Mark D. Silverschotz

Of Counsel
New York

msilverschotz@andersonkill.com

212-278-1870

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EDUCATION

J.D., Georgetown University (1981)
B.A., Columbia University (1978)

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York and New Jersey

COURT ADMISSIONS

United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Mark D. Silverschotz, co-chair of Anderson Kill's Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group, has worked in the bankruptcy and reorganization field since 1981, representing secured, unsecured, and subordinated creditors. In addition, Mr. Silverschotz has represented trustees, debtors-in-possession, and official committees of creditors and equity holders. These clients included multiple tax and regulatory authorities, including agencies of the states of Washington, Missouri, Kansas, Hawaii, California and Illinois. He represented the State of California, including its regulatory and taxing subdivisions, in more than 100 different matters, including Prudential Securities, GST Communications, KMart, Armstrong, and numerous other cases.

Mr. Silverschotz has represented banks, Fortune 100 corporations, and private individuals in connection with the enforcement of creditors’ rights in Chapter 11 cases and informal work-outs. He represents clients in complex bankruptcy matters including those concerning issues of jurisdiction and due process. He has been involved in the restructuring of scores of companies including those engaged in the real estate, retail, oil and gas, manufacturing, financial services, apparel, and entertainment industries. He also has served as special insurance counsel in multiple bankruptcies stemming from asbestos and other toxic tort liabilities, including the Celotex and Dow Corning cases, among numerous others. He has represented partners in the reorganization and dissolution of professional partnerships, including former New York Governor Hugh Carey in the dissolution of the law firm Finley Kumble.

In addition, Mr. Silverschotz has an active mediation practice and serves on mediation panels in the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. He holds a mediation training certificate from the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution at St. John's University.

Since 2002, Mr. Silverschotz has lectured annually at the bankruptcy conference of the National Association of Attorneys General and States Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys on issues germane to government attorneys charged with responsibilities in bankruptcy and restructuring matters.

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Professional Memberships

The American Bankruptcy Institute

Finova — Counsel to Equity Committee.

Dow Corning — Special Insurance Counsel to the Debtor and Officers.

Celotex — Special Insurance Counsel to the Debtor.

Drexel Burnham — Counsel to Equitable Life.

PSINet — Bankruptcy Counsel to Securities Plaintiffs.

Southmark — Counsel to Equity Committee.

Sleepmaster — Counsel to Creditors Committee.

Kasper ASL — Counsel to Creditors Committee.

LBS Communications — Counsel to Creditors Committee.

Natures’ Elements — Counsel to Creditors Committee.

Metaldyne - Counsel to the Creditors Committee and Reorganization Trust.

Delphi - Counsel to Wells Fargo.

Lead defense team in a $25 million preference lawsuit under Chapter 5 of Title 11 (United States Bankruptcy Code) brought by estate of Circuit City Stores, Inc.

CCBJ | April 28, 2020

Policyholder Advisor & Alert | April 27, 2020

Insurance Coverage Law Center (ICLC) | April 02, 2020

Policyholder Advisor & Alert | March 31, 2020

New York Law Journal (NYLJ) | September 23, 2019

National Association of Attorneys General, NAGTRI Journal | May 04, 2017

Commercial Litigation Advisor & Alert | March 18, 2016

Daily Bankruptcy Review SmallCap | June 30, 2004

Bankruptcy & Restructuring Advisor | April 01, 2004

Bankruptcy & Restructuring Advisor | December 01, 2003

The Corporate Board | May 01, 1999

NAAG, NAGTRI and SABA

October 16, 2018 | Columbus, OH

At The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Insurance

Anderson Kill's 20th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference "Maximizing Your Insurance Recovery"

November 11, 2016 | New York, NY

NAAG, NAGTRI and SABA Bankruptcy From a Government Perspective Seminar

September 27, 2016 | Santa Fe, NM

Bankruptcy Retentions and Conflicts Ethics Seminar

Anderson Kill

March 01, 2006 | New York, NY

Keeping the Horse in the Barn: Critical Stages in Bankruptcy Cases - Business & Financial Institutions Series 6 Part II

Anderson Kill

May 27, 2005 | New York, NY

The Failed Loan

Columbia University/University of California-Berkeley, Joint MBA Program, Prof. Steven Green

October 01, 2004 | Berkeley, CA

Keeping the Horse in the Barn: Critical Stages in Bankruptcy Cases - Business & Financial Institutions Series 6 Part I

Anderson Kill

September 09, 2004 | New York, NY

Mass Torts and Insurance Coverage in Chapter 11 Cases

St. John's Law School, Bankruptcy Masters of Law Program, Prof. Richard Broude

April 01, 2004 | New York, NY

New Bankruptcy Fun and Games: Will It Be A Creditors' World? - Business & Financial Institutions Series 6

Anderson Kill

March 12, 2003 | New York, NY

Kicking and Screaming: How to Litigate Insurance Coverage Disputes in the Bankruptcy Courts

Anderson Kill

May 08, 2002 | Chicago, IL

Foreign Insurance Claims in Domestic Chapter 11 Cases

Risk Insurance Management Society

April 04, 2001 | Atlanta, GA

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Jun
2016

Attorneys React To High Court's Puerto Rico Debt Ruling

Law360

01
Mar
2016

Mark Silverschotz, Veteran Bankruptcy Attorney, Rejoins Anderson Kill P.C.

Practice Areas

Insurance Recovery

Bankruptcy and Restructuring

Construction and Real Estate

Sexual Harassment and Abuse Insurance Recovery

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