David A. Zilberberg

Advises clients on environmental, sustainability and mass tort liability issues in connection with complex corporate and real estate transactions.
David advises clients on environmental, sustainability and mass tort liability issues in connection with all aspects of complex corporate and real estate transactions. He has worked on transactions relating to a wide variety of environmentally sensitive industries, including oil and gas exploration and refining, transportation, consumer products and chemical manufacturing.
Outside of the transactional context, David advises clients on compliance with environmental laws and regulations, development of internal environmental policies and procedures, assessment of environmental and mass-tort risks and liabilities, managing environmental liabilities and compliance obligations in bankruptcy, and contractual disputes and enforcement proceedings relating to environmental matters.
Experience highlights
Recent Representations
- PG&E $2.15 billion convertible senior secured notes offering
- Las Vegas Sands $2 billion secondary offering
- Sibanye-Stillwater $211.5 million acquisition of Reldan
- Pacific Gas and Electric $800 million first mortgage bonds offering
- indie Semiconductor warrant exchange offer
- Venture Global LNG $4 billion senior secured notes offering
- Gran Tierra Energy exchange offer and consent solicitations
- Bain Capital financing for Harrington Industrial Plastics acquisition
- Bain Capital $625 million Fogo de Chao acquisition financing
- Advanced Energy Industries $575 million convertible senior note offering
- Rollins $1.3 billion inaugural secondary offering
- CSX $600 million senior notes offering
- Johnson & Johnson splits off Kenvue
- Clear Channel $750 million senior secured notes offering
- Penske Truck Leasing $1.1 billion notes offering
- Pacific Gas and Electric $2.5 billion first mortgage bonds offering
Insights
Credentials
Recognition
Legal 500 U.S. – Environment: Transactional, Next Generation Partner
Education
Professional history
- Counsel, Davis Polk, 2015-present
- Special Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 2013-2015
- Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 1998-2013
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York