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윌리엄 J. 맥케나

파트너

윌리엄 J. 맥케나

파트너

윌리엄 J. (빌) 맥케나는 파산 절차, 금융 기관 및 대출자 책임 소송, 부동산 소송, 건설 소송, 에너지 관련 소송을 중심으로 다양한 상업 소송 분야에서 40년 이상의 경험을 쌓아 고객을 대리해 왔습니다. 그는 본 법무법인의 파산 및 기업 재편 실무 그룹의 구성원이자 전 부의장이며, 상업 소송 및 건설 실무 그룹의 구성원입니다.

Bill has conducted numerous commercial trials (jury and non-jury) in circuit, federal district, and bankruptcy courts around the country. He has also conducted numerous contested administrative hearings before federal and state administrative bodies of all types. He has prosecuted or defended many appeals in the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, and various federal courts of appeals.

He has frequently represented secured lenders, creditor committees, indenture trustees, debtors-in-possession, and trustees in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. In this setting he has conducted trials in various bankruptcy courts around the country on subjects including relief from stay, Section 363 sales, continued use of cash collateral, contested trustee elections, assumption or rejection of executory contracts, contested claims, and confirmation of plans of reorganization. He has also litigated adversary proceedings raising an array of commercial litigation scenarios.

He has had extensive experience representing developers, lenders, landowners, lessors, and lessees in all types of litigation relating to real estate. His trial work has included groundbreaking condemnation, land-use, and zoning cases, as well as significant commercial foreclosures and disputes over leaseholds.

Bill’s experience in financial-institution and lender-liability litigation includes representation of foreign and domestic banks in all types of disputes with their borrowers, as well as significant trial experience in lender-liability actions. Bill is a frequent lecturer and author on lender-liability issues.

In the field of construction litigation, Bill has worked on behalf of owners, lenders, contractors, and subcontractors in all types of disputes relating to private and public construction projects.

Bill McKenna tried his first case (bench) in Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in February 1980, representing a pro football player in a dispute with his agent. Since then, Bill has had another 76 trials, including arbitrations, administrative evidentiary proceedings, and bench trials. His trials cover a range of commercial matters, including bankruptcy adversary proceedings, construction arbitrations, utility prudence and customer reparations administrative hearings, and many types of real estate related cases. He has been the “go-to” Chicago attorney for many years for eminent domain, planning and zoning, mortgage foreclosure, and breach of lease trials. Bill’s jury trials have ranged from multimillion-dollar RICO claims involving the horse racing industry to significant will contests and major eminent domain matters for both condemning authorities and landowners. In March 2000, Bill was elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers by his peers in recognition of his record as a trial lawyer. He has also taught as an adjunct professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law for approximately 25 years and was honored as the Outstanding Adjunct Professor by the Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy in 2015. Bill has lectured and written extensively on Trial Advocacy and substantive real estate litigation issues for many years.

수상 및 표창

  • AV Preeminent, the highest performance rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings system.
  • Illinois Super Lawyers (2005-2016).
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation (2008, 2010-2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation, Real Estate (2011-2023)
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (2000)

제휴

  • 미국 변호사 협회 회원
  • Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Northwestern University Law School

출판물 및 프레젠테이션

Bill is a frequent lecturer and author on lender-liability issues. He is the co-author of chapters on lender liability in the consumer and commercial contexts in two treatises. Bill is also the co-author of a chapter on commercial mortgage foreclosure in a treatise and lectures frequently on the subject of commercial mortgage foreclosure.

His publications and presentations include:

  • Co-author, “Fiduciary Duties of Trustees in the Age of COVID,” Wealth Management Journal (September 7, 2022).
  • Co-author, “Mortgage Foreclosure: Practice and Procedure,” Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure 2021 Edition, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE®) (2021, 2020, 2013 and 2010 Editions).
  • Co-author, “The Sky Isn’t Falling: Why the Seventh Circuit Got It Right in I80 Equipment LLC,” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (May 1, 2020).
  • Co-author, “The Bargains and Risks of Buying Assets During A Chapter 11,” chapter in Inside the Minds™, Buying and Selling Distressed Businesses, 2012 Edition, Aspatore Books (2012).
  • Lender Liability chapter in “Secured Transactions” Treatise, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (2007, updated 2010).
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