Experience

LAW OFFICES OF GABRIEL DEL VIRGINIA, New York, New York. 1994-present
Established own bankruptcy/insolvency practice.

Sole practitioner with emphasis in bankruptcy/insolvency and business restructuring.
Represent clients on corporate; real estate transaction and litigation matters.
Represent chapter 11 and 7 trustees.
Special counsel for prosecuting avoidance actions on major chapter 11 cases.
Represent purchasers of assets in bankruptcy cases.

EDWARDS & ANGELL, New York, New York. 1992-1994
Associate, Bankruptcy/Workout Department

Associate in branch office of 200-lawyer major regional law firm. Counseled on major representations: Middle East Broadcasting Center, Ltd. in its acquisition of the assets of United Press International, Inc.; the Trade Creditor Group in the In re L.J. Hooker Chapter 11 case; real estate developers in the R.H. Macy case.
Advised major commercial and investment banks in corporate and bankruptcy-related matters.
Represented personal client, real estate developer, Gerald D. Hines Interests, Houston, Texas, in bankruptcy case.

BACHNER, TALLY, POLEVOY & MISHER, New York, New York. 1991-1992
Associate

Associate in bankruptcy department of mid-size New York law firm. Key bankruptcy lawyer on all aspects of pre-packaged Chapter 11 real estate case on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, including court appearances; drafting and negotiating plan of reorganization; supervising junior associates. Advised major real estate development clients Olympia & York, HRO Organization and VMS, and banks such as Citibank, N.A. on work-outs and bankruptcy law.

MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY, New York, New York. 1988-1991
Associate, Bankruptcy / Workout Group

Broad-based experienced in representation of creditors and debtors in significant out-of-court workouts/restructuring and in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Strong experience in federal Bankruptcy Code law and Rules of Procedure.
Negotiated deal-oriented transactions for clients including major domestic and foreign lending institutions, large corporate/institutional borrowers and investment banking firms.
Representation of personally-developed client Salomon Brothers Inc. in its capacity as financial advisor to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the LTV Corporation Chapter 11 matter.

RIKER, DANZIG, SCHERER, HYLAND & PERRETTI, Newark, New Jersey 1986-1988
Associate

Concentration in the areas of Chapter 11 corporate reorganization/insolvency. Handled matters involving the representation of debtors, large institutional creditors, and Chapter 11 trustees in Bankruptcy Court.
Experience in Municipal Bond/Public Finance areas through representation of issuers and underwriters.

HONORABLE VINCENT J. COMMISA, CHIEF JUDGE 1985-1986
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT - DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Judicial Law Clerk

Researched and analyzed cases before the Court; intensive exposure to major Chapter 11 corporate reorganizations.

OTHER EMPLOYMENT

BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1994-1996
Instructor in Bankruptcy and Corporate Law courses in College's Paralegal Certificate Program.

EDUCATION

J.D., RUTGERS UNIVERSITY OF LAW, Newark, New Jersey. 1984
Rutgers Law School Student

B.A., RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 1981
Dean's list

ADMITTED

State of New York; United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York,
State of New Jersey; United States District Court, District of New Jersey.

MEMBER

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Member, Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.
New York County Lawyers' Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association - Commercial Law Section.
New Jersey Bar Association - Creditor/Debtor Section.