Andrew H. Sherman is Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Creditors’ Rights/Bankruptcy Reorganization Practice Group. He has represented clients in a broad range of complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings and insolvency matters throughout the country.  In addition to advising companies experiencing financial difficulties, Mr. Sherman routinely represents lenders and other parties in financings and acquisitions involving troubled companies. He has focused his practice on representing investment management firms in debt restructuring matters, commercial workouts and Chapter 11 cases in such cases as Motor Coach Industries Int’l, Inc. and Marcal Paper Mills, Inc. He has also  represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in twenty-five (25) recent hospital and other health care provider bankruptcy cases, including Saint Michael’s Medical Center, Union Hospital District, Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital, Hudson Healthcare, Inc., Fairmont General Hospital, et al., Progressive Acute Care LLC, Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Coshocton County Memorial Hospital Association, Gainesville Hospital District d/b/a North Texas Medical Center, Morehead Memorial Hospital, Curae Health, Inc., et al., Promise Healthcare Group, LLC, Astria Health, et al., Center City Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Hahnemann University Hospital, et al., Thomas Health System, Inc., Randolph Health, LRGHealthcare, MTPC, LLC, et al.Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, et al., Watsonville Hospital Corporation, et al., Madera Community Hospital, Beverly Community Hospital Association, Mercy Hospital Iowa City, Iowa, et al. and Guardian Elder Care. In addition, he has represented parties in significant commercial litigation in the New York and New Jersey federal and state courts.

Practices

  • Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights
  • Loan Workouts and Restructuring

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Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • 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
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

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Rankings and Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in:
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business®* 2012-2024, New Jersey Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • The Best Lawyers in America®* 2007-2025, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • The Best Lawyers in America®* Newark "Lawyer of the Year" 2025, Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • IFLR1000 United States: Guide to USA’s Leading Financial & Corporate Law Firms®* 2018-2024, "Highly Regarded" New Jersey Restructuring and Insolvency
  • New Jersey Super Lawyers®* 2006-2024, Bankruptcy: Business; Creditor Debtor Rights: Business
  • New Jersey Law Journal®* “Dealmakers of the Year” 2022 (Practice Group Recognition), 2018 (Individual Recognition)
  • NJBIZ®* "Leaders in Law" 2024
  • Martindale-Hubbell®* AV rating

* See Award Methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Affiliations

  • Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

    Former Co-Chair, Commercial and Regulatory Law Committee
    — Former Education Director, Commercial and Regulatory Law Committee
    — Former Co-Chair, Health Care Committee
    — Former Education Director, Health Care Committee

  • Member, Turnaround Management Association

  • Member, American Bar Association

  • Member, New York State Bar Association

  • Member, Essex County Bar Association

  • Former Master, Bankruptcy Inn of Court


Education

  • J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University
  • A.B., Cornell University

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York