Andrew I. Silfen Named Managing Partner Of Arent Fox LLP

Arent Fox LLP has appointed partner Andrew I. Silfen to lead its New York office as Managing Partner. Silfen will take over the New York leadership post from partner Michael S. Blass, who is stepping down after having led the office’s recent growth during his seven years in the position. Silfen led a team from Arent Fox that successfully advised the official committee of unsecured creditors in Cengage Learning Inc. on the year’s largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy.