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Mark Owens, Washington D.C. Lawyer
OVERVIEW

Mark R. Owens

Partner

Washington, D.C.

555 12th Street N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20004-1275

Indianapolis

11 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3535

Delaware

222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801

P 317-231-7459

F 202-289-1330

As chair of the firm’s Restructuring and Bankruptcy department, Mark Owens’ practice includes business, commercial, finance, litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters valued from millions to billions of dollars. Responsive, grounded and calm under pressure, clients trust and rely upon Mark to protect their assets and interests when safeguarding their position at every turn.

OVERVIEW

As chair of the firm’s Restructuring and Bankruptcy department, Mark Owens’ practice includes business, commercial, finance, litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters valued from millions to billions of dollars. Responsive, grounded and calm under pressure, clients trust and rely upon Mark to protect their assets and interests when safeguarding their position at every turn.

Mark advises on complex workouts and loan restructurings, representing secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, preference and fraudulent transfer defendants, lessors and landlords in bankruptcy cases. Mark provides legal counsel on repossessions, general collections and Uniform Commercial Code issues. He is also involved in commercial litigation in numerous courts throughout the country.

Notably, Mark maintains multijurisdictional licenses to practice law, which allows him to truly serve clients on a national scale. He is appreciated for his honest and realistic assessments of client positions, and for providing viable, practical options and actionable solutions to maximizing recovery.

In addition, Mark is chair of the firm’s national Motorsports team. Mark’s passion for auto racing is manifest in his commitment to serving drivers, teams, sponsors and industry constituents in the full array of commercial contract issues they face.

Regardless of the industry or circumstances, Mark steadfastly focuses on realizing the desired result in even the most difficult environments for the clients he serves, which often includes preventive advice and counsel. As a result, Mark also identifies and reworks standard agreements in order to better safeguard his client from exposure going forward.

Mark is not regularly admitted to practice law in the local courts of the District of Columbia and is working under the supervision of a member of the D.C. Bar pending his admission. 

Professional and Community Involvement

State director, District of Columbia Commercial Receivers Association

Mark is a member of numerous professional organizations in his practice areas.

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EXPERIENCE
  • Represented a Texas private equity fund in its bid, related capital raise, and acquisition of substantially all CBD drug assets (therapies, patents and facilities) from debtor, a nationally prominent pharmaceutical manufacturer (which had filed for bankruptcy protection related to its portfolio of opioid drug therapies) via a bankruptcy 363 sale and auction administered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The debtor was profiled on the television documentary American Greed
  • Assisted client in negotiating, documenting and securing approval of purchase of significant limestone reserves and other assets from Bankruptcy Estate. In re Smith Mining Materials, Inc., No. 06-30259 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 2006)
  • Representation of automotive suppliers, aircraft lessor, health insurance provider, and governmental authorities with tax claims in Chapter 11 case of tier one automotive supplier
  • Representation of investment banking firm with administrative claims for services rendered during Chapter 11 case
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