Mark Ellenberg, Co-Chair of Cadwalader's Financial Restructuring Group, advises debtors and creditors in complex financial restructuring, workout, and bankruptcy matters.
In the ResCap Chapter 11 case, Mark represented MBIA, the largest creditor in the case, with a $2.2 billion claim. He played a leading role in the negotiations with ResCap's parent, Ally Financial, for a $2.1 billion contribution to the ResCap estate. In the Lehman bankruptcy cases, he represented Morgan Stanley with respect to over $1 billion in claims related to the close out of derivative and commodities contracts. He represented LyondellBasell in its Chapter 11 reorganization cases, where he assisted the company in obtaining an $8 billion debtor in possession loan and in the confirmation of a groundbreaking plan of reorganization that discharged European, as well as US debts. His diverse experience also includes representation of Northwest Airlines, Geneva Steel, and Zenith Laboratories, Inc. in their chapter 11 reorganization cases. He has also represented a bond holder group that provided debtor-in-possession financing to Verasun, the largest U.S. producer of ethanol, and the official unsecured creditors committees for Grove Worldwide, the leading manufacturer of mobile cranes, for Winstar, a leading broadband services provider, and Jitney Jungle, a supermarket chain with close to 200 stores in the Southern United States.
