Marc E. Hirschfield

About Marc

Marc E. Hirschfield focuses his practice on bankruptcy, business restructuring, creditors' rights, litigation, and debt finance. With nearly 30 years of experience as an attorney, Marc regularly represents parties in bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation throughout the country. Marc is also a court-certified mediator and is appointed to mediation panels formed by the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Delaware and for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Marc is recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2018) for Litigation-Bankruptcy. EXPEREIENCE Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme SEC-appointed Receiver in one of Connecticut’s largest securities fraud cases. Chapter 11 Trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of a large international fraud with parallel proceedings pending in two other countries. Experienced mediator, parties seeking to resolve their disputes through mediation rather than costly litigation. Appointed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to be on the Mediation Panel for indemnification claims asserted by Lehman Brothers. International bank as a secured creditor in a Chapter 11 case pending in Delaware and with respect to a related Chapter 15 case. Debtors, private equity sponsors, official and ad hoc creditors' committees, secured and unsecured lenders, hedge funds, fiduciaries, distressed debt purchasers, and others in out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 cases for clients in the technology, energy, retail, healthcare, food and beverage, media, real estate, telecommunications, and other industries.Debtor-in-possession and exit lenders in Chapter 11 cases involving healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries. Boards of Directors of companies facing financial distress, advising on their fiduciary duties.Lenders and borrowers in numerous debt financing and securitization transactions. Leading private equity sponsors in connection with LBO, CMBS and other structured finance transactions.Parties in litigation in federal courts in numerous jurisdictions.

Practice Areas

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Education

• State University of New York at Buffalo, JD, graduated 1992
• Binghamton University, BA (Political Science and Philosophy), graduated 1989

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1993
• Connecticut, 1992

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