Ira Bodenstein
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Ira Bodenstein
312.666.2861
ibodenstein@shawgussis.com

Appointed by former United States Attorney General Janet Reno, Ira Bodenstein served as a United States Trustee for Region 11, which is comprised of the Northern District of Illinois and the State of Wisconsin, from May 1998 through January 2006, when he joined Shaw Gussis. This experience gives him a unique perspective when working with his bankruptcy clients. He regularly counsels his clients on the necessity and timing of filing reorganization cases, and the rights of unsecured and secured creditors prior and subsequent to the filing of a bankruptcy. He also has been appointed a receiver and represents trustees and receivers in state and federal courts. Examples of his experience include:

  • Representation of the bank syndication group led by Citicorp in the chapter 11 restructuring of a 65 million dollar office building in Washington, D.C.

  • Debtor’s counsel for Channel Earth Communications, Demicco Youth Services, Nobart, Inc., and Arthur Machinery Chapter 11 cases

  • Representation of the Unsecured Creditors Committee in the Chapter 11 cases of Process Control, Mactron, Thomas Steel, Dartmoor Homes, National Jockey Club and Hurd Windows

    • J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1980; B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 1977.