David Warfield
Partner
St. Louis
314 552 6079
direct
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Education
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Washington University in St. Louis,
JD, 1984
BSBA, 1981
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Admissions
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Missouri
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Affiliations
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American Bankruptcy Institute
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American Bar Association
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The Missouri Bar
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Recognitions
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Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings)," 1993-2021
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Named Lawyer of the Year for Litigation - Bankruptcy in St. Louis (by BL Rankings) 2015, 2019
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Board of Directors, American College of Bankruptcy, 2019
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Co-Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee to Establish Pro Bono Program for Pro Se Filers for Eastern District of Missouri, 2016-2019
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Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, 2009-2019
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Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® (by Thomson Reuters), 2005-2019
Bankruptcy Creditor/Debtor Rights Law
Top 50 in St. Louis 2005-2008; 2011-2013
Top 100 in Missouri & Kansas, 2006; 2010-2013
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Eighth Circuit Regent to American College of Bankruptcy, 2014-2018
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Nominating Committee, American College of Bankruptcy, 2017
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Recipient, Turnaround of the Year from Turnaround Management Association, 2011
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Recipient, Judge Robert E. Brauer Innovations in Bankruptcy Law Award, 2005
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 2009-Present
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Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
Partner, 2003-2009
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Husch & Eppenberger, LLC
Partner, 1992-2003
Associate, 1984-1992
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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."
Blogs
Nine Bankruptcy Code amendments included in latest appropriations bill
Why the return of NOL carry backs may be good news for some distressed corporations
Can government actions restrict creditors’ remedies during the COVID-19 emergency?
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
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
Thompson Coburn Publications
Amendments to Chapter 12 make it easier for a family farmer to reorganize
Parsing the legal and financial impact from Detroit’s bankruptcy
TCLEs
Seven Things You Should Know About the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act
Publications
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
News
Congratulations to our 14 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ for 2019
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
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