Mark Owens

Mark R. Owens

Partner, Restructuring and Bankruptcy Department Chair, Motorsports Practice Chair

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. 

Credentials

Education

  • Bloomsburg University, M.Ed., 1999
  • Widener University Law School, J.D., 1999, cum laude
  • Wilkes University, B.B.A., 1995, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Delaware
  • Indiana
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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