Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601
United States
Aaron represents creditors, debtors, and other parties-in-interest in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and related adversary proceedings throughout the country, as well as in non-bankruptcy matters that implicate insolvency issues. He has extensive experience litigating insolvency and valuation disputes in avoidance and breach-of-contract litigation. In addition, he advises clients in connection with distressed transactions, both in and outside of bankruptcy, and regarding application of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" provisions in structuring and unwinding commodity and derivatives contracts. Aaron is a member of the firm’s Opinion Committee with respect to insolvency-related legal opinions.
Aaron graduated Order of the Coif from Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he served as Senior Articles Editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review. While attending law school, Aaron was awarded the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal and the Roy L. Steinheimer Commercial Law Award, and was also named the Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student from the Fourth Circuit by the American College of Bankruptcy. Currently, Aaron serves as an adjunct professor for bankruptcy at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Areas of Practice | 1) Restructuring and Insolvency, 2) Commercial Litigation, 3) Derivatives and Structured Products, 4) Distressed Real Estate and 5) Financial Advisory Services |
Law School | Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 2005 |
Admitted Year | 1994 |
Education | University of Michigan, B.A., 2000 |
Bar Member / Association | Illinois State Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Association |
Most recent firm | McGuireWoods LLP |
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