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 Partner at Bauch & Michaels, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Institute of Real Estate Management, and the Big Shoulders Fund. Mr. Bauch received his BS cum laude from Western Michigan University and his JD 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 LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in bankruptcy and insolvency. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Chatz received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his J.D. from the 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 a Member at Cozen O’Connor in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on creditor’s rights, insolvency matters, and commercial litigation. He represents financial institutions and specialty lenders in workout scenarios, foreclosure cases, and bankruptcy cases. He also advises distressed companies and creditors in out-of-court restructurings and Chapters 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases. He represents receivers, assignees for the benefit of creditors, and bankruptcy trustees as general counsel or special litigation counsel. A significant part of his practice involves representing defendants in preference and fraudulent transfer adversary proceedings. Before private practice, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Carol A. Doyle (no relation), who was the Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 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, where he focuses on corporate bankruptcy. 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. She is a member of American Bankruptcy Institute. Ms. Gadzheva received her B.A. with highest distinction from the University at Buffalo and her J.D. from the 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 the Northwestern University School of Law.
Chad H. Gettleman
Chad H. Gettleman
Chad H. Gettlemanis Senior Counsel to 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 – 2025 by Illinois Leading Lawyers Network, an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Bankruptcy and Reorganization in 2005 – 2025, and a Leading Lawyer for Business by Chambers USA in 2006 – 2025. He was named the 2022 Legal Aid Chicago Bankruptcy Helpdesk Volunteer of the Year. 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 Larsen Greene, 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 member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Hebbeln received his B.A. from Wake Forest University and his 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 a Partner at Goldberg Kohn Ltd. in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the State Bar of Michigan. Ms. Juhle received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Jeremy C. Kleinman
Jeremy C. Kleinman
Jeremy C. Kleinman is a Partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate bankruptcy and restructuring. He is a Friend of the Foundation and Presenter for the Credit Research Foundation. Mr. Kleinman received his BA from the University of California at Los Angeles and his JD from the University of Michigan Law School.
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen
Richard G. Larsen is a Partner at Springer Larsen, LLC, in Wheaton, where he focuses on bankruptcy and insolvency. He was the 2023 Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the DuPage County Bar Association and is a member of the Kane County Bar Association. He was the winner of the ISBA Lincoln Award for Legal Writing in 1990. Mr. Larsen received his BA magna cum laude from Aurora University and his JD magna cum laude from the 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 Member in Charge at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. He is ranked Band 5 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in 2025 by Chambers USA, named a Leading Lawyer in Chicago in 2024 – 2025 by Leading Lawyers, and named a Best Lawyer in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law by Best Lawyers in 2024 – 2026. Mr. Morse received his BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his JD from the Pepperdine University School of Law.
Jill L. Nicholson
Jill L. Nicholson
Jill L. Nicholson is a Partner at Dentons US LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy. She was named a top bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer by Chambers USA in 2016 – 2025, one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois by Super Lawyers in 2015 – 2025, and in The Legal 500, Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate in 2025. Ms. Nicholson received her BA with honors from the University of Chicago, where she was a Norman Maclean Scholar and President of the University of Chicago Debate Team, and her JD with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was Editor of the University of Illinois Elder Journal.
Peter J. Roberts
Peter J. Roberts
Peter J. Roberts is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy and restructuring. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, the Chair of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association’s Committee on Bankruptcy Law and Procedure, and Associate Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. Mr. Roberts received his AB cum laude from Boston College and his JD from te 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 is Band ranked in Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers USA, has been named a Best Lawyer in Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency by Best Lawyers, and has a Martindale Hubble Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent. Mr. Rugg received his BA from Dartmouth College and his JD cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales
Carolina Y. Sales is a Partner at Robbins DiMonte in Park Ridge, where she focuses on commercial litigation and bankruptcy. She is an Honoree for Crain’s Chicago Business 2024 Notable Women of Law and a member of the Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee in 2017 – 2025. She was named an Emerging Lawyer in 2018 – 2025 and a Leading Lawyer in 2021 – 2025. Ms. Sales received an Honors BA cum laude from Marquette University and her LLM with honors and her JD cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Adam P. Silverman
Adam P. Silverman
Adam P. Silverman is Managing Partner at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on commercial insolvency and bankruptcy. He was named a Rising Star in 2008 – 2010, a Super Lawyer in 2012 – 2022, and a Leading Lawyer in 2015 – 2022. Mr. Silverman received his BA from the University of Illinois, his MBA from the DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, and his JD with honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Michael J. Small
Michael J. Small
Michael J. Small is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and finance, as well as litigation related to each. He represents financial institutions and funds, operating companies, asset purchasers, debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors in reorganization cases, workouts, out-of-court transactions, and a variety of federal and state court litigation. He previously led the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice Group. He is a member of the firm’s Sports & Entertainment and Food & Beverage Industry Teams, the Health Care & Life Sciences Sector, and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Team. He continues to be a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Small received his BA Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University, his MA from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and his JD 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. Warrenis a Partner at Paul Hastings LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on restructuring. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American College of Bankruptcy, and Chambers. Mr. Warren received his BS summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his JD summa cum laude 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, has been listed in Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Business/Restructuring Lawyers for 17 consecutive years, and has been named a Best Lawyer in America. He is the Cochair 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 (ARCHIVED 2018 EDITION)