Michael Ott Email & Phone Number

Oak Park, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Counsel banks, financial institutions, and other creditors in distressed situations. Experienced in all aspects of the workout, restructuring, and bankruptcy process, providing clients with thorough analysis and creative solutions. Extensive experience with commercial litigation, including litigation involving complex financial instruments and transactions.Mike thrives on tackling difficult problems and developing strategies to maximize his clients’ leverage and, ultimately, their recoveries, whether through negotiation or litigation.

Chicago, Illinois

Counsel private equity funds, hedge funds, and start-up businesses on all of their transactional legal matters. Counsel businesses with respect to public and private security offerings. Structure and document private security offerings, corporate organizations, and employee and consultancy agreements. Counsel financial services and other businesses with respect to the cryptocurrency space. Supervise and delegate work among attorneys on the business and corporate team. Lead business development efforts for the business and corporate practice group. Lecture on business law topics and mentor younger associates

Bankruptcy associate focusing on the representation of financial institutions and other creditors with counterparties in restructuring and insolvency situations. Experienced in many aspects of the workout, restructuring, and bankruptcy processes, including drafting and negotiating waivers and forbearance agreements, critical “first-day” motions and debtor-in-possession financing arrangements, section 363 sales, and chapter 11 reorganization plans and disclosure statements. Also experienced with complex commercial litigation involving insolvency and fraud issues.

Bankruptcy associate specializing in the representation of large financial institution creditors in workout, restructuring and insolvency situations.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif Indiana Law Journal, Senior Managing Editor Sherman Minton Moot Court.

Ba, Mathematics