Matthew Spero Bio

Matthew V. Spero represents debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, lenders, principals, and landlords in business reorganizations, restructurings, acquisitions, and liquidations before the bankruptcy courts in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as in out-of-court workouts. A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Bankruptcy, Corporate, and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups, Matt represents businesses in the electronics, health, construction, plastics, garment, automotive, and factoring industries. His clients include retailers, manufacturers, distributors, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate owners and developers, restaurants, physicians and medical practices, non-profits, unions, and health and welfare funds. Matt represents clients in matters as diverse as avoidance actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, assumption/rejection of executory contracts, and dischargability of debt. He is a published author, having written for the Nassau Lawyer, Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, Law 360, and the Real Estate Finance Journal. He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs. Matt regularly provides pro bono representation, including to the indigent in landlord-tenant court. In law school, Matt was a member of the National Moot Court team.