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Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Litigation
Experience
Mark has substantial experience representing debtors, committees, trustees, creditors and other interested parties in bankruptcy proceedings and workouts.
He has served as lead counsel to the debtor in possession or trustee in many Chapter 11 cases for a wide range of companies, including a mortgage banker, a wireless service reseller, a pet supply resale distributor, a regional restaurant chain, an auto repair business, and gas station operators, among others. He also represented numerous official and informal creditors' committees, trustees and receivers. His practice emphasizes bankruptcy administration and litigation.
Prior to entering private practice in 1983, Mark served as an extern for the Honorable Robert L. Hughes, chief judge for the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for Ninth Circuit.
Published Opinions
In re TransEagle, 244 B.R. 146 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 1999) Parties may stipulate that transfers by debtor were not violations of the automatic stay.
In re Golden, 789 F.2d 698 (9th Cir. 1986) holding that a bankruptcy trustee may recover un-reinvested homestead sale proceeds despite that lack of objection to the debtor's exemption claim.
In re Serrato, 117 F.3d 427 (9th Cir. 1997) holding that a bankruptcy trustee is not a federal officer for purposes of perfecting an appeal from the district court.
In re Serrato, 214 B.R. 219 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 1997) finding that an unsecured debt of $1M existing on date of transfer is sufficient to avoid fradulent transfer under 11 U.S. C. §544(b)
Education
University of San Francisco, School of Law; J.D. (1983)
University of California, Berkeley; B.A., Rhetoric (1978)
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