Peter J. Roberts
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321 N. Clark Street, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60654
312.276.1322
proberts@shawgussis.com

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BAR ADMISSIONS
Illinois
Massachusetts

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OTHER COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Tax Court
United States Supreme Court

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EDUCATION
J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1990
A.B., cum laude, Boston College, 1987

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A frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy topics, Pete Roberts has represented and advised debtors, trustees, financial institutions, trade creditors, landlords, equipment lessors, and creditors’ committees in virtually all aspects of insolvency including workouts, assignments, receiverships, bankruptcy, and related litigation.

Pete has served clients in various industries including construction, health care, lending, service contract administration, manufacturing, real estate, retailing, wholesaling, collectibles, jewelry, furniture, trucking, and biotechnology. His experience includes the development of workout strategies for debtors and creditors, the formulation and consummation of plans of reorganization, the sale of assets in distressed situations, the litigation of contested matters in state and federal courts, and appellate practice before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.

Illustrating his experience, some of Pete’s recent engagements have included:

  • Representation of Equiguard, Inc., an extended service contract administrator, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case

  • Representation of the Chapter 7 Trustee of The Kirk Corporation, one of Chicagoland’s largest homebuilders

  • Representation of ABC-NACO Inc., a publicly traded Chicago-based railroad parts manufacturer, in the Chapter 11 auction sale of its assets and the subsequent wind down of its affairs

  • Representation of Bachrach Clothing, Inc., a national clothing retailer, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the going concern auction sale of its assets

  • Representation of a publicly traded jewelry retailer in an out-of-court workout of trade debt exceeding $40 million

  • Representation of Florsheim Group, Inc., a national shoe retailer with 165 locations in its Chapter 11 case and related disputes with landlords and attorneys general over subsequent store closing sales

  • Defense of a publicly traded biotechnology company in an arbitration, that resulted in an award denying claims totaling $20 million for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and deceptive business practices

    • In addition, Pete was part of the appellate team representing Capital Factors, Inc. in the affirmance of its successful challenge to the payment of critical vendors in the Kmart bankruptcy.

    Pete has also been given an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell and is listed as an Illinois Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, The Lawyers Club of Chicago, and the Turnaround Management Association.