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Michael J. Small

Partner

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Michael J. Small

Partner

[email protected]

Chicago 312.832.5832

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University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1991)
Jewish Theological Seminary of America (M.A., 1988)
Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985)

Zulassungen

Illinois
United States Court of Appeals for the First, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits
United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois
Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Eastern District of Missouri
United States Supreme Court

He has also appeared in federal and state courts in Delaware, Wisconsin, California, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Utah, and Massachusetts.

* Der Oberste Gerichtshof von Illinois erkennt keine Zertifizierungen von Fachgebieten in der Rechtspraxis an, und keine Auszeichnung oder Anerkennung ist eine Voraussetzung für die Ausübung der Anwaltstätigkeit in Illinois.

Michael Small focuses his practice 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.

Michael has been a partner with the firm since 2000 and 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.

Repräsentative Erfahrung

Michael’s notable engagements include:

In re Stoli Group USA, LLC (debtor)
In re Marelli Lighting et al (international OEM customer)
In re First Brands et al (international OEM customer)
In re Century Mining, LLC (creditor and equity holder)
In the matter of Hyzon Motors, Inc. (company-assignor)
In re AmeriMark Interactive, LLC (asset purchaser)
In re Meridian Restaurants Unlimited (creditors committee)
In re FTX Trading Ltd. (sports sponsorship counterparty creditor)
In re Diamond Sports Group (contract counterparties)
In re Los Angeles Dodgers LLC (acquisition of L.A. Dodgers)
In re Chicago National League Ball Club, LLC (acquisition of Chicago Cubs)
In re Texas Rangers Baseball Partners (acquisition of Texas Rangers)
In re Proterra Inc. et al (supplier-critical vendor)
In re Universal Cooperatives, Inc., et al (debtors’ counsel)
In re AgFeed Industries, Inc. et al (special counsel to the debtors)
In re Loves Furniture, Inc. (creditors committee)
In re SquareTwo Financial Services Corporation (acquiring plan sponsor)
In re GenCanna Global USA, Inc. (creditors committee)
In re The Financial Oversight and Management Board Puerto Rico (infrastructure creditor)
In re Farmland Industries (bondholder committee and liquidating trustee)
In re Corcoran Hospital District (chapter 9 debtor)

Auszeichnungen und Anerkennungen

Recognized, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2014-2018, 2021-2025)
Recognized, AV Preeminent®, 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system
Recognized by the Legal 500 for his work in finance – corporate restructuring (including bankruptcy) (2013)
Erkannt, Die besten Anwälte in Amerika© auf den Gebieten der:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2011-2024)
- Litigation – Bankruptcy (2011-2024)
Selected for inclusion to the Illinois Super Lawyers lists (2007-2023)*

*Der Illinois Supreme Court erkennt keine Zertifizierungen von Spezialisierungen in der Rechtspraxis an, und keine Auszeichnung oder Anerkennung ist eine Voraussetzung für die Ausübung der Anwaltstätigkeit in Illinois.

Zugehörigkeiten

Adjunct professor, chapter 11 and trial advocacy, Northwestern University’s Pritzker Law School and Washington University in St. Louis

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Michael has lectured and participated in panels at conferences throughout the United States and in Europe and Japan. His publications include:

Co-authored, “Limited Options for Cannabis-Related Company Liquidations,” Foley’s Coronavirus Resource Center (April 3, 2020)
“7th Circ. Does The Math, Settlement Upheld,” Bankruptcy Law360 (January 6, 2012)
“Learning From Recent Insider Preference Cases,” Bankruptcy Law360 (October 2011)
Co-authored, “‘Unequivocal And Specific’ Claim Preservation,” Bankruptcy Law360 (July 2011)
Co-edited “Involuntary Bankruptcy” as a chapter within Business Bankruptcy Practice for Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2011 and 2013 Editions) [co-edited the same chapter in the subsequent editions]
Co-authored “Protecting the Value of Potential Tax Refunds for Secured Creditors” Bankruptcy Law 360, (June 8, 2010)
Co-authored, “Financing Renewable Energy,” Commercial Lending Review, Volume 23, Number 2 (March – April 2008)
“A Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conversation: From Alchemy to Taxidermy,” chapter in The Roles and Motivations of Key Players in Bankruptcy Cases, Aspatore Books (2006)