SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Mary Joanne Dowd TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Bar Florida Bar New York Bar US District Court, District of MarylandUS District Court, Eastern District of New YorkUS District Court, Northern District of New YorkUS District Court, Southern District of New YorkUS District Court, Western District of New YorkUS District Court, District of ColumbiaUS District Court, Middle District of Florida Education State University of New York at Buffalo, JD, (Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence), 1980 State University of New York at Buffalo, BA, (summa cum laude), 1976 Mary JoanneDowdPartnerWashington, DC T 202.857.6059 E mary.dowd@arentfox.com Download vCard Mary Jo Dowd is a partner in the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group. She represents debtors, creditors and committees in bankruptcy court cases as well as borrowers and lenders in out-of-court debt restructures and structured finance transactions. Mary Jo has particular experience in the automotive, broadcast, construction, intellectual property, real estate, and not-for-profit areas. Client Work A significant portion of Mary Jo’s practice is representation of entities purchasing assets from bankruptcy estates and entities with contracts, real estate leases, intellectual property licenses, supply agreements, and other business relationships with debtors or potential debtors. She litigates a wide variety of bankruptcy matters, including lift stays, plan confirmations, claim objections, contract and lease assumptions and rejections, preferences, and fraudulent transfers. Mary Jo also has represented several Canadian debtors in the transportation industry in ancillary bankruptcy proceedings in the United States. She has represented the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in bankruptcy cases. Previous Work Prior to Arent Fox, Mary Jo served as a law clerk to the Honorable Beryl McGuire and the Honorable John W. Creahan, US bankruptcy judges for the Western District of New York. She also worked at a major New York law firm. Professional Activities Mary Jo was an adjunct professor of bankruptcy and creditors rights at the Georgetown University Law Center. She is currently on the Advisory Board for the American Bankruptcy Institute – Georgetown University Law Center’s “Views from the Bench” program. She was a member of the District of Columbia Local Bankruptcy Rules Committees in 1996 and 2011, and she served on the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee panel for the District of Maryland. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions Chambers USA has recognized Mary Jo as a leading bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer in Washington, DC annually from 2006 through 2012. In its December 2004 and December 2008 issues, Washingtonian named Mary Jo a “Top Lawyer” in bankruptcy law. She was selected by her peers to be included in the 2006 through 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America. Mary Jo also lectures on asset sales, intellectual property licenses, and various bankruptcy issues. Newsroom Date Type Title 10 / 9 / 2012 Press Release American Lawyer and Martindale-Hubbell Recognize 46 Arent Fox Lawyers Across 19 Practice Areas as "Top Rated Lawyers" 8 / 27 / 2012 Press Release Thirty-Four Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America 6 / 11 / 2012 Press Release Chambers USA Recognizes 28 Arent Fox Attorneys and 12 Practice Areas in 2012 5 / 2 / 2012 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2012 Edition 12 / 12 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Recognized by The Washingtonian as DC Area’s Best Lawyers 10 / 6 / 2011 Press Release Numerous Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and New York Super Lawyers 2012 Editions 6 / 14 / 2011 Press Release Chambers USA Recognized 20 Arent Fox Attorneys and 8 Practices in 2011 2 / 15 / 2011 Press Release Daily Journal Names Arent Fox LLP’s Automotive Industry Practice Group One of the Top Five Practice Groups of the Year 6 / 11 / 2010 Press Release Arent Fox LLP Attorneys and Practices Recognized in 2010 Chambers USA 11 / 24 / 2009 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Named in The Washingtonian's "Top Lawyers" Issue 11 / 2 / 2009 Alert Arent Fox Well-Represented in 2010 Edition of Washington DC's Best Lawyers 3 / 24 / 2008 Alert Plastech-Chrysler Dispute Illustrates Challenges for Suppliers to Recover Tooling 10 / 5 / 2007 Event Bankruptcy 2007: Views from the Bench 6 / 15 / 2007 Press Release Arent Fox Adds Practice Groups and Lawyers to 2007 Chambers Rankings 6 / 5 / 2006 Press Release Silfen and Dowd Named Co-chairs of Bankruptcy Practice at Arent Fox 4 / 24 / 2006 Press Release 12 Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 9 / 13 / 2005 Press Release Eleven Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America"