Michael Brandess

Michael A. Brandess is a partner with Husch Blackwell LLP in Chicago, where his practice touches on all areas of corporate restructurings, crisis management, and transactions involving financial distress. He routinely counsels debtors, creditors, asset-purchasers, assignees, creditors’ committees and trustees, among others, who require sound judgment and a deep knowledge of how to navigate the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Brandess has represented numerous businesses, their owners, employees, bankruptcy committees and creditor trustees across multiple industries, including construction, agriculture, retail, restaurants and manufacturing. He frequently writes and speaks on issues pertaining to financial distress, family business and entrepreneurship. In 2021, Mr. Brandess was honored as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40,” and he was a contributing editor and co-author of the ABI’s Chapter 12 from A to Z treatise. His articles have twice been published on the cover of the ABI Journal, including the May 2022 issue, which featured “Getting Personal: Acquiring PII Out of Bankruptcy.” Mr. Brandess received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.