Partner, Restructuring and Special Situations Group
PJT Partners
Josh Abramson is a Partner in the Restructuring and Special Situations Group at PJT Partners, based in New York. Since joining PJT Partners’ predecessor firm Blackstone, Mr. Abramson has advised companies, creditors and sponsors in restructurings, special situations, financings, mergers and acquisitions. He has advised on all aspects of domestic and international transactions across a broad range of industries. Examples of Mr. Abramson’s public assignments include API Heat Transfer, Caesars Entertainment, CEDC, Centric Brands, Constellis, Deluxe Entertainment, Full Beauty, Genco Shipping & Trading, Gibson Brands, Hovnanian Enterprises, J.Crew, Jack Cooper, McGraw Hill Education, PetSmart, Revlon, Travelport and TridentUSA Health. Prior to joining PJT Partners and Blackstone, Mr. Abramson worked at Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers.
He frequently serves as a guest lecturer at Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania Law School and George Washington Law School. Mr. Abramson received a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he was a Palmer Scholar.
Co-Chair, Restructuring Department
Weil
Jeffrey D. Saferstein is Co-Chair of the Restructuring Department at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Jeff practices exclusively in the areas of corporate restructurings and workouts, bankruptcy and specialized financings. Jeff has advised creditors, postpetition lenders and sponsors in a number of high-profile matters. He also has broad experience advising companies in restructurings in- and out-of-court across a wide variety of industries, including Petra Diamonds, McGraw Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, School Specialty, Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings and Samsonite Corporation.
Jeff has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon and IFLR1000, among others. Most recently, he was named “Highly Regarded” for Restructuring and Insolvency in the U.S. by IFLR1000 (2022-2024), named among Lawdragon’s 500 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (2023-2024), and “recommended” for Restructuring by Legal 500 (2023-2024). He has written and lectured on numerous bankruptcy topics, including chapters in Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes (“Bankruptcy Law and Risk Considerations”) and The Law and Practice of Restructuring in the UK and US (“Venue and Forum Selection in the US and UK”). He has also co-written numerous articles, including “Get Your Priorities Straight” (International Financial Law Review), “When Second Lien Lenders Break Their Silence” (New York Law Journal) and “Equitable Subordination: Good-Faith Transferees Beware” (American Bankruptcy Institute Journal). Jeff has also spoken on panels and participated in conferences sponsored by a variety of organizations including the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors, Bloomberg, the Wharton School and the New York City Bar Association.
