Jonathan Marshall at Choate, Hall & Stewart advises financial institutions, lenders, and companies on complex financial transactions, with a focus on corporate restructurings and loan workouts. Marshall acts primarily for creditors in Chapter 11 proceedings, debtor-in-possession financings, avoidance actions, and out-of-court restructurings across multiple industries.
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Finance and Restructuring
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Partner

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Jonathan Marshall has over a decade of experience advising financial institutions and companies in a range of complex financial transactions, with a concentration on corporate restructurings and loan workouts. He specializes in advising first- and second-lien lenders, troubled companies, and other strategic parties in both in- and out-of-court restructurings.  Jonathan also has substantial experience representing insurance providers throughout the bankruptcy process.

Advising clients primarily on creditor-side representations in all facets of Chapter 11 restructurings, as well as complex litigation and corporate transactions arising therefrom, Jonathan has supported and contested bids for debtor-in-possession financing and prosecuted and defended avoidance actions, from the filing of complaints to the settlement and trial stages. He also has experience representing companies in out-of-court restructurings across a wide array of industries.

An active member of the bankruptcy community, Jonathan has served on the ABI Emerging Insolvency Professionals Committee, as a co-chair for various subcommittees of the Boston Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, and as a contributing author for Bloomberg Law on Bankruptcy.

Jonathan’s clients include SLR Credit Solutions, Second Avenue Capital Partners, Citizens Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Pathlight Capital, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Education
  • Syracuse University College of Law, JD (2010) summa cum laude
  • Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, MA (2010)
  • S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, MS (2010)
  • Texas A&M University, BA (2006)

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Key clients

  • Bank of America Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Citizens Bank, N.A. PNC Bank, National Association Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Gordon Brothers SLR Credit Solutions Pathlight Capital Huron Consulting Group Second Avenue Capital Partners Azenta Life Sciences Keyhaven Capital Partners Tiger Finance

Work highlights

Represented the Bank of America who served as administrative agent and lender, providing approximately $1.9  billion in senior secured debtor-in-possession financing to Rite Aid as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to monetize assets and manage debt.
Serves as lead bankruptcy counsel for Liberty Mutual in the Boy Scouts of America Chapter 11 multi-billion dollar case. Choate secured a favourable ruling from the Third Circuit that strongly supported Liberty Mutual’s position.
Represented Citizens Bank as agent in the U.S. Chapter 11 restructuring and bankruptcy of aerospace manufacturer Bromford Industries and affiliates in Delaware. The representation led to a court-approved 363 sale and a confirmed liquidating plan valued at $750 million.