Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Illinois

11 Years Ranked

About

Provided by John R. Weiss

USA

Practice Areas

Mr. Weiss practices in the area of business reorganization and financial restructuring. Mr. Weiss focuses his practice on corporate restructurings and recapitalizations, loan defaults, workouts and bankruptcies. His practice on behalf of creditors focuses on representing banks, institutional investors, indenture trustees, and holders of publicly and privately placed debt securities in complex corporate and municipal situations. His practice on behalf of debtors includes companies in the restaurant, golf, entertainment, hospitality, wire and cable, steel, trucking, aluminum smelting, and sampling businesses. Mr. Weiss also has extensive experience in workouts involving investor-owned electric utilities and sponsors/suppliers of asset securitization transactions.

Career

Duane Morris LLP: Partner, 2006-present; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP: Partner, 1996-1998, 2000-2006; Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP: Partner, 1998-2000; Chapman and Cutler: Partner, 1993-1996, Associate, 1985-1993

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association.

Personal

Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1985; Northwestern University, B.A., 1982

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Illinois

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Band 4
Individual Editorial
John Weiss of Duane Morris LLP is the managing partner of the Chicago office. He continues to advise lenders on bankruptcy proceedings in the healthcare sphere, with a particular focus on nursing homes.

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