Harvey R. Miller

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name = Harvey R. Miller

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birth_date = birth date and age|1933|3|1
birth_place = New York City
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alma_mater = Brooklyn College
Columbia Law School
occupation = Lawyer
employer = Weil, Gotshal & Manges
nationality = flag|United States

Harvey R. Miller (born March 1, 1933) is an American lawyer. The "New York Times" called him “the most prominent bankruptcy lawyer in the nation.” [cite news |first=Ellen |last=Rosen |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A Lawyer Finds He Can Go Home Again |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/business/09law.html |work=New York Times |publisher= |date=2007-03-09 |accessdate= ] Born in New York City, Miller was admitted to bar in New York State in 1959. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College (A.B., 1954) and Columbia University (LL.B., 1959).

Miller currently is a partner in the New York City based international law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP where he had been 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. [ [http://www.weil.com/wgm/pages/Controller.jsp?z=l&sz=p&db=common/firmdir.ns5&d=3D1348E9C0B84392852563EF006C1DCD&v=0&f=New%20York "Harvey R. Miller Partner"] , July 9, 2007 ] . From September, 2002 to March, 2007, he was a managing director and vice chairman of Greenhill & Co., a boutique investment bank.

Miller was Lehman Brothers' attorney in the Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Miller successfully handled the lawsuit, and said that the purchase price for the real estate components of the deal would be $ 1.29 billion, including $960 million for Lehman's New York headquarters and $ 330 million for two New Jersey data centers. Lehman's original estimate valued its headquarters at $ 1.02 billion but an appraisal from CB Richard Ellis this week valued it at $900 million." [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSN1932554220080920 reuters.com, Judge approves Lehman, Barclays pact] ] Barclays had a potential liability of $ 2.5 billion to be paid as severance, if it chooses not to retain some Lehman employees beyond the guaranteed 90 days. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHts3gSHE_WcIZt-IgZWwYpgmeewD93ABG080 ap.google.com, Judge says Lehman can sell units to Barclays] ] [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7812904 guardian.co.uk, US judge approves Lehman's asset sale to Barclay] ] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7626624.stm news.bbc.co.uk, Judge approves $1.3bn Lehman deal] ]

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