Jeffrey Monberg

Business, commercial litigation and bankruptcy counsel

Jeff Monberg represents businesses, financial institutions and health care clients in commercial disputes and loan restructurings, both in- and out-of-court, including bankruptcies, restructurings, collections, receiverships, foreclosures, liquidations and lender liability cases.  He is the Chicago office chair of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditor's Rights Practice Group and actively practices in state, federal and bankruptcy courts across Illinois and Indiana. His clients include:

• Financial institutions of all sizes
• Equipment leasing and finance companies
• Landlords
• Trade creditors
• Health care institutions

• Represented lead secured lender with respect to consensual liquidation of commercial HVAC business in central Indiana.
• Represented lead secured lender with respect to receivership and liquidation of operating cattle farm in central Indiana.
• Represents leasing companies, financial institutions, investors and creditors in out-of-court loan workouts and other transactional matters.
• Handles construction litigation matters, including construction disputes, mechanics liens and lender liability disputes.
• Represents banks and other financial institutions of all sizes in commercial litigation matters, including lender liability claims.
• Oversees foreclosure and sales of a variety of commercial properties, including construction developments, retail, industrial and office rental property and apartment buildings.
• Advises physicians, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, assisted and independent living facilities, and other health care clients in a variety of litigation matters.

• Represented a lender in foreclosure and receivership of four industrial and office properties in suburban Chicago, cross-collateralizing $14.1 million in loans.
• Represented a secured lender in the receivership sale of substantially all assets of a grain elevator operator in central Illinois.
• Represented a national bank in the loan workout and foreclosure of a 40-unit apartment building in Indianapolis, successfully resolving the loan prior to foreclosure sale.