Marcus O. Colabianchi

Marcus O. Colabianchi practices in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and real estate law in the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices of Duane Morris. He also serves on the firm's Professional Standards Committee, which, among other tasks, evaluates and presents candidates for elevation to partnership.

Mr. Colabianchi's bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice includes representing secured and unsecured creditors, financial institutions, business debtors, chapter 7 and chapter 11 trustees, committees, leasing companies, and receivers in all facets of corporate bankruptcy cases and litigation. He handles a variety of complex litigation, workout, restructuring and insolvency matters for lenders and special servicers for REMIC trusts involving Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) loans. Mr. Colabianchi also serves as oversight counsel for special servicers in bankruptcy cases in multiple jurisdictions and states.

Mr. Colabianchi's real estate practice includes representation of commercial developers, owners, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers in all aspects of disputes concerning commercial properties. His practice includes resolving disputes involving complex commercial lease defaults, breaches of guaranties, mortgage fraud, real estate secured transaction issues, lender liability issues, easements, eminent domain issues and other real estate-related issues.

Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D.