Michael R. Lastowski is the managing partner of Duane Morris' Wilmington office. Mr. Lastowski practices in the areas of bankruptcy law and commercial litigation.

Admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York, Mr. Lastowski is a member of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association and is the former chair of the Bankruptcy Subcommittee of the Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He is also a member of the Unsecured Trade Creditor Subcommittee of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Credit Management.

Mr. Lastowski is a 1980 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a graduate of Brown University.

The listing of areas of practice in the foregoing profile does not represent official certification as a specialist in those areas.

Representative Matters

In re: Lids Corporation (Debtor's Counsel)
In re: Borden chemicals and Plastics Operating Limited Partnership (Debtor's Counsel)
In re: USG Corporation (Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)
In re: Digital Broadband Communications (Counsel to the Debtor)
In re: Vitts, Inc. (Counsel to the Debtor)
In re: Video Update, Inc. (Counsel to the Debtor)
In re: W.R. Grace & Co. (Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)

Professional Activities

ABI Certification in Business Bankruptcy, 2005
American Bar Association
- Section of Litigation
Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section
-- Bankruptcy Subcommittee
--- Chair, 1998-2000
American Bankruptcy Institute
- Unsecured Trade Creditor Subcommittee
National Association of Credit Management

Admissions

Delaware
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Delaware
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1980

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2000-present
Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Partner, 1988-2000
- Associate, 1984-1988
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Associate, 1980-1984

Civic and Charitable Activities

Boy Scouts of America
Judge of Elections, Haverford Township, PA

Selected Publications

"Insurance Proceeds and Security Interests - A Word of Caution to Secured Parties," Newsletter of the Commercial and Business Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, 1999
"The Supreme Court's Decision in Geiger - Support for a Good Faith Defense to Actions for Violations of the Automatic Stay?" Newsletter of the Commercial and Business Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, 1999
"Litigation Strategies for Recharacterizing Debt as Equity," Newsletter of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, 1999
"The Application of Daubert to Non-Scientific Testimony," Newsletter of the Commercial and Business Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, 1998

Selected Speaking Engagements

ABI Trial Advocacy Symposium, 2003
"Creditor's Committee Strategies," PBI Business Forum, September 2002
"Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure in Delaware," NBI Forum, September 2001
"Acquiring Assets Through Bankruptcy," Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Business Lawyers' Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 10, 2000, and November 28-29, 2001

The listing of areas of practice in the foregoing profile does not represent official certification as a specialist in those areas.