Mark A. Berkoff is global co-chair of the firm's Restructuring practice group and has been elected to the firm's Policy Committee. Mr. Berkoff concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors' rights. He has experience in many aspects of this area of law and regularly represents debtors and creditors committees in complex commercial Chapter 11 cases in diverse industries (such as steel, automotive, office products, promotional products, retail, metal fabricating, single asset real estate cases, consumer lending, food service, and medical). Mr. Berkoff has handled all aspects of the Chapter 11 proceeding from pre-bankruptcy planning through plan confirmation and including post-confirmation matters.

Mr. Berkoff is experienced in workouts, out-of-court compositions, and business reorganizations/restructurings. He also represents secured creditors in Chapter 11 proceedings, buyers of assets in and outside of Bankruptcy Court; insurance companies in collecting unpaid pre-petition and post-petition workers' compensation premiums as administrative and/or priority claims; landlords, directors and officers and trustees. Mr. Berkoff also has experience prosecuting and defending involuntary petitions in bankruptcy, representing assignees and handling assignments for the benefit of creditors as well as experience both prosecuting and defending hundreds of preference cases.

The respected English publisher Chambers and Partners has listed him as one of the country's leading bankruptcy and insolvency lawyers in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, commenting that clients call him "simply a great lawyer," with an “impressive understanding of how to best get a deal done." Mr. Berkoff has been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law. He is also listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law, and he has been rated "AV" by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating available.

Felvétel

• Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Tagságok

• American Bar Association, Business Law Section and Bankruptcy Committee
• Chicago Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee
• Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Co-chairman of the Turnaround Management Association's Education Committee (2001-2003)
• Co-chairman of the Turnaround Management Association's Special Events Committee (2005)
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Publikációk

• Co-author of the chapter entitled "Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases" in the 2006 edition of the Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education ("IICLE") book on Business Bankruptcy Practice.
• LESSEE BEWARE: Bankruptcy Code 363 Asset Sales May Be Traps for the Unwary", published in Morris Anderson & Associates Ltd. Renaissance Newsletter September 2004
• Contributing Author, "2002 Bankruptcy Law Update," Aspen Law and Business.
• Co-author, Salvaging a Troubled Franchisee-Non-Bankruptcy Approach, (FranCast, April 2000)
• Mr. Berkoff has written articles that have appeared in publications for the Business Products Credit Association and for Financial Executives International.

Szemináriumok

• "Pension and Legacy: New Laws and Old Obligations," Panelist (June 2007)
• "Perilous Changes in the Legal Landscape: Leading Experts Explain the New Rules of Electronic Discovery," Panelist (June 2007)
• "What They Don't Teach You In Law School," University of Chicago Law School Alumni Roundtable Series (April 2006)
• "Keys To Successful Acquisitions For Corporate Growth--Executing The Acquisition Strategy With Regards To Distressed Companies," Panelist (May 2005).
• "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Of 2005 Will Have Impact On Business As Well As Consumer Bankruptcies," Presenter (April and May 2005).
• "USA and Canadian Bankruptcies and Restructurings - What You Need To Know About The Differences", Presenter (February 2005).
• "What You Should Know About LLC Companies" and "The State Of The Law On Critical Vendor Issues," Presenter (May 2004).
• "Preference Litigation," Presenter (October 2003)
• "Buying, Selling And Advising Troubled Companies," Presenter (June 2003).
• "Who Wants To Be A Credit Expert?" Presenter (Multiple Dates).
• American Bar Association's Subcommittee On Bankruptcy Crimes And Abuses Of The Bankruptcy Process, Panelist (National Conference Of Bankruptcy Judges, 1999).

Mark Berkoff also has made numerous presentations to business associations, credit professionals, lenders, and attorneys in, among others, the following areas: Chapter 11 practice and procedure; participating on Chapter 11 Creditors' Committees; Alternatives to bankruptcy such as workouts, out-of-court composition agreements and assignments for the benefit of creditors and article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Civil és jótékonysági tevékenység

• Past Chairman and current member of the Corporate Donations Committee for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois
• General Counsel to the Business Products Credit Association, Inc.