Mark Dendinger > Bracewell LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Bracewell LLP
31 W. 52nd Street
Suite 1900
New York, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Finance

Position

Mark Dendinger is a financial restructuring partner who focuses on all aspects of corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. He represents debtors, equity owners, creditors, ad hoc groups, creditors’ committees, asset purchasers and other distressed investors (including hedge funds and private equity funds) in bankruptcies, acquisitions, out-of-court workouts, financings, litigation, section 363 sales and other restructuring transactions. He has received several recognitions for outstanding client representation, including by The Legal 500 United States, Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate (2019, 2023) and in each of the last eight editions of the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate and M&A Guide (2016-2023). Most recently, he was one of only eight lawyers in the United States to be shortlisted by IFLR1000 for “United States Lawyer of the Year: Restructuring & Insolvency. Connecticut Law Tribune has named Mark a 2020 Game Changer, awarded to individuals who make a difference in the legal profession by serving as a positive force for change. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, leading a course in Bankruptcy, Advanced Topics.

Prior to practicing law, Mark spent seven years as an investment professional at a multi-billion dollar private equity investment firm specializing in secondary market transactions, which brings an intrinsic business sense to his practice.

Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute
American College of Investment Counsel

Education

University of Connecticut School of Law,  J.D.
2007
Saint Olaf College,  Bachelor of Arts
2001 magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

Bracewell LLP represents domestic and global clients in restructurings across multiple industries, with the team focused on advising private investment funds, distressed debt investors, hedge funds and private equity funds. Team members, including Houston based William Wood III, handle bankruptcy litigation matters, with litigators serving as advocates in indenture disputes and in bankruptcy courts. Jason Cohen, also in Houston, focuses on debtor representation and creditors’ rights, whereas Mark Dendinger, based in New York, has broad restructuring expertise across the energy, shipping and retail industries.