Anthony M. Vassallo is a bankruptcy attorney who has devoted his entire professional career to representing debtors, creditors and trustees in both corporate and personal bankruptcy proceedings, ranging from individual cases to some of the largest corporate bankruptcy proceedings filed in the United States.
Tony is experienced in all facets of Chapter 7, 11, and 13 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and refinancing transactions, as well as general services including contract review, real estate matters, wills, and not-for-profit and corporate governance issues.
EXPERIENCE
Private Practice
Since 2013, Tony has maintained a private practice in which he represents clients in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 proceedings and financial restructuring matters. He recently was engaged to represent two of the three largest individual tort creditors in the Gawker Media chapter 11 case.
Law Firm and Corporate
Tony served as in-house counsel for a major financial institution managing a nationwide portfolio of 150 active consumer bankruptcies involving mortgage loan issues for two years. Previously, he Tony worked for more than 10 years in nationally renowned bankruptcy departments at three law firms: Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP; Togut Segal & Segal, LLP; and Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe, LLP. Representative engagements included representing debtors in Enron Corp., Delphi Corp., Episcopal Health Services, Inc., Adelphia Communications, XO Communications and Starter Corp.. He also represented Chapter 11 trustees in Refco, LLC; and Copperfield Investments, LLC, plus Chapter 7 trustees in numerous cases. Other restructuring clients have included a major paper manufacturer, a major shoe company, a clothing manufacturer, a major party goods supplier, a Japanese steel company, and several commercial landlords and financial institutions, including an Italian bank.
Judicial Clerkship
Tony began his legal career and lifelong interest in bankruptcy as a clerk for the late Hon. Tina L. Brozman, then Chief Judge of United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. During the two-year assignment, he drafted more than a dozen published opinions, as well as dozens of unpublished opinions and bench memoranda for Bankruptcy Court and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel proceedings. He also assisted Judge Brozman in managing her court docket and attending settlement conferences and overseeing discovery disputes.
ACTIVITIES
Professional
Tony is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and served on the Committees for Cooperative and Condominium Law and Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals. He has co-authored several law review articles regarding issues in international insolvency law and has lectured about bankruptcy issues for coops and condos. He has been interviewed by American Lawyer, Habitat Magazine and The New York Times on issues related to bankruptcy. He is a charter member of the Nextlaw Global Referral Network and the Consumer Lawyer Advisory Committee, Brooklyn Division.
EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND
Tony earned his juris doctor as a Dean Merit's Scholar at Brooklyn Law School in 1993. He received a B.A. in Latin and History from Columbia University, followed by several years of graduate study in ancient history. During this time, he served as a Senior Legal Assistant to two leading bankruptcy attorneys at two prominent law firms.
Personal
Tony is an avid sports fan. He is the editor of and frequent contributor to www.thedarkranger.com, a website devoted to the New York Rangers. He enjoys graphic novels (DC, not Marvel), gardening and opera.
Contact Tony at 347-464-8277 or tony@amvasslaw.com to discuss your individual or business situation.
Tony is experienced in all facets of Chapter 7, 11, and 13 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and refinancing transactions, as well as general services including contract review, real estate matters, wills, and not-for-profit and corporate governance issues.
EXPERIENCE
Private Practice
Since 2013, Tony has maintained a private practice in which he represents clients in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 proceedings and financial restructuring matters. He recently was engaged to represent two of the three largest individual tort creditors in the Gawker Media chapter 11 case.
Law Firm and Corporate
Tony served as in-house counsel for a major financial institution managing a nationwide portfolio of 150 active consumer bankruptcies involving mortgage loan issues for two years. Previously, he Tony worked for more than 10 years in nationally renowned bankruptcy departments at three law firms: Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP; Togut Segal & Segal, LLP; and Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe, LLP. Representative engagements included representing debtors in Enron Corp., Delphi Corp., Episcopal Health Services, Inc., Adelphia Communications, XO Communications and Starter Corp.. He also represented Chapter 11 trustees in Refco, LLC; and Copperfield Investments, LLC, plus Chapter 7 trustees in numerous cases. Other restructuring clients have included a major paper manufacturer, a major shoe company, a clothing manufacturer, a major party goods supplier, a Japanese steel company, and several commercial landlords and financial institutions, including an Italian bank.
Judicial Clerkship
Tony began his legal career and lifelong interest in bankruptcy as a clerk for the late Hon. Tina L. Brozman, then Chief Judge of United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. During the two-year assignment, he drafted more than a dozen published opinions, as well as dozens of unpublished opinions and bench memoranda for Bankruptcy Court and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel proceedings. He also assisted Judge Brozman in managing her court docket and attending settlement conferences and overseeing discovery disputes.
ACTIVITIES
Professional
Tony is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and served on the Committees for Cooperative and Condominium Law and Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals. He has co-authored several law review articles regarding issues in international insolvency law and has lectured about bankruptcy issues for coops and condos. He has been interviewed by American Lawyer, Habitat Magazine and The New York Times on issues related to bankruptcy. He is a charter member of the Nextlaw Global Referral Network and the Consumer Lawyer Advisory Committee, Brooklyn Division.
EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND
Tony earned his juris doctor as a Dean Merit's Scholar at Brooklyn Law School in 1993. He received a B.A. in Latin and History from Columbia University, followed by several years of graduate study in ancient history. During this time, he served as a Senior Legal Assistant to two leading bankruptcy attorneys at two prominent law firms.
Personal
Tony is an avid sports fan. He is the editor of and frequent contributor to www.thedarkranger.com, a website devoted to the New York Rangers. He enjoys graphic novels (DC, not Marvel), gardening and opera.
Contact Tony at 347-464-8277 or tony@amvasslaw.com to discuss your individual or business situation.
