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Michael Hainen is a Principal in Goldberg Kohn's Commercial Finance Group. He represents banks and other financial institutions primarily engaged in middle-market lending activities in the documentation, negotiation and closing of a wide range of loan transactions. He regularly handles single and multi-bank asset-based and cash-flow loans, leveraged buyouts, mezzanine financings, and cross-border finance transactions.

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Mike also has extensive experience in bankruptcy related financing, including debtor-in-possession financings and exit loan facilities. In addition, he frequently handles workout matters and guides both out-of-court and bankruptcy-governed restructurings.

Mike has been individually ranked in <em>Chambers USA</em> for his work in Banking &amp; Finance Law every year since 2014. He has served as an expert lecturer for workshops held by the Secured Finance Network.

Mike joined Goldberg Kohn in May 2000. He is a member of the Management Committee and is former Chair of the firm's Commercial Finance Group (2015-2023).

Vanderbilt Law School, J.D., 1997

Middlebury College, B.A., History, 1994

Chambers USA 2015 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 14 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Chambers USA Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 12 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Chambers USA 2017 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Ten Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Chambers USA Rankings; Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Teams are Highly Ranked

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Once Again Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2022; Eight Attorneys Individually Ranked

Chambers USA 2019 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Goldberg Kohn Invests in Knowledge and Data Management for Middle Market Commercial Finance and Bankruptcy Services

Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Maria McGuire Chosen as a “40 Under 40” Award Recipient By the Commercial Finance Association

Jeffrey B. Dunlop and Maria T. McGuire Named Co-Chairs of Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance Group; Succeed Michael Hainen

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Once Again Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2023; Nine Attorneys Individually Ranked

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2024; 10 Attorneys Individually Ranked

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Once Again Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2025; Eight Attorneys Individually Ranked

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Again Earn Acclaim in Chambers USA 2026; Eight Attorneys Recognized

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