Peter J Roberts
USA Guide 2023
Band 4 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Email address
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(312) 474-1646Share profile
Band 4
About
Provided by Peter J Roberts
Practice Areas
Pete represents clients in all matters of commercial insolvency, including bankruptcies, workouts, receiverships, assignments for the benefit of creditors, UCC Article 9 sales, and related litigation. He develops workout strategies for debtors and creditors, formulates and executes plans of reorganization, navigates asset sales in distressed situations, and litigates cases in state and federal courts. He has extensive trial and appellate experience, including several appeals before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Pete typically works with debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, equity receivers, assignees for the benefit of creditors, prospective buyers of distressed assets, financial institutions, equipment lessors, landlords, and trade creditors. His clients come from a range of industries, including construction, health care, lending, manufacturing, real estate, retailing, wholesaling, collectibles, jewelry, furniture, trucking, and biotechnology.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Chair, Bankruptcy Committee of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association; The Lawyers Club of Chicago; Turnaround Management Association
Personal
Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1990; Boston College, A.B., cum laude, 1987