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IlanMarkus

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"I strive to provide clients with real value by listening to their concerns, developing a strategy to address the issues, and successfully implementing the plan."

Overview

Biography

Ilan focuses his practice on resolving business disputes through negotiation and litigation, both inside and outside of the bankruptcy arena. He advises secured lenders, commercial landlords, equipment lessors, other contract counterparties, and other creditors and communicates with each client about goals and options. Ilan has handled matters in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. He currently represents Barclay Damon’s commercial landlord clients in many of the record-setting number of retail store tenant bankruptcy cases that have been filed in 2020.

In addition to his own practice, Ilan serves as a member of the firm's Associates Committee.    

Bar Associations

  • Connecticut Bar Association
  • The Florida Bar 
  • New York State Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Turnaround Management Association
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Represents landlords of 83 stores in GNC Holdings, Inc. bankruptcy cases.
  • Represents landlords of 143 stores in Ascena Retail Group, Inc. bankruptcy cases.

Prior Experience

  • LeClairRyan
  • Tyler Cooper & Alcorn
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty

Judicial Clerkships

  • US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Lenore Carrero Nesbitt

Selected Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2013–2025; Commercial Litigation, 2023–2025
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: New Haven "Lawyer of the Year": Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2023
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Connecticut: Bankruptcy: Business, Real Estate, and Business Litigation, 2013–2019

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