Honorable Marc L. Barreca U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington, Seattle The Honorable Marc Barreca, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington, Seattle. Judge Barreca became a judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington in 2010. He was most recently with K & L Gates LLP, which he joined in 1987. His practice included representing chapter 11 creditor committees and debtors-in-possession, secured and unsecured creditors and municipalities in commercial bankruptcy cases, buyers of assets from bankruptcy estates, and creditors and debtors in workout negotiations. He is past chair of the Washington State Bar Association Creditor-Debtor Section and the American Business Association’s Business Bankruptcy Section E-Commerce and Technology Bankruptcy Subcommittee. Judge Barreca frequently serves as a faculty member for legal education presentations and has spoken on topics including business acquisitions in bankruptcy, treatment of intellectual property issues in bankruptcy, real estate bankruptcies, state receivership legislation, and directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duties prior to bankruptcy. (04/11)