Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Christopher Marks to its Boston office as an associate in the firm’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice and Distressed High Yield Bond Workout Group.
Marks focuses his practice on advising secured creditors in complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters. He has experience representing secured creditors in chapter 11 reorganization cases and out-of-court workouts as well as matters involving fraudulent conveyance and breach of guaranty actions.
Marks obtained his J.D. from Boston College Law School and his B.B.A. and B.S. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s internationally recognized Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice provides clients with deep insight and knowledge acquired over decades of advisory transaction and litigation experience. The team has a broad and diverse range of experience developing creative and effective solutions to the highly complex issues that arise in connection with in- and out-of-court reorganizations, restructurings, workouts, liquidations, and distressed acquisitions and sales. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the firm’s vast resources and invaluable business network, the team helps companies navigate challenging times and address the full range of issues that can arise in the course of their own restructurings or dealings with other companies in distress.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Distressed High Yield Bond Workout Group: Greenberg Traurig’s Distressed High Yield Bond Workout Group consists of more than 25 attorneys across the nation. The dedicated team of attorneys skillfully handles the life cycle of municipal bond investments—from the issuance of new debt to the creative resolution of distressed and defaulted situations. The team collectively has decades of hands-on experience in the industries financed with municipal debt, including project finance, “dirt deals,” charter schools, private schools, higher education, student housing, hospitals, proton centers, toll roads and bridges, senior living facilities, military housing, prisons, hotel and convention centers, solid waste facilities, and renewable energy. The group takes an interdisciplinary approach to bond workouts, combining the team’s considerable experience handling distressed high-yield bond situations including workouts, in- and out-of-court restructurings, receiverships, and bankruptcies with the expertise of more than 2,500 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The team offers clients access to experienced professionals in virtually all related areas of the law including tax and tax credits, securities law and enforcement, and litigation, as well as sector-specific knowledge.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Office: Established in 1999, Greenberg Traurig’s Boston office is home to more than 80 attorneys practicing in the areas of bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate, emerging technology, energy, environmental, financial services, gaming, governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, real estate, and tax. An important contributor to the firm’s international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. The team offers clients the value of decades of helping clients in complex legal matters and hands-on knowledge of the local business community, supported by the firm’s vast network of global resources.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2500 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021 and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, and NLJ 250. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program certifies that the firm’s U.S. offices are 100% powered by renewable energy. The firm is often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.