Gabriel Del Virginia

Experience

LAW OFFICES OF GABRIEL DEL VIRGINIA, New York, New York.  1994-present
Established own bankruptcy/insolvency practice.

• Sole practitioner with emphasis in bankruptcy/insolvency and business restructuring.
• Represent clients on corporate; real estate transaction and litigation matters.
• Represent chapter 11 and 7 trustees. 
• Special counsel for prosecuting avoidance actions on major chapter 11 cases.
• Represent purchasers of assets in bankruptcy cases.

• Associate in branch office of 200-lawyer major regional law firm. Counseled on major representations: Middle  East Broadcasting Center, Ltd. in its acquisition of the assets of United Press International, Inc.; the Trade Creditor Group in the In re L.J. Hooker Chapter 11 case; real estate developers in the R.H. Macy case. 
• Advised major commercial and investment banks in corporate and bankruptcy-related matters.
• Represented personal client, real estate developer, Gerald D. Hines Interests, Houston, Texas, in bankruptcy case.

BACHNER, TALLY,  POLEVOY & MISHER, New York, New York. 1991-1992
Associate

• Associate in bankruptcy department of mid-size New York law firm. Key bankruptcy lawyer on all aspects of pre-packaged Chapter 11 real estate case on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, including court appearances; drafting and negotiating plan of reorganization; supervising junior associates. Advised major real estate development clients Olympia & York, HRO Organization and VMS, and banks such as Citibank, N.A. on work-outs and bankruptcy law.

MILBANK, TWEED,  HADLEY & McCLOY, New York, New York. 1988-1991
Associate, Bankruptcy / Workout Group

• Broad-based experienced in representation of creditors and debtors in significant out-of-court workouts/restructuring and in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Strong experience in federal Bankruptcy Code law and Rules of Procedure. 
• Negotiated deal-oriented transactions for clients including major domestic and foreign lending institutions, large corporate/institutional borrowers and investment banking firms.
• Representation of personally-developed client Salomon Brothers Inc. in its capacity as financial advisor to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the LTV Corporation Chapter 11 matter.

RIKER, DANZIG, SCHERER, HYLAND & PERRETTI, Newark, New Jersey 1986-1988
Associate

• Concentration in the areas of Chapter 11 corporate reorganization/insolvency. Handled matters involving the representation of debtors, large institutional creditors, and Chapter 11 trustees in Bankruptcy Court.
• Experience in Municipal Bond/Public Finance areas through representation of issuers and underwriters.

HONORABLE VINCENT J. COMMISA, CHIEF JUDGE  1985-1986
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT - DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Judicial Law Clerk

• Researched and analyzed cases before the Court; intensive exposure to major Chapter 11 corporate reorganizations.

OTHER EMPLOYMENT

BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK  1994-1996
Instructor in Bankruptcy and Corporate Law courses in College's Paralegal Certificate Program.

EDUCATION

J.D.,  RUTGERS UNIVERSITY OF LAW, Newark,  New Jersey.    1984
Rutgers Law School Student

• Bar Association - Career placement Committee Member

B.A., RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 1981
Dean's list

• Majors: Political Science and English Literature
• Rutgers College Honors Program nominee and participant (English Lit.)

ADMITTED

• State of New York; United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York,
• State of New Jersey; United States District Court, District of New Jersey.

MEMBER

• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Member, Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.
• New York County Lawyers' Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• American Bar Association - Commercial Law Section.
• New Jersey Bar Association - Creditor/Debtor Section.