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Jill L. Nicholson
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Biography
Jill Nicholson has represented a broad array of clients in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, including secured lenders, special servicers, creditors committees, SIPA trustees, bondholder committees, foreign representatives, unsecured creditors, Chapter 11 debtors, indenture trustees, commercial landlords, governmental agencies, and federally chartered entities. Her experience encompasses all facets of bankruptcy and insolvency, including Chapter 11 plan restructuring and related litigation, 363 sales, valuation disputes, single asset real estate, debtor-in-possession financing, tax credit bond finance deals, adversary actions, bankruptcy appeals, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and broker-dealer liquidations.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
75%
28 years
Class Action
25%
22 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Wisconsin for 11 years
State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 2015
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 18 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Licensed in Illinois for 27 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Location
Foley & Lardner, LLP
321 North Clark, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL, 60654-5313
Foley & Lardner, LLP
90 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
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"I endorse this lawyer. Jill is the consummate professional and always puts her clients' needs first. She has worked for Foley for the vast majority of her career and risen through the ranks there specifically because she is a legal superstar. Anyone facing her is up against a formidable opponent and I would not hesitate to recommend her to any business needing a bankruptcy attorney."
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Experience
Honors
2012
Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2010
Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2010
Leading Lawyer, Finance – Corporate Restructuring, Legal 500
2009
Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2008
Illinois Super Lawyers - Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2008
Business Bankruptcy Specialist, American Board of Certification
Work Experience
2012 - Present
National Chair, Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations, Foley & Lardner, LLP
1999 - Present
Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP
Associations
2004 - Present
Chicago Network, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring ConfederationFormer Chair
2003 - Present
International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring ConfederationFormer Vice Director of North American Programs
1999 - Present
American Bankruptcy Institute
1999 - Present
Turnaround Management Association
1998 - Present
Chicago Bar Association
1998 - Present
Illinois State Bar Association
Sample of Legal Cases
Figueroa v. Merscorp, Inc., et al., 2012 U.S. App. Lexis 9574 (11th Cir. 2012)
Win
Collins v. Wickersham, et al., 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 40098 (E.D. Mich. 2012)
Win
In re Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) Litigation, 2011 U.S. Dist. Lexis 117107 (D. Ariz. 2011)
Win
•Cervantes, et al. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al., 656 F. 3d 1034 (9th Cir. 2011)
Win
In re Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) Litigation, 2011 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7232 (D. Ariz. 2011)
Win
Dalton v. Citimortgage, Inc., 2011 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6108 (D. Nev. 2011)
Win
In re Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS) Litigation, 744 F. Supp. 2d 1018 (D. Ariz. 2010)
Win
Trevino v. MERSCORP, Inc., et al., 583 F. Supp. 2d 521 (D. Del. 2008)
Win
Lopez v. Executive Trustee Services, LLC, et al., 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 143772 (D. Nev. 2010)
Win
Goodwin v. Executive Trustee Services, LLC, et al., 680 F. Supp. 2d 1244 (D. Nev. 2010)
Win
In re Federal Mogul Corp.
In re Chrysler LLC
Education
1998
University of Illinois College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1995
University of Chicago
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2012
Pocket MBA: Finance for Lawyers
Solvency, Restructuring and Bankruptcy
2012
Lorman Education Services
Collection Techniques for Landlords
2012
Adjunct Professor of Law
Advanced Commercial Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring
2011
Pocket MBA: Finance for Lawyers
Solvency, Restructuring and Bankruptcy
2011
Lorman Education Services
Commercial Tenant Bankruptcies: Understanding Rights, Remedies, and Strategies
2011
IWIRC Chicago Network
The Nuts and Bolts of Single Asset Real Estate
2011
Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting
The Care and Feeding of Corporate Employees as Witnesses
2009
IWIRC International Fall Conference
The ABC's of the FDIC, SIPC & SEC: All You Wanted to Know About Non-Traditional Insolvency Proceedings
2009
American Bankruptcy Institute Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference
Branding the Cattle: Executory Contracts – How to Keep the Ones You Want
2008
The Subprime Lending Crisis
The Fallout from the Subprime Lending Crisis
2008
Lorman Education Services
Strategies for Surviving the Depressed Home Construction Market
2008
Eleventh Annual Conference on Corporate Reorganizations
Case Studies in Financial Market Insolvency
2008
American Bar Association's Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit
The Subprime Lending Crisis, Impending Recession, and the New Rules for Environmental Properties in Bankruptcy
Publications
2012
Mortgage and Asset Backed Securities Litigation Handbook (West Publications)
Lender and Originator Bankruptcy
2011
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Business Bankruptcy Practice
Involuntary Bankruptcy
2011
Bankruptcy Law360
Weighing Chapter 11 For Nonprofits In The 5th Circuit
2007
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Journal
The Importance of Full Disclosure in Seeking Success Fees under § 328(a): How Engaging is Your Engagement Letter?
2007
The Real Estate Finance Journal
Key Considerations for Commercial Landlords When Faced With a Tenant's Bankruptcy
2003
American Bankruptcy Institute's Cracking the Code
Seventh Circuit Addresses Chapter 7 Trustee's Ability to Serve as Class Action Representative
2002
Illinois State Bar Association’s The Challenge
Fraudulent Transfers Under the Bankruptcy Code
1999
American Bankruptcy Institute's Cracking the Code
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Burden of Proof Remains with Taxpayers
1998
6 University of Illinois Elder Law Journal 77
Promises Made, Promises Broken: Securing Defined Benefit Pension Plan Income in the Wake of Employer Bankruptcy. Should We Rethink Priority Status for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation?
Languages
English