About
Btzalel (“Ben”) Hirschhorn is the Head of the Creditor’s Rights and Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group at Shiryak, Bowman, Anderson, Gill and Kadochnikov LLP. He provides counsel to secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, lessees, Debtors in Possession, and other stakeholders navigating complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters.
With experience in litigating claim objections, avoidance actions, contested 2004 Examinations, stay violations, and valuation hearings, Ben offers nationwide creditor representation, including cases in states such as Alabama, Georgia, California, Maryland, Oregon, and Texas.
As the host of the Bankruptcy with Ben podcast, he covers current trends in bankruptcy law and has lectured on the emerging field of Merchant Cash Advances and its intersection with bankruptcy.
In addition to his bankruptcy practice, Ben handles complex real estate litigation in New York state courts, representing borrowers in foreclosures, real estate ownership disputes, quiet title actions, partition actions, deed fraud disputes, fraudulent conveyances, and adverse possession actions.
Dedicated to giving back to the legal community, Ben mentors aspiring professionals and contributes his knowledge by judging mock court competitions for students ranging all the way from high school through law school.
Education
- Midrash Shmuel Talmudic College, Bachelors of Talmudic Law
- University of Baltimore School of Law, Juris Doctor
Credentials
- Certified mediator,. U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
Notable Publications and Lectures
- Vesting of Marital Property Determines the Scope of the Bankruptcy Estate”, Consumer Bankruptcy ABI Committee Newsletter, Vol. 15, Num. 1, February 2017.
- Btzalel Hirschhorn, The Sufficiency of Adequate Protection in a § 506(a) Cramdown, XXXVII ABI Journal 12, 16-17, 97-98, December 2018
- “Credit Where Credit is Due” (Creditor’s rights CLE court for the National Academy)
Practice Areas
- Business Restructuring
- Consumer Bankruptcy
- Real Estate Litigation