S. Robert Marsters

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Marsters is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses primarily on bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring-related litigation. He has represented creditors, debtors, private equity sponsors, official committees, ad hoc groups, independent directors, and bidders in bankruptcy proceedings and other litigation matters arising out of insolvency scenarios and financial restructuring transactions. He has also represented clients in matters at the state and federal trial courts, federal appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Marsters’ significant representations include:

• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Talen Energy’s chapter 11 case (S.D. Tex. Bankruptcy Court)
• The Raymond Sackler family, equity holders in Purdue Pharma’s chapter 11 case (S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy and District Court, the Second Circuit, and the US Supreme Court)
• Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case (S.D. Tex. Bankruptcy Court)
• The Special Committee of QualTek Services, Inc.’s Board of Directors in QualTek Services Inc’s chapter 11 case (S.D. Tex. Bankruptcy Court)
• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Intelsat’s chapter 11 case (E.D. Va. Bankruptcy Court)
• Convertible noteholders of Ascent Capital Group in a fraudulent transfer action to enjoin the company’s proposed transfer of assets to its operating subsidiary, Monitronics International (Delaware Chancery Court)
• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in PHI, Inc.’s chapter 11 case (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
• Mercuria Energy Trading as debtor-in-possession lender and successful bidder for the debtor’s assets in Aegean Marine Petroleum’s chapter 11 case (S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Court).
• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in First Energy Solutions’ chapter 11 case (N.D. Ohio Bankruptcy Court).
• The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in M&G USA’s chapter 11 case (D. Del. Bankruptcy Court)

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Marsters earned his J.D., from University of Virginia Law School, and he received his B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science from Virginia Tech.

Mr. Marsters has assisted in the authorship of several publications, including Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 5th Ed., Ch. 152 “Fraudulent Transfer”; Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, 5th Ed., Ch. 129 “Fraudulent Transfer” (October 2020). The authors of Commercial litigation in New York State Courts were given the 2021 Conspicuous Service Award by the New York County Lawyers Association.