Attorney

8/1998 - Present

Executive

• Attorney with focus on litigation and bankruptcy/financial restructuring. * Handle a wide range of client matters as part of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Group and Financial Restructuring Group * Handle complex federal and state court litigation as lead counsel managing associates and paralegals, taking depositions, and examining witnesses * Represent individual and corporate clients in matters involving breaches of contract, commercial lending and finance disputes, foreclosures, partnership disputes and fraud actions * Represent clients as lead counsel or with local counsel within the jurisdictions of New York, New Jersey, Florida, Chicago, Delaware and California * Represent corporate creditors in matters dealing with insolvent and bankrupt debtors, including regular appearances before the United States Bankruptcy Court in connection with adversary proceedings and preference actions * Handle international matters for clients, including contract disputes and negotiations with European companies and administrators

6/1993 - 8/1998

Ryan, Ryan, Johnson & Deluca

Executive

• Attorney with extensive experience as a civil litigator and trial attorney taking hundreds of depositions, writing memoranda in support of motions, arguing motions, and trying jury cases. Also, argued and drafted briefs for cases on appeal before Connecticut Appellate Court.

1991

Law Degree

Suffolk University Law School

• Juris Doctorate

1988

Bachelor Degree

Stonehill College

• Economics