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TEL: 410-230-0660 ext. 2870
jdonaghy@coleschotz.com

Mr. Leibowitz is a member of the Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Department, based in Baltimore.  He  focuses his practice on corporate reorganizations, creditors’ rights issues and business litigation.  Mr. Leibowitz has served as counsel for numerous parties including debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, landlords, and trustees in Chapter 11 cases.  He has significant experience in various aspects of bankruptcy practice including: voluntary and involuntary petitions, stays and injunctions, contracts and leases, claims litigation, preference and fraudulent transfer litigation, reorganization plans, and liquidations.

Mr. Leibowitz is the immediate past President of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland. He also served on the Bankruptcy Bar Association's Judicial Nomination Committee, Debtor Assistance Project Committee, and Joint Committee on Changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules.  The Joint Committee assisted the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland in revising the Local Bankruptcy Rules to reflect the changes contained in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act. The Bankruptcy Bar Association was awarded the 2011 Maryland Pro Bono Service Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award while Mr. Leibowitz was President for its work on the Debtor Assistance Project.

Mr. Leibowitz also has extensive experience in an array of business and commercial litigation.  His practice includes both the prosecution and defense of a wide variety of disputes in both state and federal court.  He has served as counsel to numerous national manufacturers, vendors and service providers, as well as local businesses.

Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2011 and 2012 editions

Named to The Daily Record's "VIP List: Successful by 40," 2010

Selected for inclusion in Maryland Super Lawyers® 2012, and Rising Stars, 2011 & 2010

Selected for inclusion in the “Top Bankruptcy Lawyers” list by The Deal, 2006 and 2007

Named one of “40 Under 40,” Baltimore Business Journal, 2005

Mr. Leibowitz has served as counsel to Chapter 11 debtors including:

• Ritz Camera Centers, Inc.
• Gemcraft Homes, Inc. 
• Frank Parsons, Inc.

   (2012 M&A Advisor Turnaround Award - Professional Services Deal of the Year)
• Fedders North America, Inc., et al.
• Owens Corning, et al.
• MD Homes, LLC
• State Sales and Service Corp.

Mr. Leibowitz has also represented Creditors' Committees, suppliers, landlords, and DIP Lenders in Chapter 11 cases nationwide including:

• Wisp Ski Resort, et al. (Creditors' Committee) 
• Emivest Aerospace Corporation (DIP Lender)
• The Sharper Image (Landlord)
• Bombay (Landlord)
• Musicland (Landlord)
• Ground Round (Supplier)
• Southeast Waffles, LLC (Supplier)
• Ames Department Stores (Landlord)

In re Skeen, Goldman LLP, 2007 WL 4556683 
    (Bankr. D. Md., December 20, 2007)

In re Shippers’ Choice of Virginia, Inc., 2006 WL 4667129
    (Bankr. D. Md., July 21, 2006)

• Gary Leibowitz was quoted in an article titled, Emivest Deal Takes Off: DIP Financing from an Unlikely Source: Liquidators, Turnarounds & Workouts, September 2011
• Gary Leibowitz was quoted in "Selling Price for Emivest Assets Halved," The Deal, April 8th, 2011
• Gary Leibowitz was quoted in "Emivest Staves Off Liquidation At Last Second," Law360, April 6th, 2011
• 35 Cole Schotz Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America®
• Gary Leibowitz was recognized in the 2010 Daily Record "VIP List, Successful Before 40"

• Prepare for Takeoff: Creative DIP Financing, Law360 - Bankruptcy Law Newsletter, May 13, 2011

• Ethical Minefield of Creditors' Committee Representation and Membership, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland 15th Annual Spring Break Weekend, May 6, 2011
• Bankruptcy Forum: What Judges and Trustees Want You to Know, Live Seminar -National Business Institute (NBI), October 29, 2010
• Second Lien Financing Issues, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland 13th Annual Spring Break Weekend, May 1, 2009
• Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Chesapeake Chapter of the Risk Management Association and the National Association of Credit Management, September 13, 2005
• Successfully Managing Claims Before and During Bankruptcy, U.S. Foodservice, Inc. - Northeast/Southeast/Chain Regional Credit Conference, November 19, 2004

• Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland, Board of Directors
• Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland, President (2010-2011)
• Beth Tfiloh Community School, Board of Trustees
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• American Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Bar Association of Baltimore City
• Johns Hopkins University Hillel, Board of Directors (2009-2011)