Benjamin Heidlage regularly works on the most complex legal problems confronting his clients with national importance. He has been deeply involved in disputes stemming from two of the country’s most serious challenges of the 21st century: the collapse of the housing market, the opioid crisis, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Leveraging a broad breadth of experience across a range of complex commercial litigation matters, Ben represents both individuals and corporations in contract, insurance, securities, antitrust, and environmental disputes in state and federal courts and arbitral tribunals. Ben has been heavily involved in recent litigation by lenders and bondholders challenging multibillion-dollar liability management transactions, including representing Petsmart, Travelport and Incora bondholders. In the Incora matter, which stems from Incora’s efforts to manage its liquidity during the Covid-19 pandemic, HSG represents the participating bondholders as conflicts counsel in an adversary proceeding in Incora’s bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. Ben is lead trial counsel in the trial that began in January 2024 and is ongoing. Finance professionals are watching the Incora bankruptcy litigation closely given its potential to impact liquidity management transactions in the future.
Ben’s recent matters also include representing Chubb in insurance coverage disputes, including nationwide disputes related to the opioid crisis, and representing banks as trustees or securities administrators in various RMBS putback matters in state and federal courts, including as a member of the team representing the trustees as a lead trial counsel in the Lehman bankruptcy.
Ben also was a member of the HSG trial team representing a MacAndrews & Forbes company in a massive antitrust claim against News Corp. in one of the first civil jury trials following the COVID-19 shutdown. After a three-week jury trial, the case settled for nine figures during jury deliberations.
Ben devotes a substantial amount of time to pro bono work, focusing on immigration matters, including on behalf of a family separated during the Trump administration’s family separation policy and immigrants detained during the pandemic. He is an active participant in HSG’s formal mentoring program where he regularly provides insight and guidance to future leaders in the legal industry. Ben also serves as a liaison between associates and partners, ensuring that associates’ collective voice is heard throughout the firm.
Ben was named to the 2023 and 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation lists and was named an Elite Boutique Trailblazer by The National Law Journal in 2022. He has also been recognized on Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List since 2018 and as a Rising Star by New York Metro Super Lawyers since 2015.
Key Practice Areas:
- Antitrust
- Arbitration
- Banking + Financial Services
- Business & Commercial
- Civil Litigation
- Class Action
- Securities
Year Joined Firm: 2014
Education: New York University School of Law (J.D.); Pomona College (B.A.)
Updated July 2024
