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| Robert M. Marino |
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Robert M. Marino has nearly twenty-three years of experience representing clients in all aspects of insolvency-related matters, from the simple Chapter 7 bankruptcy case to the complex Chapter 11 reorganization or liquidation. His expertise is widely recognized, as is shown by his selection in 2008 and 2009 by Virginia Business Magazine as one of the Legal Elite in the area of bankruptcy law, as well as his AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. His experience encompasses matters outside of bankruptcy as well, handling financial workouts and a variety of general creditors’ rights issues. Prior to joining Redmon Peyton as a partner in May 2007, Mr. Marino was with the international law firm of Reed Smith LLP in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Marino has represented or assisted in representing a variety of corporate and partnership debtors in cases under Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. He has also had extensive experience representing bankruptcy trustees, examiners and creditor’s committees in large business reorganization cases. Mr. Marino has also represented a variety of creditor clients in cases under the Bankruptcy Code – including PharMerica, Inc., the largest unsecured trade creditor and co-chair of the Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in the Chapter 11 cases of In re Integrated Health Services, Inc., et al. – and has had extensive experience representing secured creditors and landlords in such cases. Finally, he has represented or assisted in the representation of prospective purchasers of assets in a variety of cases under Chapter 11.
Mr. Marino has had significant litigation experience in cases commenced under the Bankruptcy Code, including the prosecution and/or defense of: preference and fraudulent conveyance actions brought under federal and/or applicable state law; motions seeking relief from the automatic stay imposed under section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code; actions to determine the validity, priority and extent of liens; actions to determine the value of secured claims; proceedings to convert or dismiss cases commenced under the Bankruptcy Code; proceedings seeking the appointment of a trustee or examiner in a case under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code; and a wide variety of proceedings dealing with plan confirmation issues in Chapter 11. He has also had appellate experience in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the District of Columbia.
Mr. Marino is the author of a chapter on bankruptcy preference issues contained in the Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide, published by LexisNexis Matthew Bender, including updates in 2005 and 2006 which reflect the substantial changes brought about by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. He is also a contributing author of a chapter on bankruptcy and real property leases in Landlord Tenant Law and Practice in Virginia, published by the Virginia Law Foundation. He has lectured on many aspects of bankruptcy and Chapter 11 reorganization and procedures under the Bankruptcy Code and was a faculty member for the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Bankruptcy Training Program. He is a past-President and current Board Member of the Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association and serves as a Master in the Walter E. Chandler American Inn of Court for bankruptcy practitioners.