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Marc Skapof

Marc Skapof is experienced in all aspects of insolvency and reorganization matters. He regularly represents debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholder groups, debtor-in-possession lenders, exit lenders and acquirers of assets in both out-of-court restructurings or chapter 11 cases. He has significant experience in the retail, commercial real estate, utilities and energy sectors.

Mr. Skapof’s representative bankruptcy transactions include the following:

Debtor and Trustee Representations

• SIPA Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, Inc.
• Special Debtor’s Counsel to Lehman Brothers, Inc. and its affiliated Debtors in connection with various derivative and swap transactions
• Debtor’s Counsel to Boscovs, Inc.
• Counsel to Independent Directors of Debtor Trump Hotel Casino and Resorts, Inc.
• Debtor’s Counsel to Euro-American Lodging Corp., Inc.
• Debtor’s Counsel to the Penn Traffic Company
• Debtor’s Counsel to Loehmans

Secured Creditor Representations

• Counsel to Wachovia Bank in connection with various commercial real estate restructurings
• Counsel to Wells Fargo bank in connection with various commercial real estate restructurings

DIP and Exit Lender Representations

• Counsel to DIP lenders to Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc.
• Counsel to DIP lenders to Mercy Hospital of Northern New York
• Counsel to Exit lender in Arclin Industries
• Counsel to Exit lender in Fleming Inc.
• Counsel to Exit lender in Atlas Air

Creditors’ Committee Representations

• Creditors’ Committee Counsel to Official Committee of Northwestern, Inc.
• Special Counsel to Official Committee of ICG Communications

Counsel to Acquirers

• Counsel to Georgia Gulf Corporation as stalking horse bidder for Freedom Plastics
• Counsel to American Greetings in connection with acquisition of Recycled Paper Greetings
• Counsel to WL Ross in connection with various acquisitions and potential acquisitions
• Counsel to Matsu Manufacturing as acquirer of Morton Metals

Other Representations

• Advisor to national department store chain in connection with real estate advice and distressed tenant-related disputes
• Counsel to Georgia Gulf Corporation in connection with debt exchange offer
• Counsel to pre-petition lender in Enron
• Counsel to the California Public Utilities Commission in bankruptcy case of PG&E.

Mr. Skapof also has extensive experience representing private equity firms in connection with various structured financing transactions, company acquisition financings and distressed sponsor companies. He has represented WL Ross, Inc., CIT Group, Sankaty Advisors, Bain Capital, Thomas Lee Partners and Fenway Partners. His experience includes the food and beverage, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and aviation industries.

Mr. Skapof is a member of the New York Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and Turnaround Management Association.