Harvey R. Miller Explained

Harvey Robert Miller
Birth Date:1 March 1933
Birth Place:Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York
Death Place:Manhattan, New York
Alma Mater:Brooklyn College
Columbia Law School
Occupation:Lawyer
Employer:Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Harvey Robert Miller (March 1, 1933 – April 27, 2015) was an American lawyer. The New York Times called him "the most prominent bankruptcy lawyer in the nation."[1] Born in New York City, Miller graduated from Brooklyn College (A.B., 1954) and Columbia University (LL.B., 1959), and was admitted to the bar in New York State in 1959.

Miller was a partner in the New York City international law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP where he was a member of the firm's management committee for over 25 years and created and developed the firm's Business Finance & Restructuring department specializing in reorganizing distressed business entities.[2] From September 2002 to March 2007, he was a managing director and vice chairman of Greenhill & Co., a boutique investment bank.

Miller represented the bankruptcy estate of Lehman Brothers.

Miller died in 2015 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aged 82.[3]

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  1. News: Ellen . Rosen . A Lawyer Finds He Can Go Home Again . New York Times . 2007-03-09 .
  2. Web site: Bankruptcy Legend Harvey R. Miller Dies at 82. weil.com.
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/business/harvey-r-miller-renowned-bankruptcy-lawyer-dies-at-82.html Harvey R. Miller, Renowned Bankruptcy Lawyer, Dies at 82