Derek L. Wright, senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP, is a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations and Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practices.
Mr. Wright has represented a broad array of clients in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, including Chapter 11 debtors, creditors' committees, creditors, secured creditors and trustees. His experience encompasses many facets of bankruptcy, including Chapter 11 plan formation and prosecution, 363 sales, debtor-in-possession financing and numerous adversary actions. His general commercial litigation experience includes litigating disputes in the areas of construction law, employer/employee disputes, administrative appeals and contractual disagreements.
Mr. Wright received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 2001), where he worked on the Environmental Law Journal. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A., English, 1998). He co-authored the article: "Is the ‘Debtor-in-Possession’ Not the ‘Debtor’? Post-petition Transfers and the Subsequent New-Value Defense," ABI Journal, September 2006.
Mr. Wright is admitted to the Illinois Bar and the Wisconsin Bar, and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute.