• Bankruptcy
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate and Commercial Law

Practice Description

Practicing in the areas of bankruptcy and business reorganization, Ms. Cioni has represented Ch. 11 and Ch. 7 Trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, examiners, creditors committees and debtors in a wide range of bankruptcy related matters and litigation.  Ms. Cioni also represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation. 

Recent Representative Matters

• Represent national banks and lenders in a wide variety of bankruptcy matters in both Ch. 11 and Ch. 7 bankruptcy cases ranging from Complex Ch. 11 reorganization cases to single asset Ch. 7 liquidation cases.
• Represent secured creditors in obtaining relief from the automatic stay, cash collateral disputes and contesting the confirmation of plans of reorganization.
• Represent creditors and Trustees in 363 sales.
• Represent Ch. 7 Trustees in a wide variety of bankruptcy matters including claims litigation and prosecuting avoidance actions under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code.
• Represent Ch. 11 Trustee in a wide variety of bankruptcy matters including 363 sales.
• Represent various creditors committees in complex chapter 11 cases in a wide variety of bankruptcy matters.
• Represent an Examiner in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

Education Experience and Affiliations

• University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign (B.A., 2002).
• The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005).
• Admitted to practice before the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
• Member, State Bar of Texas.
• Member, Dallas Bar Association.
• Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.

Publications and Presentations

• Co-Author, with Steven A. Felsenthal, of Buying and Selling Properties in Bankruptcy, presented at the State Bar of Texas, Advanced Real Estate Law Course, June 29-July 1, 2006, in San Antonio, TX.

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