Michael C. Eisenband

Michael Eisenband specializes in advising diverse constituencies to maximize recoveries and outcomes and brokering agreement among parties with often disparate interests. Mr. Eisenband has brought his extensive leadership experience to bear across a range of industries.

Mr. Eisenband is renowned nationally as an industry leader in providing restructuring advice to creditors and companies in complex Chapter 11 and out-of-court workout situations. Mr. Eisenband is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has more than 30 years of experience, including industry expertise in retail and consumer products, steel, automotive, airlines, financial services and real estate.

Arcapita, Caesars Entertainment, Colt Manufacturing, Edison Mission, Energy Future Holdings, General Motors, Lehman Brothers, NII Holdings and Washington Mutual are among Mr. Eisenband’s recent and notable engagements. A representative list of companies that are part of his broad Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructuring case experience also includes Aloha Airlines, Calpine, Cooper Standard, Dana Automotive, Drake Bakeries, Edison Brothers Stores, FoxMeyer, Grand Union, Interstate Bakeries, KB Toys, Long John Silver’s, McCrory, Montgomery Ward, Northwest Airlines, Regus Business Centers, Penn Traffic, Phar-Mor, Rite Aid, Service Merchandise, Smurfit-Stone, U.S. Airways and Winn-Dixie.

Mr. Eisenband has represented client interests in many of the largest and most complex restructurings and bankruptcies in history. Prior to FTI Consulting, Mr. Eisenband was a Managing Director and the National Director of Creditor Rights at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance.