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Chad Husnick

Chad Husnick

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Chad Husnick represents debtors, creditors, equity holders and other stakeholders in all aspects of corporate liability management, restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. He has represented clients in a variety of industries, including energy, real estate, hospitality, gaming, retail, manufacturing, media, transportation and infrastructure. Clients include QVC Group, Nine Energy, Klockner Pentaplast, Anthology, Careismatic Brands, Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Aearo Technologies, SunPower, Nordic Aviation Capital, Washington Prime Group, Frontier Communications, Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Cirque de Soleil, Regus, Seadrill Partners, Oasis Petroleum, Barneys New York, Toys “R” Us, Energy Future Holdings, Cobalt International, C&J Energy Services, MS Resorts, GGPLP L.L.C., Nebraska Book Company, Masonite Corporation, Calpine and United Airlines.

Career

Chad is a Conferee and member of the Executive Committee in the National Bankruptcy Conference, an invitation-only group of 60 judges, academics and practitioners formed in the Great Depression to assist Congress with drafting bankruptcy legislation. Chad is also a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the International Insolvency Institute, the American Bankruptcy Institute and Turnaround Management Association. Also, he is a Lecturer in the Law at the University of Chicago Law School and has guest lectured at Harvard Law School, Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

Publications

Contributing author for Collier on Bankruptcy—the leading treatise on bankruptcy law.

Personal

University of Chicago Law School, J.D., with honors, 2004; University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., Political Science and Behavioral Science & Law, with distinction, 2001.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Illinois

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Individual Editorial

Chad Husnick is nationally regarded for his well-established bankruptcy practice. He acts for debtors in high stakes Chapter 11 proceedings and has notable experience in the retail sector.

Strengths

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  • He is very smart, commercial and practical. He understands the push and pull in getting to a deal.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is very prominent lawyer and a wonderful professional.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • Chad is an excellent and well respected attorney that handles highly complex debtor matters.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

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California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

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