Areas of Practice

• Represent all types of constituencies in workouts, chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy cases

Education

• J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1993
• B.A., Columbia College, 1980

Bar Admissions

• New York; Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Represent

• Corporations
• Closely held companies
• Partnerships
• Individuals

Legal Career

• Associate, TOGUT, SEGAL & SEGAL LLP, 2005 through 2007.
• Associate, WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP, 1998 through 2005
• Law Clerk, HON. TINA L. BROZMAN, Former Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D.N.Y. 1996 through 1998

Reported Cases

• Enron Corp. v. Mass Mutual Life Ins. Co., Adv. No. 03-92682A, 2006 WL 2400345 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. July 27, 2006)
• In re XO Communications, Inc., 301 B.R. 782 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2003), aff’d, 04 Civ. 01489 (LAK), 2004 WL 2414815 (S.D.N.Y. June 14, 2004).
• XO Communications, Inc. v. Start Investments, Inc., 03 Civ. 1898 (DC), 2004 WL 360437, (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 26, 2004).
• JFE Steel Corp. v. National Steel Corp., No. 04 C 2935, 2004 WL 2032117 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 25, 2004).

Publications and Presentations

• Presenter, Bankruptcy Issues for “Hot Topics in Cooperatives and Condominiums 2007”, NYC Bar Association, March 2007
• Anthony M. Vassallo, Jeff Carruth, John A. Barrett, Jr., Darío U. Oscós Coria, and Paula E. Garzón, International Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy (International Legal Developments in Review: 2000), 35 International Lawyer 499 (2001).
• Paula E. Garzón, Thomas M. Gaa, and Anthony M. Vassallo, International Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy (International Legal Developments in Review: 1999), 34 International Lawyer 533 (2000).
• Paula E. Garzón, Thomas M. Gaa, and Anthony M. Vassallo, International Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy (International Legal Developments in Review: 1998), 33 International Lawyer 379 (1999).

Professional Activities & Associations

• Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Division, 1993 – present.
• Member, International Secured Transactions and Insolvency Committee of the American Bar Association, 1998 – present (Vice Chair, 2001-2003; Co-Chair, 1999-2001; Vice Chair, 1998-99).
• Member, New York City Bar Association, Committee on Cooperative and Condominium Law, 2006 – present.
• Member, New York State Bar Association, 1993 – present

Representative Cases

• Refco, LLC (chapter 7 trustee); Delphi Corporation (debtors); St. Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (debtors); Enron Corp. (reorganized debtors); Saltire Industrial, Inc. (debtor); XO Communications, Inc. (debtor); Adelphia Communications Corporation (debtors); The Legal Aid Society (pro bono client); Mosler, Inc. (debtors); Hechinger Company (debtors); Livent Inc. (debtors); Episcopal Health Services Inc. (debtors); Starter Corp. (debtors); JFE Steel Corporation (Japanese creditor); Amerco (asset purchaser); Chevy's, Inc. (landlord)