Benjamin E. "Ben" Marcus

Benjamin E. "Ben" Marcus

Portland, ME recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003
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49 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Portland, ME.

Biography

Ben Marcus is a highly experienced transactional attorney. Ben has 33 years of experience representing clients throughout North America in complex commercial arrangements including equity and asset transactions on the buy and sell side, joint venture and development agreements, workouts and restructurings, and contract preparation and review (including the negotiation and execution of Saas and other hosted agreements, and hotel management agreements). Ben has represented companies in many different industries, and regularly advises clients such as community banks, firms offering SaaS, communication tower and wireless network developers, hotel developers and management companies, and sales representatives.

Ben also has extensive experience in business insolvency and restructuring situations, with particular expertise representing clients in the purchase of businesses that are insolvent or in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings, advising commercial lenders on workouts and restructuring of their most significant troubled lending relationships, and counseling executives on their options in a stressed business environment. Ben’s transactional skill and experience combined with his sophisticated understanding of insolvency and restructuring law allow him to quickly identify legal issues that can arise and provide clients with comprehensive and creative solutions that meet their business needs.

Ben has been recognized by his peers and numerous publications and organizations as being among the leading corporate, insolvency and restructuring lawyers in New England including Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Martindale Hubbell, and New England Super Lawyers. In 2007, Ben was elected to the American College of Bankruptcy, an honor offered only to the most accomplished practitioners in the field.

In his free time, Ben channels Teddy Roosevelt’s “vigorous life” and loves to exert himself outdoors in almost any weather condition – including road running, trail running, road biking, vegetable gardening, moving dirt, felling trees, cutting wood – or making maple syrup.

Drummond Woodsum

49 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Cornell University, J.D., graduated 1987
  • Cornell University, J.D., graduated 1987

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Portland, ME (2026)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Portland, ME (2020)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Portland, ME (2016)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Portland, ME (2014)
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Portland, ME (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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