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Morrison Foerster Offices
755 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94304-1018
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Jennifer Marines
Work Department
Business Restructuring + Insolvency; Special Situations
Position
Vice Chair
Career
Jennifer Marines serves as vice chair of Morrison Foerster and co-chair of the firm’s global Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group. She has extensive experience in representing chapter 11 debtors, creditors, investors, and other parties in interest in all aspects of complex corporate restructurings, including chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and distressed acquisitions.
Jennifer has built a highly successful and peer-recognized practice in the restructuring and work-outs space, routinely representing companies and their boards navigate complex distressed situations. Jennifer also has extensive experience advising official committees of creditors, negotiating and structuring financings and other commercial transactions, and representing clients seeking to purchase businesses and related assets out of chapter 11 proceedings.
In addition to her current leadership roles, Jennifer serves as the chair of the firm’s global Finance Department and a member of the Executive Committee.
Jennifer L. Marines | Business Restructuring + Insolvency | Morrison Foerster (mofo.com)
Education
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Williams College, B.A.
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Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
(Next Generation Partners)Morrison Foerster‘s business restructuring and insolvency group is led by Jennifer Marines and Lorenzo Marinuzzi  and is noted for their ‘outside of the box thinking‘ in creditor representation, including representing creditors’ committees. Gary Lee has a split practice in representing debtors and creditors in domestic and cross-border restructuring and liquidation proceedings, while Theresa Foudy‘s expertise extends to bankruptcy litigation, having represented Chapter 11 debtors, indenture trustees, secured and unsecured creditors. Miranda Russell is a name to watch for her representation of various parties in corporate restructurings and chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Douglas Mannal is noted for his work with creditors and joined the team from Dechert LLP in March 2024. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate United States > Finance
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