Evan Lederman

Evan Lederman has been chairman of the board of Riviera Resources since August 8, 2018 and prior to that was chairman of the board of Riviera Resource’s predecessor Linn Energy since its emergence from bankruptcy protection on February 28, 2017. From February 2011 to January 2021, Evan Lederman was a Partner on the Investment Team at Fir Tree Capital Management. While at Fir Tree, Mr. Lederman co-managed the firm’s distressed credit, restructuring, legal assets, special situations and private equity oriented strategies, including Fir Tree’s energy investments. Prior to joining Fir Tree Partners in 2011, Mr. Lederman was an attorney in the Business Finance and Restructuring groups at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and the Bankruptcy and Litigation groups at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Mr. Lederman also currently serves on the board of directors of Amplify Energy Corporation and previously served on the boards of Ultra Petroleum, Midstates Petroleum and Emerald Energy. As an investor, lawyer and board member, Mr. Lederman has over 15 years of direct experience focused on liquidating estates/companies, with a special focus on oversight management of complex corporate wind-downs, investor and board alignment, litigation, and claims reconciliation and reduction. Mr. Lederman received a J.D. degree, Cum Laude, with honors from New York University School of Law and a B.A., magna cum laude, from New York University.