J. Mark Fisher

Partner

J. Mark Fisher has concentrated his nationwide practice in:

• Secured and unsecured lending
• Business reorganization
• Lender liability litigation
• Workouts and creditors' rights

Mr. Fisher was a leader of bar association activities related to the adoption of Uniform Commercial Code Article 2A (leasing) and the repeal of Uniform Commercial Code Article 6 (bulk sales) in Illinois.

He represented the Illinois Bankers Association as part of the Article 9 Financial Services Coalition to enact revised Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 in Illinois.

Mr. Fisher also has made new law favoring commercial and industrial landlords with respect to their assertion of rejection claims, post-petition administrative claims, and myriad other issues in significant bankruptcy cases across the country.

Experience

Mr. Fisher’s notable representations include:

• In Re Montgomery Ward Holding Corp., 268 F3d 205 (3d Cir., 2001)
• Ha-Lo Industries, Inc. v. CenterPoint Properties Trust, 342 F3d 794 (7th Cir., 2003)
• Conseco Finance Corp. v. Honeywood Development Corp., case no. 98 C 2332 (N.D. Ill.)
• In re EarthShell Corporation, case no. 07-10086 (Bankr. D. Del.)
• Goldin Assoc. v. NESI Power Marketing (In re Power Company of America), case nos. 98-51570 (AHWS), Adv. Proc. No. 00-5055 (AHWS)( Bankr. D. Conn.)
• In re HA2003 f/k/a HA-LO Industries, Inc., case no. 02-12059 (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)

Publications

Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 3d Ed. (contributing editor) (2007)

Illinois Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace (2007)

"Loan Workouts and Commercial Bankruptcy," Advising Illinois Financial Institutions, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2002)

Speeches and Presentations

Mr. Fisher is a frequent speaker on secured transactions and lender liability issues, fraudulent conveyance issues, the purchase of assets of distressed and bankrupt businesses, and other bankruptcy and creditors' rights matters to various bar and financing groups.

Awards and Honors

Fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Illinois Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Credtor/Debtor Rights

Leading Lawyer — Banking and Financial Institutions Law; Bankruptcy and Workouts Law, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network

Best Lawyers in America, Equipment Finance

Award for Outstanding Practical Achievement in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Center for Public Resources

Distinguished Service Award, Corporate Legal Times

Achievement Award, Commercial Finance Association

2000 Distinguished Bank Counsel Award, Illinois Bankers' Association

Recommended Attorney, Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook 2008/2009

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Education

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Section of Business Law
       Committee on Business Bankruptcy

Chicago Bar Association
Commercial Finance Committee
        Past Chair

Commercial Finance Association Education Foundation
Director