Southern District Judge Thomas Griesa (See Profile) has appointed a special master to assist negotiations between Argentina and purchasers of distressed debt from that country.

Griesa on Monday named veteran litigator Daniel Pollack, a partner in McCarter & English as special master in Argentina v. NML Capital, 08-cv-6978. Pollack, the founder of the boutique law firm Pollack & Kaminsky, which combined with the now 400-lawyer McCarter & English in 2009, was named the firm’s New York office’s managing partner in 2012.