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| Practice Areas | Corporate Practice; Corporate Finance; Banking Law; Uniform Commercial Code; Bankruptcy, Workout and Corporate Reorganization; International Business Transactions | | | Education | University of Illinois, J.D., summa cum laude, 1972, University of Illinois, B.A., 1969 | | | Admitted | 1972, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois | |
| Memberships | Chicago and American Bar Associations. | | | Born | Waukegan, Illinois, July 11, 1947 | | | Biography | Partner, Jenner & Block, LLC, 1974—. Clerk to Judge Glenn K. Seidenfeld, Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, 1972-1974. Adjunct Professor of Business Law, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, 1985-1987. Chair, Letter of Credit Subcommittee, American Bar Association Business Law Section (2003-2007); Chair, Consumer Credit Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 1993-1994; Co-Chair, Commercial and Financial Transactions Committee, Chicago Bar Association (September 2003-2004); Chair, International Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association (2000-2001); Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Documentary Credit World (Letter of Credit Survey, Inc.). Editor, Uniform Laws Annotated Uniform Commercial Code - Forms and Materials (West Publishing); Editor, Illinois Practice - Uniform Commercial Code Forms Annotated (West Publishing). Participated in drafting process of Revised Article 5 of Uniform Commercial Code and International Standby Practices (ISP98). Articles: "Letters of Credit in Financial Transactions," Advanced Commercial Finance and Creditors Rights in Illinois (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1993); "Preferences in Letter of Credit Transactions - Review and Update," 10 Letters of Credit Report (July/August 1995); "Subrogation Rights and Letters of Credit — Get Ready," 10 Letters of Credit Report 1 (May/June 1995); "Ten Noteworthy Letter of Credit Cases from the Twentieth Century - A Commercial Lawyer's View," 3 Documentary Credit World 17 (Dec. 1999); "Transfers and Assignments of Proceeds of Letter of Credit Proceeds," 2001 Annual Letter of Credit Survey 92-116 (Institute for International Banking Law & Practice); "Preparing for Security Interests in Letter of Credit Proceeds under Revised Article 9 of the UCC," 12 International Financial Services Association Network (May 2001); "How to Structure a Lease to Protect Against the Risk of a Bankruptcy of the Tenant," 26 Real Estate Issues 35-45 (Fall 2001); "Letters of Credit in Lease Transactions — Part I," 16 ABA Probate & Property 28-33 (July/August 2002); "Letters of Credit in Lease Transactions, Part II: Drafting Tips," 16 ABA Probate & Property 43-47 (Nov./Dec. 2002); "The Effect on Letters of Credit of Enron," 7 Documentary Credit World," 21-29 (May 2003); "Real World Revised Article 9: Practical Guidance for 2003 and Beyond—Perfection Issues," 3-1 — 3-66 & 4-1 — 4-26 (IICLE Sept. 2003). Author: "Mayan Network: Cause for Concern for Bankruptcy Caps on Leases (and Issuers)?" 2005 Annual Survey of Letter of Credit Law and Practice 148 (IIBLP 2005); "Attorney's Fees in Letter of Credit Cases under UCC Section 5-111(e)," 2006 Annual Survey of Letter of Credit Law and Practice 128 (IIBLP 2006); "Standby Letter of Credit Rules and Practices Misunderstood or Little Understood by Applicants and Beneficiaries," 40 Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal 125 (Fall 2007). | | | ISLN | 905839934 | |
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