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Mary Joanne Dowd

Mary Joanne Dowd

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Mary Jo represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, committees, trustees, and asset purchasers in bankruptcy court cases, out-of-court debt restructures, and related litigation.

Career

Mary Jo’s practice includes representation of chapter 11 debtors as well as entities with loans, contracts, real estate leases, intellectual property licenses, supply agreements, franchise agreements, and other business relationships with debtors or potential debtors. She litigates a wide variety of bankruptcy and commercial matters, including lift stays, plan confirmations, claim objections, contract and lease assumptions and rejections, preferences, fraudulent transfers, withdrawals of reference, and guarantee claims.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - District of Columbia

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Mary Joanne Dowd handles a host of bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings. Her client base includes secured and unsecured creditors.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She is a brilliant lawyer; very thoughtful, meticulous and has a great demeanor.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • She is highly thought of by judges and very experienced. She can do both the litigation and transactional sides of matters.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • She is one of the sages of DC bar.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

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