Marisa A. Terranova Fissel

Overview

Marisa Terranova Fissel focuses on transactional matters relating to substantive consolidation.

Marisa renders advice and legal opinions in connection with structured finance transactions. She also has experience representing debtors, secured creditors, and other parties in interest in chapter 11 cases and chapter 7 cases.

PRACTICES

Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
Structured Finance

Clerkships

• The Honorable Kevin Gross, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, 2008-2009

Select Experience

• Non-consolidation opinion counsel for multiple transactions involving government sponsored entities
• Non-consolidation opinion counsel for multiple transactions involving leading private equity commercial real estate firm
• Non-consolidation opinion counsel in connection with IPO of one of the largest REITs in the country and subsequent transactions involving that REIT and its subsidiaries
• Outer Harbor Terminal, LLC, Case No. 16-10283 (LSS): Counsel to debtor
• Corinthian Colleges, Inc., et al., Case No. 15-10952 (KJC): Counsel to debtors
• Phoenix Payment Systems, Inc., Case No. 14-11848 (MFW): Counsel to debtor
• B456 Systems, Inc. (f/k/a A123 Systems, Inc.), et al., Case No. 12-12859 (KJC): Co-counsel to debtors
• ASHINC Corporation (f/k/a Allied Systems Holdings, Inc.), et al., Case No. 12-11564 (CSS): Co-counsel to debtors
• Food Processing Liquidation Holdings, LLC (f/k/a Chef Solutions Holdings, LLC), et al., Case No. 11-13139 (KG): Counsel to debtors
• Hoop Liquidating Trust (80 adversary proceedings), Hoop Holdings, LLC, et al., Case No. 08-10544 (BLS): Co-counsel

Education

• Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2008
  Fordham International Law Journal, Notes and Articles Editor
• Rutgers College, B.A., summa cum laude, 2005
  Phi Beta Kappa

Leadership

• Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
  • Program Chair, 2019-2020
  • Assistant Program Chair, 2015-2019
• International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Delaware Network
  • Social Committee, Co-Chair, 2019-2020
  • IWIRC at the Shore Planning Committee, 2018-2019

Pro Bono Activities

• Kids Runway for Research
  • Corporate Secretary, 2016-2020
  • Management Committee, 2015-2019
• Child Attorney, Delaware’s Office of the Child Advocate
• Representation of juveniles before the Delaware Family Court and the Federal Immigration Court in a removal action; assistance with Richards Layton team in similar representations
• Emmanuel Dining Room, Server

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 2008
• Delaware, 2009
• New York, 2010
• District of Delaware, 2010