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AREAS OF EMPHASIS
Business Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Litigation, Creditors' Rights and Insolvency, and Commercial Litigation
Mr. Radtke concentrates his practice in corporate reorganization, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and commercial litigation involving contract disputes, the Uniform Commercial Code, lien rights, employment issues, fraud, fiduciary duties and corporate governance. Mr. Radtke has represented debtors, trustees, assignees, committees, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, interest holders, and both business entities and individuals in a variety of insolvency and commercial matters.
Among his more significant recent accomplishments, Mr. Radtke represented Florsheim Group Inc. resulting in the confirmation of its joint chapter 11 plan and the establishment of a liquidating trust; assisted in the recovery of $18 million in fraudulent transfers; represented an equity committee in a chapter 11 case in which the equity holders obtained a recovery in excess of $16 million; and successfully defended an assignee for the benefit of creditors in a federal jury trial involving a multi-million dollar breach of contract claim. Additionally, he represents a large publicly-traded company in various in-court and out-of-court bankruptcy and insolvency matters nationwide.
Mr. Radtke has considerable experience resolving disputes concerning reclamation claims, purchase orders and executory contracts, use of cash collateral and modification of the automatic stay. He has also successfully pursued and defended hundreds of avoidance actions. Moreover, Mr. Radtke’s litigation experience spans the globe, involving businesses and individuals located in India, Asia, Europe, Australia and North and South America.
Mr. Radtke was an Executive Articles Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review. He was also elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for scholastic achievement in law.
EDUCATION
University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1997)
Certified Public Accountant, Illinois (1998 - not currently licensed)
Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2001)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bankruptcy Institute
Chicago Bar Association
ADMISSIONS
2001, Illinois
2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan | 