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Mark D. Cress represents clients in Springfield, Massachusetts across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
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Mark Cress is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, leads the Banking, Finance and Bankruptcy practice group, and co-leads the Health Care practice group.
Mark has significant experience and possesses a broad range of knowledge and skills in representing banks and other financial institutions, for profit and not-for-profit entities and individual clients in connection with all forms of financing and business transactions. He also represents parties in creditor-debtor relationships and appears on behalf of creditor parties in proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Court.
His experience includes representing lenders, including banks and other credit facility providers, and borrowers, including health care and educational institutions and other not-for-profit entities in connection with publicly offered and privately placed tax-exempt bonds issued through the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency. He also has substantial experience in representing lenders and borrowers in connection with real estate and asset based secured financing transactions, and financing transactions involving the federal New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) and Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) programs. In addition, Mark represents banks and other financial institutions and debtor parties in connection with loan workouts, mortgage and other business asset foreclosures, bankruptcy and other insolvency proceedings. He also regularly represents private closely held businesses, including health care and other professional service practices, in providing advice and assistance in the areas of business organization, choice of entity, legal structure, governance, financing and other commercial transactions involving real estate, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, and commercial leasing transactions.
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Northeastern University
J.D. · 1988
Bucknell University
— · 1980
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Massachusetts, Massa
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Lawyer of the Year — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Springfield (MA)
2023
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law, Springfield (MA)
2022
Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Acquisition Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Chapter 11
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Creditor Committees
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Creditors' Rights
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Debtors' Rights
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — General Corporate
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Health Care
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mergers & Acquisitions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Out-of-Court Workouts
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Project Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Public Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Restructurings
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Secured Transactions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax-Exempt Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Workouts and Restructurings
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named in Super Lawyers multiple years
2026
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Mark D. Cress focuses on Bankruptcy and Business.
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Mark D. Cress primarily serves clients in Springfield, Massachusetts, with an office at 1500 Main Street, Suite 2700.
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