David L. Zive

Of Counsel
Philadelphia

David L. Zive is a transactional finance attorney with over three decades of experience in real estate and commercial finance.

David focuses on commercial lending with an emphasis on loan originations, loan restructurings and distressed debt transactions, as well as creditors’ rights and enforcement matters. He represents creditors and borrowers at all stages of the credit life cycle of commercial loans, including construction loans, bridge loans, and permanent financings. He also counsels lenders, servicers and investors in connection with dispositions and acquisitions of distressed commercial loans. He possesses significant knowledge of structured finance, debt restructuring, asset management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Experience 

Representative Matters

  • Represented a private lender in connection with a $10 million loan to an early-stage software developer
  • Represented a national bank in connection with the corporate restructuring of a $26 million term loan
  • Represented a private real estate lender in connection with a $16.1 million loan in connection with a purchaser’s acquisition of 45 acres of in southern New Jersey

Professional Highlights

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, Real Estate Institute, "Restructuring and Forbearance of Commercial Loans: A Refresher and Update for the 'New World,'" 2022

Board Memberships & Community Service

Brandeis University Alumni Admissions Council

Board of Directors, Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, Cherry Hill NJ

Executive Board, Katz Jewish Community Center, Cherry Hill, NJ

Board of Directors, Katz Jewish Community Center, Cherry Hill, NJ

Credentials 

Education

Emory University School of Law (J.D. 1989)

Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1986)

Admissions

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania