Mark L. Radtke focuses his practice on corporate reorganization, creditors’ rights, and bankruptcy. He is a Chicago-based partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group.
Mark advises debtors, boards of directors, indenture trustees and bondholders, chapter 7 and liquidation trustees, state and federal receivers, assignees for the benefit of creditors, committees, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, and interest holders on all aspects of in and out-of-court restructurings including chapters 7, 11, and 15 cases. He has litigated contested matters in state, federal, and appellate courts.
Awards and Recognition
- Recipient, Chambers & Partners USA – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2022-2023)
- Recipient, Chambers & Partners USA – “Up and Coming Lawyer” (2021)
- Recipient, Law Bulletin Publishing Company “Illinois Leading Lawyer” (2018, 2021-2023)
- Recipient, Law Bulletin Publishing Company “Illinois Emerging Lawyer” (2015-2016)
- Recipient, Law & Politics Magazine “Illinois Rising Star” (2008-2011, 2013-2015)
Affiliations
- Chicago Bar Association
- Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee, Chair (2023), Vice Chair (2021-2022)
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, Co-Chair (2018-2022)
- Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, Advisory Board Member (2010-2023)
- Young and New Members Committee, past Co-Chair
Presentations and Publications
- Author, “Tips for Financial Health in the New Year: Avoid Having to Double Pay a Supplier,” The National Law Review (2023)
- Co-author, “Litigation Concerning the Automatic Stay,” West Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation (2008-2023)
- Co-author, “Bankruptcy Courts’ Equitable Discretion May Be in Danger,” Law360 (September 20, 2021)
- Co-author, “Treatment of Secured Interests in Bankruptcy,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Secured Transactions (2004-2021)
- Co-author, “Jurisdiction and Venue: First in Time Apparently Has Its Privileges, But Should It?,” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (2010)
- Co-author, “Rooker-Feldman: Still a Litigator’s Merry Mischief-Maker?,” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (2008)
Foley Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that it has again been recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the top law firms in the country in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Tips for Financial Health in the New Year: Avoid Having to Double Pay a Supplier
What if your company was forced to pay twice for all of its purchases from a particular supplier during the last month? What if that double payment obligation instead covered the last three months, six months, or even longer?
Foley Ranks Among Nation’s Top Law Firms in Chambers USA 2022
Foley has again been recognized by Chambers & Partners as one of the top law firms in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Mark Radtke’s Move to Foley Featured in Legal and Regional Press
Recent Foley lateral hire, Mark Radtke, was featured in legal and regional press, including in a Legal Desire article titled “Foley Adds Bankruptcy Partner Mark Radtke to Chicago Office,” and Politico’s “Illinois Playbook”.
Foley Adds Bankruptcy Partner Mark Radtke to Chicago Office
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Mark Radtke has joined the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice Group as a partner in its Chicago office.