Commercial Finance

Goldberg Kohn Commercial Finance and Bankruptcy: 2025 Mid-Year Update

Marsh McLennen Settles Over Losses in Greensill Collapse; Goldberg Kohn U.S. Litigation Counsel to White Oak

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

Alexandria Filush and Christopher Swartout Chosen as “40 Under 40 Award” Recipients By the Secured Finance Network

Firm Founder Richard Kohn Honored as an Icon for Having Shaped the Very Foundation of Specialty Finance

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring SFNet’s International Lending Conference 2025 Exploring “Strategies for a Changing World”

“Key Takeaways From SFNet’s Asset-Based Capital Conference” Recaps a Panel Moderated By Laura Jakubowski

Richard Kohn and William Starshak Present at the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law’s “Colloquium on Navigating the New Era of Digital Finance”

Goldberg Kohn Elevates Commercial Finance Attorney Daniel C. Toren to Principal in the Firm

Director of Knowledge Management and Innovation Laura Jakubowski Moderating the “Economic and Policy Update” Panel at SFNet’s 2025 Asset Based Capital Conference

Laura Jakubowski Authors “2025 Policy Outlook: Navigating Economic and Regulatory Shifts Under New Leadership”

Lender Liability Management: DIP Financings and the Non-Ratable Roll-Up

Richard Kohn and Bill Starshak Presenting SFNet Midwest’s “International Lending 201” Lunch & Learn

SFNet Honors Laura Jakubowski With a 2024 IMPACT Award Celebrating Excellence in the Secured Finance Industry

Naomi Forbes, Graham Johnson, Victor Sales de Figueiredo and Steven Wickman Join Goldberg Kohn as Associates

Laura Jakubowski, Goldberg Kohn’s Director of Knowledge Management and Innovation, Elected to The Secured Finance Network’s Executive Committee

Commercial Finance Principal Richard Kohn Moderating “Cross-Border Lending” at SFNet’s 80th Annual Convention

Commercial Finance Principal Anne Marie Pisano Moderating “Examining New Market Segments: Opening Doors for Accelerated Growth,” at SFNet’s 80th Annual Convention

Goldberg Kohn Achieves Mansfield Rule Certification for 2023-2024

Goldberg Kohn Again Named One of the “100 Best Places to Work in Chicago” By Crain’s Chicago Business

Knowledge Management Attorney Laura Jakubowski Authors “Public Data in Cross-Border Lending”

Goldberg Kohn Finance and Bankruptcy: 2024 Mid-Year Update

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

Josh Epstein Honored With the Chicago Bar Association’s Milton H. Gray Award for Outstanding Project Leadership

Commercial Finance Practice Group Co-Chairs Jeff Dunlop and Maria McGuire Featured in the June 2024 Issue of The Secured Lender

Prisca Kim Chosen as a “40 Under 40 Award” Recipient By the Secured Finance Network

Marques Winick Honored As a 2024 Rising Star Award Recipient By The National Immigrant Justice Center

Laura Jakubowski Presenting “Market Update: What’s Happening Now” at SFNet’s International Lending Conference in London

Dimitri Karcazes Presenting “The World of Restructuring: New Procedures, New Challenges” at SFNet’s International Lending Conference in London

Joshua Epstein Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Practice Group

Danielle Juhle Profiled in The Secured Lender’s “Women in Secured Finance” Issue

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Secured Finance Network’s Third Annual Cross-Border Finance Essay Contest

Goldberg Kohn Represents Granite Creek in Diamond Blade Warehouse’s Acquisition of Peak Toolworks

Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Principals Named Rising Stars

Goldberg Kohn Finance and Bankruptcy: 2023 Year-End Update

Dimitri Karcazes Moderating a Discussion On the Economic and Geopolitical Considerations That Will Drive Markets Throughout 2024 and Beyond at SFNet’s Asset Based Capital Conference

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

Corporate Transparency Act Becomes Effective On January 1, 2024

Goldberg Kohn Deal Team Completes $55 Million Cross-Border Financing Deal for Jain International Foods

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring The Secured Finance Network’s 79th Annual Convention; Richard Kohn Moderating a Discussion With the 2023 Cross-Border Essay Contest Winners

Goldberg Kohn Named One of the 100 Best Places to Work in Chicago By Crain’s Chicago Business

Knowledge Management Attorney Laura Jakubowski Authors “LIBOR: Post-Cessation Reminders,” Published in Westlaw Today

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

Goldberg Kohn Finance and Bankruptcy: 2023 Mid-Year Update

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

Chris Marquez Chosen as a “40 Under 40 Award” Recipient By the Secured Finance Network

David Mason Honored By the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic For His Commitment to Pro Bono Legal Representation

Alexandria Filush Profiled in The Secured Lender’s “Women in Secured Finance” Issue

David E. Morrison Quoted in “Ill. Justices’ BIPA Ruling Invites ‘Callous’ Critique”

Illinois Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling on the Biometric Information Privacy Act Will Send Shock Waves Through the Illinois Business Community

Illinois Supreme Court Further Expands the Scope of the Biometric Information Privacy Act

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Secured Finance Network’s Cross-Border Finance Essay Contest

“The Demise of, and Transition From, LIBOR”

Goldberg Kohn Finance and Bankruptcy: 2022 In Review

Kyle Bessette Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Best Lawyers Honors 23 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Edition

Nine Goldberg Kohn Practice Areas Recognized in the Best Law Firms in America List (2023 Edition)

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

Sarah Griggs Chosen as a “40 Under 40” Award Recipient By the Secured Finance Network

Alison Carrizales and Jenna Ward Profiled in The Secured Lender’s Women in Secured Finance Issue

Goldberg Kohn Represents LBC Credit Partners in Relation to Senior Secured Credit Facility for O2 Investment Partners’ Investment in BerlinRosen

Goldberg Kohn Advises TCW Asset Management on $100M in Loans to Hudson Technologies

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Secured Finance Network’s Cross-Border Finance Essay Contest

Richard Kohn Discusses Chairing SFNet’s International Finance and Development Committee

Goldberg Kohn Elevates Alexandria Filush to Principal

Marques Winick and Miguel Castro Morales Join Goldberg Kohn As Associates

Randall Klein and Eva Gadzheva Co-Author “Injunction Against a Noncomplying Disposition Under Section 9-610”

Goldberg Kohn Advises Citibank in $50 Million Financing for Team, Inc.

Goldberg Kohn Named a 2022 Best Law Firm in Eight Practice Areas

Jeremy Downs, Eva Gadzheva and David Morrison Author “Retention of Title Disputes: Don’t Take the Uniform Commercial Code for Granted”

Jeffrey Dunlop and Christopher Swartout Publish “Ready, Set, Disclose? ESG Lending and The Middle Market,” in The Secured Lender

Goldberg Kohn Advises CIT Northbridge Credit on $45 Million Credit Facility for MVP Payroll

Richard Kohn Authors “SFNet Submits Comments on Out-of-Court Workouts to Financial Stability Board”

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

Best Lawyers Recognizes 19 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Edition

Goldberg Kohn Represents CIT Northbridge Credit in Two Lending Transactions

Goldberg Kohn Ranked as One of the Top Midsize Firms in Chicago By Vault.com

Goldberg Kohn Represents TCW Asset Management Company in Atlantic Squared’s Acquisition of Mid-Atlantic Roofing Supply, Inc.

Joseph Zizzo Chosen As a “40 Under 40” Award Recipient By the Secured Finance Network

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

Emily Englert Edsenga and Sarah Griggs Profiled in The Secured Lender’s Women in Secured Finance Issue

Kristoffer Gredsted Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Firm’s Commercial Finance Group

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

Alison Carrizales, Kevan Ventura and Jenna Ward Elevated to Principal in Goldberg Kohn

Jayne Chorpash Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Firm’s Commercial Finance Group

Goldberg Kohn Partner Firm Named 2020 UK Finance Team of the Year for Shared Client Success

Goldberg Kohn Receives Top National and Metropolitan Rankings From U.S. News – Best Lawyers

Maya Foster Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Best Lawyers Honors 16 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Edition; Richard Kohn Again Named “Lawyer of the Year”

Steven Torrez Presenting “Lending Through COVID” at the Secured Finance Network’s YoPro Leadership Summit 2020

Jeffrey Dunlop Chosen as a “40 Under 40” Award Recipient By the Secured Finance Network

Carmina Franchesca Del Mundo Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Firm’s Commercial Finance Group

Meredith Kirshenbaum, Bojan Lazic, Robert Leighton and Christopher Marquez Elevated to Principals in Goldberg Kohn

Jonathan Cooper Presenting on Increased Opportunities for Cross-Border Finance at SFNet’s Annual Convention

Justin Morgan Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Best Lawyers Honors Goldberg Kohn and 11 Firm Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Edition; Richard Kohn Named “Lawyer of the Year”

Richard Kohn Inducted Into the Secured Finance Network’s Inaugural Hall of Fame

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

Jonathan Cooper Moderating “Arc of the Covenants: Who’s in Charge Here?” at the CFA International Lending Conference

Jonathan Cooper and Stephen Legatzke Author “Opportunity for Increased Foreign Subsidiary Report: New IRS Proposed Tax Regulation Limiting ‘956 Deemed Dividend’ Tax Impact”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among 2019 Best Law Firms in America

Best Lawyers Honors 14 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 Edition

Kara Ervin Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Petar Radujkovich Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

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

David Mason Presenting “Confidentiality Provisions in Secured and Unsecured Loan Agreements: Key Issues to Consider”

Ruth Neuman Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Steve Legatzke Presenting “Impact of Tax Reform on Secured Lending” at a Commercial Finance Association Webinar

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers

Maria McGuire Quoted in S&P Global Market Intelligence Article, “Amid Demand for Yield, Covenant Erosion Takes Hold in Middle Market”

Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among 2018 Best Law Firms in America

Seth Good Chosen As a “40 Under 40” Award Recipient By the Commercial Finance Association

Best Lawyers Honors 13 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Edition

Anne Marie Pisano Featured in “Spotlight on Flex,” Published By the Diversity and Flexibility Alliance

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

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers

Christopher Marquez Moderating “Middle Market Deal Trends: Recap of 2016, Outlook for 2017”

Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among 2017 Best Law Firms in America

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

Jonathan Cooper Moderating the Chicago Bank CEO Panel at Middle Market Capital Symposium

Best Lawyers Honors 10 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Edition

Daniel Toren Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

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

Goldberg Kohn Wins Two Turnaround Atlas Awards

Christopher J. Marquez Re-Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

Steven X. Torrez Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Firm’s Commercial Finance Group

Class Action Arbitration Waivers Under Scrutiny

Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among Best Law Firms in America

Jonathan Cooper Presenting on Intercreditor Agreements at the ABA Business Law Section’s Annual Meeting

Jenna Ward Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

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

Goldberg Kohn Presenting an Advanced Cross-Border Lending Workshop

Jonathan Cooper Presenting “UCC Security Interests” at the Practising Law Institute’s Commercial Real Estate Financing Seminar

Chambers Global 2015 Recognizes Richard Kohn in the Category of Banking & Finance Law

Jeffrey Dunlop, Danielle Wildren Juhle and Joseph Zizzo Elevated to Principals in Goldberg Kohn

M&A Advisors Honors Goldberg Kohn’s Nephron Pharmaceuticals Deal With Its Healthcare/Life Sciences Sector Deal of the Year Award

Christopher Marquez Featured in The Secured Lender’s List of Young Professionals Ready to Launch

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the Best Law Firms in America

Jonathan Cooper Moderating “Cross-Border ABL: WHY You Should Care and WHAT You Need to Know” at the Commercial Finance Association’s Annual Convention

Alexandria Filush Joins Goldberg Kohn As An Associate in the Commercial Finance Group

Richard Kohn Featured in The Secured Lender Article, “Richard Kohn: On the Cutting Edge of Cross-Border Lending”

Richard Kohn, William Starshak and Dimitri Karcazes Moderating at the “Building Co-Lender Relationships in Cross-Border Deals” Summit

Best Lawyers Honors Eight Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Edition

Chambers USA 2014 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 13 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Jonathan Cooper and Joe Zizzo Instructing at the Commercial Finance Association’s Loan Documentation Workshop

“Security Interests and Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code”

Chambers Global 2014 Recognizes Richard Kohn in the Category of Banking & Finance Law

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Attorneys Also Named Rising Stars

U.S. News- Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the Best Law Firms in America

Best Lawyers Honors Eight Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 Edition

Chambers USA 2013 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 10 Attorneys Individually Recognized

William Starshak Elected to the Meritas Board

Jeffrey Dunlop Presenting “Globalized Age, Globalizing Clients: How Using Our Global Network Can Create Success For Your Clients” at Meritas’ Annual Meeting

Chambers Global 2013 Recognizes Richard Kohn in the Category of Banking & Finance Law

Richard Kohn and Randall Klein Provide Testimony on Chapter 11 Reform at CFA Annual Meeting

U.S. News- Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the Best Law Firms in America

Best Lawyers Honors Seven Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 Edition

Chambers USA 2012 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

U.S. Supreme Court Confirms a Secured Creditor’s Right to Credit-Bid Under a Chapter 11 Plan

Chambers Global 2012 Ranks Goldberg Kohn as a Top U.S. Firm in Banking & Finance Law; Richard Kohn Individually Recognized

Richard Kohn and Randall Klein Contribute to Amicus Brief Filed in the RadLAX Gateway Hotel Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Richard Kohn’s The Washington Times Op-Ed Urges U.S. Ratification of the United Nation’s Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade

“Kohn: Convention to Bolster Exports and Jobs”

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the “Best Law Firms” in America

Randall Klein and Richard Kohn Speaking at ALI-ABA Course, “Commercial Lending Today”

Richard Kohn, William Starshak and Dimitri Karcazes Speak at the 5th Annual CFA International Lending Conference in London; Jonathan Cooper Plays a Major Role in Organizing the Conference

Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Chambers Global 2011 Ranks Goldberg Kohn a Top U.S. Law Firm in Banking & Finance Law, Marking the First Time the Firm Is Recognized Globally

Goldberg Kohn Elevates Seth Good and Maria McGuire to Principals

Sarah Griggs Speaking at Northwestern University’s Alumni Connection Series, “Careers in Law”

Richard Kohn Presents Report of General Counsel at CFA Annual Convention

Jonathan Cooper and Dimitri Karcazes Presenting “Beyond TOUSA” at an ABA Commercial Finance Committee Meeting

“The Rising Tide of Anti-Creditism”

“What Area of the World Will Be the Next Growth Area for ABL?”

Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 10 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Richard Kohn, Jonathan Cooper, Dimitri Karcazes and William A. Starshak Speaking at CFA’s International Workshop on Managing Cross-Border Issues in New Credits and Workouts of Existing Loans

Jonathan Cooper Discusses the Latest Developments in Commercial Finance Law in The Secured Lender

Richard Kohn and Jonathan Cooper Presenting “Shoring Up Distressed Cross-Border Loans” at the ABA Business Law Section’s Spring Meeting

Goldberg Kohn’s Richard Kohn and David Mason Recognized in 2010 Chambers Global as “Notable Practitioners” in Banking & Finance

Jeremy Downs and David Dranoff Presenting at CFA’s Auto Industry Forum

Jonathan Cooper and David Dranoff Presenting at the Commercial Finance Association’s Advanced Legal Issues Workshop

“Shoring Up Distressed Cross-Border Loans”

Chambers Global 2009 Recognizes Richard Kohn and David Mason as Leading Practitioners in Banking & Finance Law

Jonathan Cooper Speaking About the United Nations Secured Transactions Guide at the ABA Spring Meeting

Richard Kohn, Jonathan Cooper, Dimitri Karcazes and William Starshak Presenting at the 3rd Annual CFA International Workshop Focused on Cross-Border Transactions

Richard Kohn and Jonathan Cooper Speaking on Mexican Lending and Work-Out Issues at the CFA Spring Conference

Jonathan Cooper Presenting “Lending Trends in Today’s Volatile Markets” at the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors’ Regional Conference

“Asset-Based Lending in Mexico: An Overview of Key Considerations”

Goldberg Kohn Presents the 2nd Annual CFA International Asset-Based Lending Workshop

Richard Kohn and Jonathan Cooper Conduct Seminar on Secured Lending in Mexico

Jonathan Cooper Speaking at the “4th Annual Global Asset Based Lending Summit”

Goldberg Kohn Co-Hosts the Commercial Finance Association’s First International Asset-Based Lending Workshop in Chicago

Jonathan Cooper Speaking About Commercial Lending at the Illinois Paralegal Association’s Fall Education Conference

“Deconstructing DACA: An Analysis of the Model Deposit Account Control Agreement”

“Study Concerning a Possible Convention on Inventory Financing”

“Study Concerning a Possible Convention on Financing Issues Pertaining to Intellectual Property”

Legislative Reform in Mexico Signals Positive Trend for U.S. Lenders

“Further Reflections on International Asset-Based Lending”