Practices
Education
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 1982
- B.A., Yale University, cum laude, 1979
Bar Admissions
- New York (1983)
- Connecticut (1995)
- U.S. Supreme Court (2010)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2008)
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1983) and the District of Connecticut (1995)
News
- Pryor Cashman Welcomes Three Prominent Bankruptcy Attorneys
- Partner Mark Jacobs Speaks To Law 360 About Possibility Of Prepack Chapter 11 For Ambac Financial Group Inc.
- Bankruptcy Partner Mark Jacobs Speaks To Bloomberg BusinessWeek About Howard Hughes Co.
- Partner Mark Jacobs Speaks To Reuters About Effect Of Decrease In Corporate Bankruptcies
- Pryor Cashman Publishes Legal Update On Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation
- Partner Mark Jacobs’ Comments On CIT Bankruptcy Extensively Quoted
- Partner Mark Jacobs Speaks To Reuters About CIT Group Inc. and Factoring Agreements
- Partner Mark Jacobs Discusses GM Bankruptcy and Chrysler Board of Directors on Fox Business News
- Pryor Cashman Successfully Precludes Introduction Of Law Professor’s Proposed Expert Testimony
- Partner Mark Jacobs Discusses GM Bankruptcy With FoxBusiness.com and Bloomberg.com
- Pryor Cashman’s Jacobs Comments On Chrysler Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Partner Mark Jacobs Discusses Lehman Bankruptcy With Bloomberg.com
- Partner Mark Jacobs Rejoins Pryor Cashman, Appears On CNBC To Discuss Corporate Bankruptcies
- Pryor Cashman LLP Announces New Partner and Of Counsels
Publications
Attorneys
Mark R. Jacobs
Of Counselmjacobs@pryorcashman.com
New York, NY 10036-6569
Mark Jacobs is a member of Pryor Cashman’s Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights Group. Mr. Jacobs advises a broad range of clients on strategies to protect and advance their interests affected by U.S. and foreign bankruptcy and insolvency laws. In addition, he frequently represents clients in all phases of related litigation. His clients include hedge funds, private equity funds and other financial institutions, as well as debtors, trustees, official and ad hoc committees, and other parties involved in bankruptcies, restructurings, turnarounds and workouts.
Mr. Jacobs’ current engagements include representing the Chapter 11 Trustee of a nuclear waste disposal company, and investor groups in distressed energy, financial services and healthcare companies.
Prior to rejoining Pryor Cashman LLP in 2008, Mr. Jacobs was the founding partner of Jacobs Partners LLC, with offices in Connecticut, New York and St. Louis. He is also a principal of Arrowhead Capital Management, LLC, which provides investment management and consulting services to distressed investment funds and strategic investors in distressed opportunities.
Previous Positions
- Jacobs Partners LLC, Founding Partner (1995-2007)
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Partner (1991-95)
- Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn, Partner (1990-91), Of Counsel (1989-90), Associate (1987-89)
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Associate (1985-87)
- Law Clerk, Honorable Shirley Wohl Kram, U.S.D.J. for the Southern District of New York (1983-85)
Professional Associations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section
- International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL)
- International Bar Association
- Risk Management Association
Publications
- Co-Author (with Jonathan Shepard, Jodi Lashin and Jacob Radcliff), The Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation: What’s In, What’s Out and What’s Next, Pryor Cashman Legal Update and streetinsider.com (June 2010)
