Gary H. Leibowitz is the head of the Baltimore office, a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring and Litigation departments, and chair of the firm’s Sports group.

EXPERIENCE

Gary maintains a national practice concentrated in the areas of corporate bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and commercial litigation. He also maintains a sports law practice and is a licensed agent. Clients rely on Gary’s strategic and experienced advice to craft comprehensive and creative solutions to complex financial and legal issues.

He has served as debtors’ counsel in the retail, manufacturing, wholesale, real estate, auto and specialty products industries, among others. He has also represented official committees of unsecured creditors in cases across the country in the FinTech, skiing/golf resort and hospitality, gaming, technology, electronics, healthcare and wholesale industries. In these capacities, Gary has successfully restructured hundreds of millions of dollars of debt and coordinated the orderly disposition of a variety of distressed assets. In addition, he represents professional sports teams, DIP Lenders, asset purchasers, trustees, food suppliers, manufacturers, landlords, finance companies and others as creditors or stakeholders in chapter 11 cases and complex bankruptcy-related litigation. Outside of the bankruptcy courts, Gary also regularly advises businesses and individuals in workout and restructuring negotiations with lenders.

Gary also has extensive experience in an array of complex business and commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes, fraudulent transfers, lender liability and business contracts. He has obtained successful trial verdicts and appellate decisions and crafted comprehensive settlements, in both state and federal courts nationwide.

Honors & Awards

• 2021 Lawyer of the Year in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Baltimore, Best Lawyers

• Chambers USA, Band 1 for Maryland Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Global M&A Network Top 50 Restructuring Professionals

• IFLR 1000 Restructuring and Insolvency, Highly Regarded - State

• Maryland Super Lawyers

EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, J.D.

University of Maryland, B.S.

BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS

Maryland

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland