David K. Shim

David K. Shim is a Senior Manager Associate at Dentons and a member of the firm's Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. His practice focuses on Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, representing financial institutions and investment funds in US and cross-border restructurings, financings and enforcement matters.

His practice includes debtor-in-possession and exit financings, liability management transactions, and the cross-border enforcement of judgments and other claims, particularly in sovereign and quasi-sovereign contexts. He also advises debtors, creditors and other stakeholders in Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 proceedings, as well as in cross-border disputes and enforcement strategies arising from distressed situations.

His experience includes representing foreign representatives and court-appointed monitors in the Chapter 15 cases of Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited and Global Cord Blood Corporation, representing multinational investment funds in enforcement proceedings involving sovereign debt judgments against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Province of Buenos Aires, and representing an ad hoc bondholder group in the restructuring of more than $140 billion of obligations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in its PROMESA proceedings.

David served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Grossman of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York and the Honorable Julie A. Manning of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. He holds a JD from George Washington University School of Law and a BS from Bryant University, and was recognised in The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in 2026.