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Michael
L.
Molinaro
Partner
Michael L. Molinaro's national practice focuses on bankruptcy, reorganization and commercial law matters, representing parties in all facets of bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workouts and restructurings. His practice includes representing secured creditors, sub-debt holders, credit card issuers, asset purchasers, lessors, private equity investors, franchisors and other parties in interest before the United States Bankruptcy Courts on contested matters pending throughout the country.
Mr. Molinaro also has significant experience representing insurance companies, secured and unsecured lenders, financial service companies and many other clients on a wide variety of commercial finance transactions, including health care, real estate, credit card, leasing, franchise, hedge fund and derivative transactions.
Mr. Molinaro has published numerous articles on various aspects of bankruptcy law and is a frequent lecturer who has spoken on a variety of commercial and bankruptcy law topics, including the treatment of derivative transactions, cramdown, modification of the stay, partnership bankruptcies and lender liability.
Prior Work Experience
Prior to joining Loeb & Loeb, Mr. Molinaro chaired the Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights practice group at Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.
Publications/Speeches
- Co-author, Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bankruptcy for IP Licensees, Morris-Anderson's Renaissance (October 2007)
- Author, Directors and Officers: Beware of the Vicinity of Insolvency, Corporate Officers & Directors Liability (April 5, 2004)
- Co-author, Documenting a Consensual Transfer of Distressed Real Estate, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate & Trust Law (1998)
- Author, Defeating a Cramdown: Getting a Grip on the Indubitable Equivalent Standard, The Secured Lender (November/December 1994)
- Author, Single-Asset Real Estate Bankruptcies: Curbing an Abuse of the Bankruptcy Process, UCC Law Journal (Fall 1991)
- Author, Bankruptcy Wars!, The Secured Lender (May/June 1990)
- Author, The Threat of Cramdown: How Real Is It?, Real Estate Review (Fall 1989)
Media Mentions
Distinctions
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Recommended “Top Lawyers in Illinois” in Bankruptcy & Workout Law, Leading Lawyers Network, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company (2004-2008)
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Named in "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, (2008 edition)
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Named "Best Lawyer" in Bankruptcy, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (2006-2009)
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DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1982, Notes and Comments Editor, DePaul Law Review
St. Joseph's College, B.S., 1979, cum laude
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar
Law Clerk,
Honorable
Frederick
Hertz,
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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