Zachary Mazur
Attorney
Contact: zachary@saracheklawfirm.com
Zachary is an international attorney specializing in bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and special situations. He brings creativity, speed, and aggressiveness to asset recovery that have proved crucial to our clients as they explore legal theories that lead to the profitable monetization of impaired claims. Before working at Sarachek Law Firm, Zachary was a successful investor and entrepreneur, with a focus on property foreclosure claims.
Education: Zach graduated from Yale College cum laude, earned his Bachelor of Law at Mackenzie Rio Law School in Rio de Janeiro, and then completed his LLM magna cum laude from Fordham Law School, where he was a recipient of the William Michael Treanor Award. He is admitted to practice in New York and Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese.
Admitted: New York State Bar, Brazil Bar (OAB), U.S. District Courts: S. D. New York, E. D. New York, N.D. Illinois, N.D. New York, Connecticut, W.D. New York, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Affiliations: American Bankruptcy Institute, Turnaround Management Association, International Bar Association
Notable Engagements:
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Trade Claim Recoveries: Representation of over 120 different apparel manufacturers across Asia against insolvent U.S. importers:
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In re Sears Holding – Transform. – Represented over 80 vendors who were owed in excess of $100 million during the bankruptcy case and thereafter, and recovered a substantial portion of their claims through litigation and mediation.
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Bed Bath & Beyond, Big Lots, LTD /Amerimark, Christmas Tree Shops, Liberated Brands – Trade creditor representations resulting in outsized payouts to SLF’s clients, over and above the general unsecured class distributions.
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Involuntary Bankruptcy Filings: On behalf of creditors, threatened and filed involuntary chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions against U.S. importers who were operating while insolvent: In re Universal Screen Arts, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ohio), In re Sundance Holdings Group, LLC (Bankr. Del).
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Ponzi Scheme Recovery for Investors: Represented over 300 investors with aggregate investments exceeding 30 million dollars in a Ponzi scheme involving numerous insurance companies and agents. SLF pursued insurance companies and agents involved with the fraud. As a result of SLF’s efforts in complex litigation, many clients received in excess of 70% of their principal.
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Ponzi Scheme Recovery for Chapter 7 Trustees:
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In re Welscorp/ Wellington Sports Club - SLF was appointed as special litigation counsel in a Chapter 7 case involving a $30 million sports betting Ponzi scheme in Las Vegas (Bank. Nevada) and brought over 65 avoidance actions against 81 defendants around the country and abroad. Awarded roughly $5mm in summary and default judgments, with recovery to date over $1.5mm.
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In re Schmidty Kicks – SLF has been retained by the Chapter 7 Trustee to pursue avoidance actions to recover in excess of $20 million in a sneaker fraud case.
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Seizure of Helicopter / Judgment Enforcement: Representation of a corporate plaintiff in enforcing a $13 million judgment against a coal company controlled by the family of West Virginia Governor, now Senator Jim Justice. In February, SLF seized the company’s Bell 427 helicopter and arranged for its sale to a buyer in India.