Dimitri G. Karcazes Principal
phone	312.201.3976
fax	312.863.7476
email	dimitri.karcazes@goldbergkohn.com

Dimitri Karcazes is a principal in the firm’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group.  Mr. Karcazes primarily represents lenders in the protection and enforcement of creditors’ rights.  He is involved in all aspects of commercial workouts and bankruptcies, including restructurings, reorganizations, sales and liquidations.  His experience includes bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts and assignments for the benefit of creditors.  He has considerable experience with high-yield, distressed debt, intercreditor and subordinated debt matters.  He has handled transactions and cases throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico and the European Union.

Mr. Karcazes has developed significant expertise with respect to asbestos-related bankruptcies and has represented a variety of clients in this area.  He co-authored an article published in the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, “From Free-Fall to Free-For-All: The Rise of Pre-Packaged Asbestos Bankruptcies.” 

Mr. Karcazes is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy and commercial finance issues.  He was a panelist at the Ocean Tomo 2008 Intellectual Property Conference on a panel entitled "IP Value in Workout/Bankruptcies."  His presentation at the INSOL Europe Annual Conference in Monaco dealt with cross-border insolvencies and Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.  He has also given recent presentations on debtor-in-possession financing, asbestos bankruptcies and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and participated as a panelist for a Chicago Bar Association seminar, “Buying and Selling Distressed Assets” and for a teleconference on the new American Bar Association (ABA) model intercreditor agreement entitled, "Dealing with Intercreditor Issues Between First and Second Lien Lenders."  

Mr. Karcazes has been appointed a commissioner from the State of Illinois to the Uniform Law Commission.  In such capacity, he served on the committee to harmonize the laws of the United States, Mexico and Canada with respect to the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade and he currently serves on the committee drafting a Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act.

Mr. Karcazes is admitted to practice in Illinois. He received his law degree, with honors, in 1999 from the University of Chicago, and his B.A., with honors, in 1996 from the University of Chicago, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa.

Professional Activities

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Asscociation
• Member, Hellenic Bar Association
• Member, Turnaround Management Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Insitute

Education

• University of Chicago, J.D., with honors, 1999
• University of Chicago, B.A., with honors, 1996

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

• Summary and Analysis of the ABA Task Force Model Deposit Account Control Agreement
• From Free-Fall to Free-For-All: The Rise of Pre-Packaged Asbestos Bankruptcies
• Kmart, WorldCom & Adelphia: Mega-Issues from Mega-Cases