Daniel Fliman, a longtime restructuring attorney at Kasowitz Benson Torres, left the firm to join Stroock & Stroock & Lavan this week.

Fliman, 39, had practiced at Kasowitz for 12 years, including as a partner for the last six years. He mainly represents hedge fund creditors of distressed companies. In recent years, Fliman has represented bondholders in Puerto Rico bankruptcy proceedings; residential mortgage-backed securities investors in the Lehman Brother’s bankruptcy; and creditors in Westinghouse Electric Co. Chapter 11 cases.