Josef S. Athanas
Josef S. Athanas
Josef S. Athanas is a Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on restructuring, insolvency, and workouts. He was named one of the Best Lawyers in America and has been recognized as one of the top restructuring practitioners by Chambers USA. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and was Chairman of the Commercial Finance and Transactions Committee in 1999 – 2000. Mr. Athanas received his B.S. from Indiana University and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Paul M. Bauch
Paul M. Bauch
Paul M. Bauch is a Senior Partner at Bauch & Michaels, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on business and commercial law, commercial litigation, debtor and creditor relations, real property and construction law, regulatory, and appellate practice. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Florida State Bar Associations. Mr. Bauch received his B.A. in public administration from Western Michigan University and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.
Brad A. Berish
Brad A. Berish
Brad A. Berish is a Partner at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on insolvency and bankruptcy law. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Turnaround Management Association. He has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer multiple times. Mr. Berish received his B.S. in accounting from Indiana University and his J.D. from Emory University. He is also a certified public accountant.
Barry A. Chatz
Barry A. Chatz
Barry A. Chatz is a Partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in restructuring of business operations, as well as creditors’ rights litigation. He is a member of the Illinois, California, and New York State Bar Associations and the American Bar Association. Mr. Chatz received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
William Choslovsky
William Choslovsky
William Choslovsky is a Partner at Ginsberg Jacobs LLC in Chicago, where he focuses on litigation and bankruptcy. He has been named a Leading Lawyer. Mr. Choslovsky received his B.S. summa cum laude from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Jeremy M. Downs
Jeremy M. Downs
Jeremy M. Downs is a Principal at Goldberg Kohn Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He has been named by Chambers USA as a Leading Lawyer in the United States in Bankruptcy/Restructuring since 2010. Mr. Downs received his A.B. in government cum laude from Harvard University and his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
David R. Doyle
David R. Doyle
David R. Doyle is Member of Cozen O’Connor in Chicago, where he focuses his practice in financial and bankruptcy litigation and related transactional matters. He represents both debtors and creditors in all stages of financial distress, including out-of-court restructuring and workouts, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases. After law school, he completed a term clerkship for the Honorable Carol A. Doyle (no relation) during her tenure as Chief Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers. Mr. Doyle received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Joseph D. Frank
Joseph D. Frank
Joseph D. Frank is a Partner at FrankGecker LLP in Chicago. He is bankruptcy counsel to some of the largest public and private corporations in the United States. He is member of the Trial Bar for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He speaks frequently to a wide range of professional groups and has written many articles. Mr. Frank received his B.A. magna cum laude from Carleton College and his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School.
Eva D. Gadzheva
Eva D. Gadzheva
Eva D. Gadzheva is an associate at Goldberg Kohn Ltd., in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. Ms. Gadzheva received her B.A. with highest distinction from the University at Buffalo and her J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Jeffrey L. Gansberg
Jeffrey L. Gansberg
Jeffrey L. Gansberg is Special Counsel to Much Shelist, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. Mr. Gansberg received his B.S. from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law. He received the Scholar in Law award at Washington University School of Law.
Frances F. Gecker
Frances F. Gecker
Frances F. Gecker is one of the Founding Partners of FrankGecker LLP in Chicago, where she represents and counsels financial institutions, trusts, corporations, creditors’ committees, and investors in commercial law, restructuring, and insolvency issues. She also has extensive experience serving as a liquidating trustee and representing liquidating trusts. She was first appointed by the United States trustee to serve as a trustee in the Northern District of Illinois. She has written numerous articles on bankruptcy issues, including the seminal article, The Doctrine of Necessity and Its Parameters, which has been widely cited by courts throughout the country. Ms. Gecker received her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin and her J.D. with highest honors from Northwestern University School of Law.
Chad H. Gettleman
Chad H. Gettleman
Chad H. Gettleman is a Partner at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial litigation, bankruptcy, insolvency, and corporate reorganization. He was named a Leading Lawyer for Bankruptcy and Workouts in 2004 – 2018 by Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Bankruptcy and Reorganization, and a Leading Lawyer for Business by Chambers USA in 2006 – 2018. Mr. Gettleman received his law degree from Marquette University Law School. He is also a certified public accountant.
Joshua D. Greene
Joshua D. Greene
Joshua D. Greene is a Partner at Springer Brown, LLC, in Wheaton, where he focuses on bankruptcy. He is a past Chair of the DuPage County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section and a former member of the Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee in the Northern District of Illinois. He was recognized as a 2018 Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers. Mr. Greene received his B.B.A. from Middle Tennessee State University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Mark F. Hebbeln
Mark F. Hebbeln
Mark F. Hebbeln is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy law. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Hebbeln received his B.A. cum laude from Wake Forest University and J.D. from Emory University School of Law.
James R. Irving
James R. Irving
James R. Irving is a Partner at Bingham Greenbaum Doll LLP in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is the Chair of the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group. He was a recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute 40 Under 40 Award in 2017 and the recipient of the Chicago Bar Association’s Exceptional Young Lawyer Award in 2013. Mr. Irving received his B.A. from Williams College and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School.
Danielle Wildern Juhle
Danielle Wildern Juhle
Danielle Wildern Juhle is an associate at Goldberg Kohn Ltd. in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She is a recipient of the 2018 Commercial Finance Association’s 40 Under 40 Award. Ms. Juhle received her B.B.A. with high distinction from the University of Michigan and her J.D. magna cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif.
Jeremy C. Kleinman
Jeremy C. Kleinman
Jeremy C. Kleinman is an associate at FrankGecker LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate bankruptcy and litigation. Mr. Kleinman received his B.A. in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen is a Partner at Springer Brown, LLC, in Wheaton, where he focuses on bankruptcy law. He is a member of the DuPage and Kane County Bar Associations. He is a member of the Volunteer Attorney Panel of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois and a volunteer for the Bankruptcy Court Help Desk in Chicago. Mr. Larsen received his B.A. magna cum laude from Aurora University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Mark E. Leipold
Mark E. Leipold
Mark E. Leipold is a Partner at Gould & Ratner LLP in Chicago, where he is Chair of the Business Counseling and Transactional Group and a member of the Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Group and the Litigation Service Group. He is an adjunct professor of law at DePaul University College of Law. He is Cochair of the Trustees and Examiners Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the ABA Section of Business Law. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Ginsberg, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Leipold received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Mary E. Lopinot
Mary E. Lopinot
Mary E. Lopinot is a Shareholder of Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., in Belleville, where she focuses on bankruptcy, business law and taxes. She is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. She is a past President and member of the Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois. Ms. Lopinot received her B.S. in accounting from Southern Illinois University and her J.D. cum laude from Saint Louis University School of Law.
Kevin H. Morse
Kevin H. Morse
Kevin H. Morse is a Partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring. He was named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2018. He was appointed to The American Lawyers Magazine Young Lawyers Editorial Board in January 2018, and he is a member of the 2015 Next Generation Class for the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. Mr. Morse received his B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.
Jill L. Nicholson
Jill L. Nicholson
Jill L. Nicholson is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago and Chair of the firm’s national Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice. She concentrates her practice in commercial restructuring and bankruptcy. She was recognized by Chambers USA as a leading restructuring lawyer and by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois and also one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois. She serves as an adjunct professor of law at Washington University School of Law. Ms. Nicholson received her B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago and her J.D. with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she served as an Editor of the University of Illinois Elder Law Journal.
Peter J. Roberts
Peter J. Roberts
Peter J. Roberts is a Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy law. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He was designated a Super Lawyer in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights by the publishers of Law & Politics and Chicago Magazine and recognized in Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization. Mr. Roberts received his A.B. cum laude from Boston College and his J.D. from Duke University School of Law.
Nathan Q. Rugg
Nathan Q. Rugg
Nathan Q. Rugg is a Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He has received the Martindale Hubbell peer review rating of AV Preeminent. He was selected as a Super Lawyer in the areas of Bankruptcy and Reorganization in 2018 and recognized as a Leading Lawyer for Commercial Bankruptcy and Workout Law in 2018. Mr. Rugg received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales is a Partner at Bauch & Michaels, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on commercial litigation and bankruptcy. She is the Membership Co-Chair of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, the Treasurer of the Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP, and a member of the Illinois Judges Foundation Lawyers’ Auxiliary Committee. Ms. Sales received an Honors B.A. cum laude from Marquette University and her LL.M. in real estate and J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where she was a Distinguished Scholar Award recipient and a Lead Articles Editor of The John Marshall Law Review.
Adam P. Silverman
Adam P. Silverman
Adam P. Silverman is a Partner at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial insolvency, bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, and other restructuring events. He was named a Rising Star in 2008 – 2010, a Super Lawyer in 2012 – 2018, and a Leading Lawyer in 2015 – 2017. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Silverman received his B.A. from the University of Illinois, his M.B.A. from the DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, and his J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Michael J. Small
Michael J. Small
Michael J. Small is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, where he focuses on corporate restructuring and commercial bankruptcy. He is adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. He has been recognized in Chamber USA and Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Small received his B.A. magna cum laude from Brown University, his M.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Steven B. Towbin
Steven B. Towbin
Steven B. Towbin is a Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy litigation, restructuring, and creditors’ rights. He is a member of the American College of Bankruptcy, the American Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Towbin received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his LL.M. from DePaul University College of Law.
Matthew L. Warren
Matthew L. Warren
Matthew L. Warren is a Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on restructuring, insolvency, and workouts. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and was named a 2018 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer by Turnarounds and Workouts. Mr. Warren received his B.S. summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
William A. Williams
William A. Williams
William A. Williams is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Williams received his B.A. from Auburn University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Daniel A. Zazove
Daniel A. Zazove
Daniel A. Zazove is Of Counsel to Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on insolvency and restructuring. He is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, listed in Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Business/Restructuring Lawyers in 2011 – 2017, and named a Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyer in 2018. He is the Co-Chair of the Seventh Circuit Education Committee of the American College of Bankruptcy, and was an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School in 2008 – 2009. Mr. Zazove received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.

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Josef S. Athanas

Paul M. Bauch

Brad A. Berish

Barry A. Chatz

William Choslovsky

Jeremy M. Downs

David R. Doyle

Joseph D. Frank

Eva D. Gadzheva

Jeffrey L. Gansberg

Frances F. Gecker

Chad H. Gettleman

Joshua D. Greene

Mark F. Hebbeln

James R. Irving

Danielle Wildern Juhle

Jeremy C. Kleinman

Richard G. Larsen

Mark E. Leipold

Mary E. Lopinot

Kevin H. Morse

Jill L. Nicholson

Peter J. Roberts

Nathan Q. Rugg

Carolina Y. Sales

Adam P. Silverman

Michael J. Small

Steven B. Towbin

Matthew L. Warren

William A. Williams

Daniel A. Zazove

Business Bankruptcy Practice 2018 Edition