David A. Zilberberg
Advises clients on environmental, sustainability and mass tort liability issues in connection with complex corporate and real estate transactions.
David advises clients on environmental, sustainability and mass tort liability issues in connection with all aspects of complex corporate and real estate transactions. He has worked on transactions relating to a wide variety of environmentally sensitive industries, including oil and gas exploration and refining, transportation, consumer products and chemical manufacturing.
Outside of the transactional context, David advises clients on compliance with environmental laws and regulations, development of internal environmental policies and procedures, assessment of environmental and mass-tort risks and liabilities, managing environmental liabilities and compliance obligations in bankruptcy, and contractual disputes and enforcement proceedings relating to environmental matters.
His work is recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 U.S.
Experience highlights
Recent Representations
- GFL Environmental $500 million senior notes offering
- UGI $700 million convertible senior notes offering
- Bombardier $750 million senior notes offering
- Las Vegas Sands $1.75 billion notes offering
- Bombardier cash tender offer
- Ultra Clean Holdings $500 million term loan facilities and related amendments
- Bombardier $750 million senior notes offering
- Penske Truck Leasing $500 million notes offering
- Narragansett Electric $500 million senior notes offering
- Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings $865 million senior secured notes offering
- TruArc Partners acquisition of Meyer Laboratory and $179 million financing
- Honeywell International $4.15 billion senior notes offering
- Honeywell International €1.5 billion senior notes offering
- Pacific Gas and Electric $2.25 billion first-mortgage bonds offering
- AbbVie $15 billion senior notes offering
- Owens Corning $3.9 billion acquisition of Masonite International
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Credentials
Recognition
Chambers USA – Environment: Mainly Transactional, New York
Legal 500 U.S. – Environment: Transactional, Next Generation Partner
Education
Professional history
- Davis Polk since 2015
- Special Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 2013-2015
- Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 1998-2013
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York