John D. Molino is an attorney in the Bankruptcy Law practice in the New York office of DHC. He primarily represents corporate debtors in all stages of complex restructuring transactions, including prepackaged, prearranged, and traditional Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court workouts, and distressed acquisitions, with a concentration on debtor-side and management representation. Jack has a broad range of bankruptcy experience across a number of industries, including automotive, cryptocurrency, pharmaceutical, retail, real estate, media and telecommunications, and financial services.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Represented Sound Vision Care Inc. and seven affiliated debtors, operators of eyeglass retail stores in Long Island and Manhattan, in their successful Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.
- Represented Greenwich Retail Group Inc., an upscale women’s clothing boutique with locations in the Upper West Side and TriBeCa, in its restructuring in the Southern District of New York.
- Represented Fig & Fennel at MIA, LLC and affiliates, operators of a food commissary at Miami International Airport, in their Chapter 11 cases; successfully sold multiple underperforming leases and a liquor license, and negotiated financing.
- Represented a pharmacy in its Chapter 11 restructuring, confirming a plan that included favorable litigation settlements, DIP and exit financing, and significant reductions in merchant cash advance claims.
- Represented an architectural millwork company in a comprehensive out-of-court debt restructuring, resolving litigation and negotiating over $6 million in settlement agreements.
- Represented a debtor in the sale of a commercial building through a confirmed Chapter 11 plan, resolving high-stakes litigation and achieving a $25 million settlement discount.
- Represented a debtor in the sale of a major Brooklyn real estate parcel in bankruptcy, maximizing stakeholder recovery.
- Represented a debtor in the sale of an 80% finished three-story mixed-use building through a confirmed Chapter 11 plan, resolving inter-lender litigation and paying all allowed claims in full.
- Represented a debtor in the negotiation and sale of distressed property at a significantly higher value than pending foreclosure.
- Represented an individual dentist in a successful Chapter 11 reorganization, mitigating home loss.
- Represented clients in contesting multiple foreclosure actions, preserving property rights.
- Represented a client in securing a medical cannabis cultivation license in Rhode Island and preparing compliance applications.
- Served as a key member of the discovery team supporting national litigation strategy in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy.
EDUCATION
B.A., Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, 2014
M.A., Master of Arts in Teaching, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, summa cum laude, 2015
J.D., St. John’s School of Law, Queens, NY; St. John’s Law Review; Recipient of Dean’s Award for Excellence in Creditors’ Rights
ADMISSIONS
New York State Bar
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
PUBLICATIONS
“Local Bankruptcy Rules: District of Columbia,” with Peter Friedman, Practical Law Practice Note w-034-8420 (2022).