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Rebecca DeMarb

Senior Managing Director,
Development Specialists, Inc.

Contact Details

Senior Managing Director,
Development Specialists, Inc.
10 S. LaSalle St.
Su 3300
Chicago, IL 60603
United States

Years of Experience

21 - 30

Professional Bio

With nearly 15 years' experience serving as a court-appointed fiduciary for operating and liquidating businesses, Ms. DeMarb works diligently to meet the needs of the stakeholders. She is hands-on, responsive, and focuses on bringing diverse interests together to reach acceptable solutions that are cost-effective and make solid business sense. Known to get the messy cases, DeMarb digs to find value and finds great joy in a successful sale process. She brings a polished work-product and a no-nonsense approach to her streamlined, lean and efficient matters. Her industry experience includes manufacturing, service businesses, intellectual property, c-stores, e-businesses, dealerships, medical technology, all types of real estate, healthcare and agriculture. Ms. DeMarb closed her successful law practice in May of 2021 to join DSI. As an attorney, in addition to her receivership practice, Ms. DeMarb represented businesses and other interested parties in bankruptcies, state court receiverships, sales of business assets and out-of-court business reorganizations. Select Engagements In re Flambeau River Papers, LLC, 19 CV 34 (Price Co. WI Chapter 128 Receiver; Operating Company); In re GreenWhey Energy, Inc., 16 CV 164 (Polk Co. Chapter 128 Receiver; Operating Company); Bouraxis Properties Receivership, 14 CV 3185 (Milwaukee Co. WI Chapter 128 Receiver; Real Estate); Nicolet National Bank v. Whitefield Industrial Coatings, Inc., et al., 12 CV 732, (Brown Co. WI Chapter 128 Receiver; Operating Company); Sold Out LLC v. 216 State Street, LLC, et al. (Dane Co. WI Orpheum Theater Foreclosure Receiver); State Bank of Cross Plains v. Raemisch Imp., Inc., 11 CV 3883 (Dane County WI Chapter 128 Receiver; Liquidating Company).

Company Description

Development Specialists, Inc., is a fiduciary and consulting firm with deep experience both serving as federal equity receivers and providing financial advising and other advising to federal equity receivers.

Number of Times Appointed a Receiver

1

Lead Roles in Federal Receiverships

  • Receiver

Receivership Experience in these USDC Courts

  • Wisconsin Western

Receivership Experience with these Agencies

  • Department of Labor
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Small Business Administration

Sizes of Federal Equity Receiverships

  • $ 1 - $10 Million

Federal Equity Receivership Cases on which I have Worked

  • United States of America v. Americanway Management Corp., et. al., WD Wis. 16-cv-26

Roles in Other (Non-Federal) Equity Receiverships

  • Consultant
  • Counsel to Creditor Appointed Receiver
  • Counsel to Debtor Appointed Receiver
  • Counsel to State Court Appointed Receiver
  • Creditor Appointed Receiver
  • Debtor Appointed Receiver
  • Expert Witness
  • Independent Fiduciary
  • Liquidation/Dissolution Receiver/Manager
  • State Court Appointed Receiver

Industry Specialties

  • Fiduciary Management
  • Hospitality
  • Intellectual Property/Patents
  • Real Estate
  • Resorts (Golf/Beach/Ski)
  • Technology

Types of Services or Products Your Company Provides

  • Consultant: Financial
  • Consultant: Management
  • Corporate Dissolution
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Insolvency Restructure
  • Property Management
  • Real Estate

Professional Certifications

  • Certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification since 2005.

Other Professional Associations

  • International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (Board Member, Wisconsin Network; International Board Member since 2019); American Bankruptcy Institute (Central States Conference Board Member since 2019); State Bar of Wisconsin Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights Section (Member since 2000, Board Member 2014-2016).

Education

B.A., Loyola University Chicago, 1994 J.D., University of Wisconsin, 1997

LinkedIn Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-demarb-6a21b96/