Daniel A. DeMarco | Bankruptcy Attorney | Hahn Loeser

Daniel A. DeMarco

Partner

200 Public Square
Suite 2800
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Primary Practices

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Daniel A. DeMarco represents creditors, both secured and unsecured, creditor’s committees, indenture trustees, trustees, receivers and debtors in numerous reorganization proceedings. He served as chair the firm’s Commercial Services & Restructuring Practice Group and was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors.

Dan represents secured lenders including The CIT Group, U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc., Textron Financial Corporation, BMW Financial Services NA LLC, Foothill Group Inc., U.S. Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Crestmark Bank, FineMark Bank, Seacoast National Bank, Community South Bank, AgriBusiness Finance, Inc., Heritage Bank SSB, Beal Bank SSB, Broadway Bank, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Dell Financial Services LP, and Navistar Financial Corp. He also represents mortgagees, equipment lessors and accounts receivable factors in connection with numerous workout, composition and extension arrangements and in bankruptcy, receivership and other insolvency proceedings.

Dan also has expertise in lender liability, business torts, bankruptcy, mechanics and materialmen’s liens, collections and commercial litigation. He has substantial experience with large case litigation, including motion practice, discovery and case management.

Professional History

Partner, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, 1992-present; Associate, 1987-92; Former member, Board of Directors
Associate, Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay, 1983-87
Certified in the practice of Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification (sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America)

Accolades

Allegheny Health, Education & Research Foundation (debtor in Chapter 11).
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (Creditors’ Committee).
AcuSport Corporation (stalking-horse bidder).
Data Cooling Technologies, LLC (stalking-horse bidder).
Aceto Corporation (critical vendor)
Amcast Industrial Corporation (DIP Lender).
NexPak Corporation (DIP Lender).
United Producers, Inc. (DIP Lender).
Continental Airlines, Inc. (debtor in first Chapter 11 Filing).
Medical Imaging Network, Inc. (secured lender).
Southwest Hospital and Medical Center (equipment lessor).
Medical Imaging of Plano, Inc. (equipment lessor).
Regional Diagnostics, LLC (Creditors’ Committee).
Coshocton County Memorial Hospital Association (Creditors’ Committee and successor trustee).
Twin City Hospital (Creditors’ Committee and successor trustee).
Cooker Restaurant Corporation (secured lender).
Delphi Corporation (vendors)
The Robbins Company (vendors).
Eagle-Picher Corporation (former executive).
Footstar, Inc. (landlord).
Stockwell, LLC (landlord)
Snyder’s Drug Stores (equipment lessor).
Horizon PCS, Inc. (cell tower licensor).
National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc. (seller of accounts receivable).TennOhio Transportation Company (secured lender).
Bush Leasing, Inc. (three (3) equipment lenders/lessors).
The Gibson-Homans Company (secured lender).
Business Express, Inc. (secured lender in airline’s Chapter 11 Filing).
Cold Metal Products, Inc. (secured lender).
Be-Mac Transport Company (secured lender).
Intrenet, Inc. (two (2) equipment lessors).
Phar-Mor, Inc. (secured lender).
Colfor, Inc./Colmach, Inc. (eight (8) equipment lenders).
Southern Air Transport, Inc. (purchaser of routes and intellectual property).
Columbia Park (buyer).
Comet Clothing Co. (investor).
Quaker City Castings, Inc. (Creditors’ Committee).
Ohio Cast Products, Inc. (Creditors’ Committee).
Action Auto Rental, Inc. (Creditors’ Committee and successor trustee).
Kiebler Recreation LLC (Creditors’ Committee).
Crofton & Sons, Inc. (Creditors’ Committee and successor trustee).
Channel Communications of Ohio, Inc. (Creditors’ Committee).
Trans-End Technology, Inc. (Creditors’ Committee and successor trustee).
AmTrust Financial Corporation (Creditors’ Committee).
Michael Day Enterprises, Inc. (Creditors’ Committee).
La Senza International, Inc. (Debtor).

Credentials

Education

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1983

University of Chicago, B.A., concentration in Economics, 1980

Honors & Activities: Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Community Involvement

Cleveland Works, Inc., Legal Advisory Board

Charenton Theater, Advisory Board

Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Member

Awards & Distinctions

Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2005-23

Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, 2020-22

The Best Lawyers in America^®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2007-23; Litigation-Bankruptcy, 2011-23; Cleveland Lawyer of the Year, Litigation-Bankruptcy, 2019

Ohio Super Lawyers^®, 2004-23; Top 100 Ohio, 2010-11, 2017-20, 2023; Top 50 Cleveland, 2013, 2017-20, 2023

AV Preeminent^®, Martindale-Hubbell

Bar Admissions

State of Ohio, 1987

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and Southern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Sixth Circuit and Third Circuit

Memberships & Affiliations

Turnaround Management Association Ohio Chapter, Past President

Global Turnaround Management Association, Member, Board of Trustees, Chapter Resource and Response Committee

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Member

William J. O’Neil Great Lakes Regions Bankruptcy Institute, Former Co-Chair, 2014

American Bar Association, Litigation and Business Sections, Member

American Bankruptcy Institute, Member and Healthcare Committee, Former Chair

American Board of Certification, Board Member; Standards Committee, Member

National Business Institute, Legal Advisory Board Member