Dimitri G. Karcazes

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 and is involved in all aspects of commercial workouts and bankruptcies, including restructurings, reorganizations, sales and liquidations, as well as 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, along with significant expertise with respect to asbestos-related bankruptcies.  He has handled transactions and cases throughout the United States and in Canada, Mexico and the European Union.

A frequent speaker on bankruptcy and commercial finance issues in the United States and abroad, Mr. Karcazes has presented to organizations which include the American Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Chicago Bar Association, Commercial Finance Association, Risk Management Association and the Turnaround Management Association, on such topics as TOUSA and Fraudulent Transfers, DIP Financing and the Use of Cash Collateral, Second Lien Financing/Intercreditor Agreements,  Loan File Reviews, Basics of Secured Claims, and 363 Sales from the Secured Creditor Perspective.  Mr. Karcazes gave a presentation on Cross-Border Insolvencies and Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code at the INSOL Europe Annual Conference.  Mr. Karcazes also frequently serves as a panelist in bankruptcy and commercial finance seminars on topics such as International Asset-Based Lending and IP Value in Workouts/Bankruptcies.

As a commissioner from the State of Illinois to the Uniform Law Commission, Mr. Karcazes has served on the committee drafting the Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act and 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.

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.  Mr. Karcazes has been recognized annually as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. He is a member of the American, Chicago and Hellenic Bar Associations, as well as the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute.