Michael M. Eidelman

Shareholder

T: 312-609-7636 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Co-Chair, Corporate Reorganization, Bankruptcy & Insolvency Group

Michael M. Eidelman is a shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Area.

Mr. Eidelman concentrates his practice in bankruptcy and insolvency matters, and has acted as lead counsel for debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, Chapter 7 and 11 trustees, landlords, purchasers of assets, and creditors’ and bondholders’ committees. In addition, Mr. Eidelman has represented companies, creditors, court-appointed receivers and assignees for the benefit of creditors in out-of-court restructurings and liquidations. Mr. Eidelman also represents officers and directors of financially distressed companies. He has substantial litigation experience in all aspects of creditors’ rights, in both state and federal jurisdictions and in cross-border transactions in Canada and Mexico.

Mr. Eidelman is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations. He served as a committee member and co-chairman of the Bankruptcy & Reorganization Liaison Committee, a committee established to address issues concerning bankruptcy judges and lawyers in the Northern District of Illinois. He is also a frequent speaker and author on numerous bankruptcy-related issues.

Mr. Eidelman has been listed by his peers in Illinois Super Lawyers and is recognized as one of the top bankruptcy attorneys in Illinois by Chambers and Partners USA America’s Leading Lawyers in Business.

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• Dealing with Troubled Tribal Casinos
• Vedder Price Bankruptcy Group Ranked 6th in the United States
• Protecting Insureds' Privacy in Bankruptcy Court
• Vedder Price Bankruptcy Attorneys Rank Among Nation's Top Lawyers for Lenders

• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Corporate Reorganization
• Distressed Real Estate Assets
• Secured Lending
• Subprime Lending and Mortgage Task Force

• J.D., DePaul University School of Law, 1987
• B.G.S., University of Michigan, 1984

• Illinois, 1988
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1988
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2004
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2005
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2005
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 2006
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2007
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2007
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, 2008
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Michigan, 2008

• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii, 2008 

• Member, Turnaround Management Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Bankruptcy & Reorganization Liaison Committee