David N. Missner concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy reorganization, commercial transactions and banking law both in Chicago, Illinois and Aspen, Colorado.

He is a frequent lecturer on banking and bankruptcy-related topics for the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and other professional and trade organizations.

Representative clients of Mr. Missner have included the following debtors: Wieboldt Stores, Inc., Diamond Mortgage Corporation, Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway, Rymer Foods, Inc., Gaslight Clubs, Inc., Maurice L. Rothschild & Co., Times Square Studios, Convenient Food Mart, Inc., Wedlo, Inc., Circle Fine Art, Como Inn, Inc., Ecco D'Oro Food Corp., Dynagear, Inc., K-2 Industrial Services, Help-At-Home, Jay Foods (Jays Potato Chips), Opticor, Inc., ASAP Mail Service, Inc., Nicholas Betzold, Builders Plumbing, Global Steel Trading and National Steel Corporation; and creditors committee counsel to United States Gear Corporation, Charles A. Stevens & Co., Ganton Technologies, Inc., Office 1 Superstores, McCook Metals LLC and Ha-Lo Industries, Inc.

Additionally, in connection with the Kmart Chapter 11 proceedings, Mr. Missner represented the interests of Eastman Kodak Company, Roger Penske and Penske Auto Centers. In connection with the acquisition of troubled companies in 363 sales, he has represented clients who have acquired Mother Stores, Inc., Hat World, Inc., Kenny Industrial Services and Outboard Marine Corporation. Mr. Missner also continues to work for various financial institutions, including: American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago, Banco Popular, Deutsche Bank, Cole Taylor Bank, Oxford Bank & Trust Co., and LaSalle National Bank.

The respected English research firm Chambers & Partners lists him as one of America's leading Insolvency lawyers in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business; in 2007, the guide described him as “one of the leading lawyers in Chicago" and in 2008, naming him a Senior Statesman, it said he is "phenomenal and wonderful" and "a great lawyer." Mr. Missner has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer in both 2005 and 2006, as the result of research projects conducted jointly by Law & Politics and Chicago magazines.

Awards/Honors:

• American Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers, 2007 and 2003
• Best Lawyers 2007
• Chambers 2004 (Jun 1, 2004)
• Illinois Super Lawyer 2005 and 2006

ZULASSUNGEN

• Colorado
• Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Trial Bar, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Mitgliedschaften

• American Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association

Publikationen

• "Representing the Creditor With a Secured Claim" (1985) and "Chapter 11-Representing the Debtor" (1990), both published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education

Erfahrungen

• Staff Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Los Angeles, California
• Senior Partner, Schwartz, Cooper, Kolb & Gaynor