Areas of Practice
Industries
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1998
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1998
Duke University, B.A., 1995, cum laude
Jonathan E. Aberman leads the Chicago Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights practice and is a member of the Business Services, Corporate Finance and Financial Industries Groups.
Mr. Aberman's national practice is committed to helping clients find creative, valuable and cost-effective solutions to complex bankruptcy and insolvency-related problems, both in and out of court. He has helped businesses, banks and non-bank lenders, finance companies, special servicers and other secured and unsecured creditors protect their assets and interests in bankruptcy cases, workouts and restructurings, foreclosures, receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors. In addition, he regularly structures business deals and financial transactions with these situations in mind. He has also represented buyers and sellers of assets in the distressed marketplace, including Bankruptcy Code Section 363 sales and sales under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
With almost twenty years of experience, Mr. Aberman has handled all of the aspects of complex chapter 11 cases in Bankruptcy Courts across the country, including debtor-in-possession financing and cash collateral disputes, auctions and asset sales, plan formation and confirmation, claims and objections, preference actions and fraudulent transfer suits.
Mr. Aberman also negotiates and structures the bankruptcy-related aspects of commercial loan transactions, including intercreditor and subordination agreements, and unitranche and agreements among lenders.
Seminars & Speeches
- October 22, 2020
- August 11, 2020
- Ethical Issues in Real Estate-Based Bankruptcies 2020, Financial Poise Webinar SeriesJanuary 28, 2020
- November 12, 2019
- When Good Loans Go Bad—Troubled Loan Triage, Panelist, Dykema's Financial Industry DownloadOctober 30, 2019
- Anatomy of a (Fictional) Workout, Dykema's 2018 Financial Industry Group Annual Meeting, Chicago, IllinoisNovember 9, 2018
- Bankruptcy 101 for Lenders, Troubled Companies and Business Bankruptcy Primer, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
- Identifying M&A Opportunities in the Distressed Marketplace, M&A Source webinarMay 25, 2010
- Growth Through Acquisition of Distressed Assets, Third Annual Working with Private Equity Groups, University of Chicago, Booth School of BusinessFebruary 6, 2010
- 2008
Publications
- May 11, 2020NextGen Financial Services Reporthttps://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/2020/05/bankruptcy-on-ice-iii-the-freeze-extends-temporary-suspensions-of-chapter-11-cases/
- May 5, 2020NextGen Financial Services Reporthttps://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/2020/05/are-debtors-eligible-to-receive-ppp-loans-bankrupt-companies-and-the-sba-wage-war-over-critical-cares-act-program-eligibility/
- April 23, 2020NextGen Financial Services Reporthttps://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/2020/04/bankruptcy-on-ice-ii-an-early-spring-thaw-for-bankruptcy-courts/
- April 16, 2020NextGen Financial Services Reporthttps://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/2020/04/bankruptcy-on-ice-retail-debtors-taking-steps-to-freeze-chapter-11-bankruptcy-proceedings-based-on-covid-19-issues/
- April 16, 2020Law360https://www.law360.com/articles/1259365/illinois-courts-may-increasingly-embrace-equity-receiverships
- March 20, 2020NextGen Financial Services Reporthttps://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/2020/03/bankruptcy-courts-remain-open-for-business/
- August 13, 2019NextGen Financial Services Reporthttps://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/2019/08/importance-of-careful-drafting-of-intercreditor-agreements-highlighted-by-recent-federal-appeals-court-ruling/
- August 13, 2019NextGen Financial Services Reporthttps://www.nextgenfinancialservicesreport.com/2019/08/importance-of-careful-drafting-of-intercreditor-agreements-highlighted-by-recent-federal-appeals-court-ruling/
- "Creditors' Committees Under the Microscope – Recent Developments Highlight the Hazards of Self-Dealing"September 2007American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
News
- July 14, 2020
- January 15, 2020
- November 12, 2019
- July 28, 2016
- February 23, 2016
Alerts
- March 24, 2020
Press Releases
- 18 Attorneys Earn “Lawyer of the Year” HonorsAugust 20, 2020
- January 29, 2020
- January 10, 2019
- January 25, 2018
- April 25, 2017
- February 15, 2016
Memberships & Involvement
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
Community/Civic Activities
Collaboration Theater Company, Board Member (Emeritus)
Awards & Recognition
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021. Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC
Named a Leading Lawyer in Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial by The Leading Lawyers Network, 2015-2018
Named on the Illinois Super Lawyers® list for Bankruptcy: Business Law, 2018-Present
Recognized in Illinois Super Lawyers® as a Rising Star in Bankruptcy, 2012-2013