it easier for a family farmer to reorganize
Parsing the legal and financial impact from Detroit’s bankruptcy
Seven Things You Should Know About the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act
Author,
Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Overview, Practical Law, 2019
Contributor,
Strategic Alternatives For and Against Distressed Businesses, 2019 Edition
Farm Bankruptcy Update,
Trends, Laws, Procedures and Implications, Sponsored by the University of Missouri, 2019
Moderator,
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Annual Bankruptcy institute, Missouri Bar, 2018
Author,
"The Three Giants of Bankruptcy Law in St. Louis," 55 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy 87, 2017
Moderator,
Current Issues in Substantive Consolidation, Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute, 2017
"Farm Bankruptcies";
Emerging Issues in Agricultural Lending Symposium, sponsored by the University of Missouri, 2016
Contributor, MOBar CLE,
Bankruptcy Practice Deskbook, 2015
"Lender Liability";
Emerging Issues in Agricultural Lending Symposium, sponsored by the University of Missouri, June, 2015
"Could a Detroit-style bankruptcy happen here?";
St. Louis Business Journal, September 2013
111 Thompson Coburn attorneys featured in 2020 Best Lawyers® list
Congratulations to our 14 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ for 2019
116 Thompson Coburn attorneys featured in 2019 Best Lawyers® list
Congratulations to our 15 St. Louis ‘Lawyers of the Year’
David Warfield talks US Fidelis case on CNBC’s ‘American Greed’
Sixth Circuit rules cows can be leased
112 Thompson Coburn attorneys featured in 2015 Best Lawyers list
Federal judge rules sovereign immunity bars claims related to industrial development bonds
Detroit’s bankruptcy: What’s it got to do with St. Louis?
David Warfield writes article on Detroit bankruptcy for St. Louis Business Journal
Thompson Coburn closes acquisition of Lion’s Choice restaurants
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