About

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LP’s Financial Services & Restructuring Group has deep experience in all facets of in-court and out-of-court restructurings and workouts, across the United States and internationally. LP’s restructuring attorneys are keenly familiar with the market and strategic options and maintain a vast network of connections, thereby enabling them to provide tailored advice that achieves unprecedented results in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Secured lenders: LP has a long history of protecting lenders’ interests when their loans go into default. LP works with lenders to determine the best way to get repaid, including insolvency, restructuring, assignments for the benefit of creditors, receiverships, and other actions.

Unsecured creditors and creditor committees: LP’s nationwide creditor practice has represented the following, among others, in bankruptcy and other litigation cases: commercial landlords, trade creditors, official committees of unsecured creditors, and defendants in preference and fraudulent conveyance actions.

Fiduciaries: LP has significant experience representing and advising assignees, receivers, liquidating trusts, bankruptcy trustees, and boards of directors of troubled companies.

Asset purchasers and note dispositions: One of LP’s core strengths is representing sophisticated purchasers, including private equity and hedge funds, in acquisitions of distressed businesses and/or distressed debt.

Chambers Review

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Illinois

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Levenfeld Pearlstein is noted for its strong restructuring practice. The firm's attorneys handle a wide range of matters, including workouts, reorganizations and financing transactions. They act for both debtors and creditors.

Work Highlights

  • Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC represented the the official committee of unsecured creditors of St. Margaret’s Health-Peru and St. Margaret’s Health-Spring

    Valley in the respective Chapter 11s.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Elizabeth Vandesteeg
3
Elizabeth Vandesteeg
3
Band 3
Elizabeth Vandesteeg is an experienced bankruptcy practitioner. She is regularly called upon by debtors and creditors for assistance with reorganization and restructuring matters.

Lisa has this incredible energy about her.

Lisa is very creative and really understands her clients and their needs in a bankruptcy case.

Lisa is a capable and competent partner, and a very effective speaker. She can bring order to a chaotic situation.

Harold D. Israel
3
Harold D. Israel
3
Band 3
Harold Israel wins praise from the market for his strong restructuring practice. He offers a wealth of experience representing debtors, lenders and creditors in both in-court and out-of-court restructurings.

It is always a pleasure to work with a true professional and trusted adviser like Harold.

Harold Israel is a super smart and experienced bankruptcy practitioner.

Harold make us feel like their biggest client.

Harold is an encyclopedia of bankruptcy laws.

Jack O'Connor
U
Jack O'Connor
U
Up and Coming

Jack O'Connor focuses his flourishing practice on complex insolvency and commercial restructuring matters. He is strong in Chapter 11 reorganizations, as well as on the disposal of distressed assets.

Ranked Lawyers at
Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC

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Illinois

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Elizabeth Vandesteeg
3
Elizabeth Vandesteeg
3
Band 3
Harold D. Israel
3
Harold D. Israel
3
Band 3
Jack O'Connor
U
Jack O'Connor
U
Up and Coming

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