Harvey Miller - Additional Information
- Credited with transforming the practice of bankruptcy into what it is today, Harvey made an indelible impression on this area of the law. As one of the most prominent bankruptcy lawyers in history, Harvey’s involvement in ground-breaking and exceedingly complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters significantly impacted the global economy. In creating Weil’s successful bankruptcy and reorganization practice, he brought bankruptcy law to the large law firm environment as a major practice group.
- Some of Harvey’s most significant and widely publicized representations include:
- Lehman Brothers (largest corporate bankruptcy case in American history)
- General Motors
- American Airlines
- Eastern Airlines
- R.H. Macy
- Continental Airlines
- Marvel Entertainment Group
- Texaco
- Drexel Burnham Lambert
- WorldCom
- Enron
- Delphi
- During his long and incredibly successful career, Harvey represented a number of other clients, including Sharper Image, Bethlehem Steel, Sunbeam Corporation, Global Crossing, and Carmike Cinemas.
- In connection with Harvey’s representation of Lehman he appeared in the film Inside Job.
- Harvey was an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School and New York University School of Law for many years, and he lectured frequently at Yale Law School, Harvard Business School and at restructuring seminars worldwide.
- He loved the opera and was a long-time Advisory Directory for the Metropolitan Opera.
