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Mark G. DeGiacomo

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Mark G. DeGiacomo

Mark G. DeGiacomo is a partner at Murtha Cullina LLP in Boston, where his practice focuses on his work as a chapter 7 and chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee, as well as his representation of clients in bankruptcy cases and representation of clients involved in commercial litigation. Since 1995, he has been a member of the eight-member Boston trustee panel from which the Department of Justice selects bankruptcy trustees. He has served as a bankruptcy trustee in thousands of cases and in that capacity has operated, sold and liquidated numerous businesses. Mr. De Giacomo also serves as counsel to the bankruptcy estate in all cases for which he has been appointed trustee. In addition to representing the bankruptcy estates, he represents other trustees, creditor committees in chapter 11 cases, business debtors in chapter 7 and 11 cases, secured and unsecured creditors in chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases, defendants in bankruptcy preference and/or fraudulent conveyance adversary proceedings, and commercial landlords. Mr. DeGiacomo has litigated dozens of cases in the Massachusetts bankruptcy courts and represented numerous clients in appeals brought before the U.S. District Court, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. HIs litigation experience includes representation of clients in all types of commercial litigation including director and officer cases, attorney malpractice, accountant malpractice and contract & construction matters. Mr. DeGiacomo is listed as leading bankruptcy lawyer in Chambers USA, and in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2009 and Commercial Litigation since 2013. He also was listed in New England Super Lawyers for Business Litigation and Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights from 2005-18 and is rated AV-Preeminent by MartindaleHubbell. Mr. DeGiacomo received his B.S. cum laude from Boston College in 1978 and his J.D. in 1981 from Suffolk University Law School.