Mr. Joseph L. Schwartz

Joseph L. Schwartz is chair of the Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Group at Riker Danzig LLP in Morristown, N.J. He has approximately 30 years of experience in commercial bankruptcy and state court insolvency matters. He also has experience in state and federal receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors, as well as out-of-court corporate restructurings, turnarounds, workouts and commercial litigation. Mr. Schwartz regularly represents debtors, banks, other secured lenders, inden- ture trustees, chapter 7 and 11 trustees, creditors? committees, trade creditors, third-party purchasers, insurance companies and landlords in bankruptcy and insolvency-related cases. He also serves as one of the subchapter V trustees in New Jersey and regularly serves as a mediator in bankruptcy cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Schwartz has taken a leading role in representing various constituents in numerous bankruptcy cases and insolvency-related matters, including complex cases involving the mass tort, health care, commodities, mining and metals, real estate, retail, apparel, steel, airline, manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications and technology sectors. He also has served as a member and/or leader in various organizations, and is currently the president-elect for the New Jersey Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Schwartz received his B.S. in accounting from Rutgers University in 1988 and his J.D. cum laude in 1991 from Suffolk University Law School.