Bankruptcy and corporate reorganization are the cornerstones of Stuart I. Gordon’s practice as a partner in Rivkin Radler’s Bankruptcy Practice Group. His clients include financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate owners and developers, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, restaurants, physicians and medical practices, non-profits, unions, and health and welfare funds.

Stuart represents litigants in the full range of contested matters arising under the Bankruptcy Code, including proceedings to lift the automatic stay, avoidance actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and property rights disputes. He regularly prosecutes and defends litigation in the bankruptcy court involving preferences, fraudulent conveyances, assumption or rejection of executory contracts, and the dischargability of debt.

Stuart’s national practice spans all disciplines of bankruptcy/creditors’ rights law and includes the representation of debtors, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, insurance companies, purchasers of distressed debt and assets, plan proponents, landlords, equipment lessors, and equity holders.

He represents insurance carriers in cases where parties assert competing interests in insurance proceeds. He also represents insurers in complex bankruptcy proceedings to help to ensure that their rights are protected and insurance neutrality and similar protections are incorporated into the provisions of plans of reorganization or other agreements approved by the bankruptcy court.

In addition to writing and lecturing on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights for the National Business Institute, Stuart has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsday. He also appears on television and radio to discuss a wide variety of bankruptcy issues.

Stuart’s publications have been featured in the New York Law Journal, Law 360, Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, the Nassau Lawyer, and many other industry publications.

The following is a sampling of Stuart’s articles:

• “Justices’ Ch. 11 Ruling Is A Big Moment For Debtors’ Insurers,” Law 360, July 2024
• “Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Plan,” Rivkin Radler, July 2024
• “Supreme Court Finds Insurers Have Standing in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings,” Rivkin Radler, July 2024
• “NC Rulings Show Bankruptcy Isn’t Only for Insolvent Debtors,” Law 360, April 2024
• “Creditors Committee’s Request to Sue Diocese Insurers Denied,” Rivkin Radler, November 2023
• “Outsize Role Bankruptcy Courts Play in Mass Tort Litigation,” New York Law Journal, September 2023
• “Tide May Be Turning on Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy Strategy,” Rivkin Radler, July 2023
• “U.S. Supreme Court: Debts Due to Business Partner’s Fraud Non-Dischargeable,” Rivkin Radler, April 2023
• “Supreme Court Settles Debate on Passive Retention of Property,” Rivkin Radler, September 2022
• “Put Your Business on Solid Financial Footing before Hitting ‘Unpause’,” Rivkin Radler, May 2020
• “Tenn. Hospital Bankruptcy May Be the First of Many,” Law 360, April 2020
• “Paycheck Protection Program Helps with Operating Expenses,” Rivkin Radler, March 2020
• “Stimulus Package Includes Bankruptcy Updates,” Rivkin Radler, March 2020
• “NYS Offers Forbearance to Borrowers, NYC Allows Penalty Waivers,” Rivkin Radler, March 2020
• “Tips for Businesses to Navigate the New Normal,” Rivkin Radler, March 2020
• “U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on FDCPA Limitations Period Leaves Issues Unresolved,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, February 2020
• “Eighth Circuit Rejects Successor Liability For Asset Purchaser At Foreclosure Sale,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, January 2020
• “Court Rejects Certainty of Hopelessness Standard for Discharging Student Debt,” Rivkin Radler, January 2020
• “Transgender Woman’s Employment Discrimination Judgment Was Nondischargeable, New York Bankruptcy Court Decides,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, October 2019
• “Supreme Court Settles Dispute Over Effect of Trademark License Rejection in Bankruptcy,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, July 2019
• “Marijuana Businesses in Bankruptcy: Courts Just Say No,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, May 2019
• “Creditors Typically May Not Offset Section 303(i) Judgments Against Claims Against Debtors,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, November 2018
• “Dealer’s Choice: First Circuit Allows Licensor to Reject Trademark License in Bankruptcy,” The New York Intellectual Property Law Association, July 2018
• “U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Securities Safe Harbor,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2018
• “A Potentially Momentous Decision: Second Circuit Explains How to Calculate Chapter 11 Cramdown Interest Rate,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, March 2018

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

U.S. Court of Military Appeals

Bar Affiliations

American Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Nassau County Bar Association

American Bankruptcy Institute

Education

St. John’s University School of Law, J.D.

The George Washington University, B.B.A.

News & Publications

• 54 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers®/Rising Stars
  October 30 | 2025
• Supreme Court Decision Limits Trustees’ Ability to Pursue Fraudulent Transfer Actions
  September 26 | 2025
• Over 25 Percent of Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®
  August 21 | 2025

Stuart previously served on the Board of Editors of Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law.

Stuart was named to Best Lawyers in America^® from 2023 to 2026. He was also named to Super Lawyers in the Metro New York Area in Bankruptcy from 2014 to 2025.

Stuart has handled many complex insolvency cases throughout the United States, including One Times Square, the New York City landmark building known for the New Year’s Eve “ball drop”; the Concord Resort Hotel in the Catskills; and the Bennett Funding Group.