Marc Carmel

Strategic advisory and restructuring | Creditors' committees | Distressed M&A | Equity holder representation | Business counseling | Commercial finance | Litigation finance | Mergers and acquisitions | Private equity | Law firm capital solutions

Marc is the Managing Member of McDonald Hopkins' Chicago office, serves on the Board of Directors, is a member of the firm’s Strategic Advisory and Restructuring Department, and co-leads the firm's Private Equity practice group and the firm's Litigation Finance group. He has two decades of experience representing clients located throughout the United States, including public and private companies, private equity and other investment firms, directors and executives, lenders, committees, and equity holders in a variety of distress and non-distress engagements. Marc regularly advises clients regarding strategic alternatives, including: out-of-court and in court restructurings and bankruptcies; mergers and acquisitions, refinancing, recapitalizations, and sales; and fiduciary duties and governance matters throughout the United States and internationally. Whenever necessary, he assists his clients with commercial litigation in insolvency matters. Additionally, Marc has extensive experience in the litigation finance industry.

Marc is a frequent author and speaker on restructuring topics, with a focus on fiduciary duties, acquisitions of distressed assets, and cutting edge strategies and tactics to address bankruptcy issues. Marc also writes and speaks about litigation finance.

Prior to joining McDonald Hopkins, Marc led representations in restructurings and bankruptcies at two major international law firms and was the leader of a litigation finance firm’s involvement in the bankruptcy and restructuring sector. Marc worked for a large national accounting firm before attending law school and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Marc earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and his Masters of Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees from the University of Michigan.

Harvard Law School

Juris Doctor

University of Michigan

Masters of Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees

Exceptional Legal Services Provider for Litigation Funders (U.S.)

International Legal Finance Association (ILFA)

2025