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8.20.26
Best Lawyers Honors 28 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 Edition

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.
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 Chambers USA for his work in Banking & Finance Law every year since 2014. He is recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Banking & Finance Law.
Mike joined Goldberg Kohn in May 2000. He is a member of the Management Committee and is the former Chair of the firm's Commercial Finance Group, a role he held from 2015 to 2023. He has served as an expert lecturer for workshops held by the Secured Finance Network.
– Order of the Coif
– Vanderbilt Law Review, Articles Editor
– cum laude