What is most impressive about Chad is his vision of how things can and will play out. He can think through the many different scenarios facing a company and apply the law, the process and (perhaps most importantly) the practical realities of the world to deliver sound strategic advice and thoughtful guidance for his clients.
Chad J. Husnick is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Restructuring Practice Group in Chicago. He represents debtors, creditors, equity holders and other stakeholders in all aspects of corporate liability management, restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. Mr. Husnick has represented clients in a variety of industries, including energy, retail, real estate, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation and distribution, hospitality and gaming, automotive and printing. He regularly advises clients on corporate governance issues facing financially distressed companies, including liability-management strategies, fiduciary duties and executive compensation. Mr. Husnick has been recognized in the 2017-2424 editions of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He also was recognized in the 2022-24 editions of The Legal 500 U.S. Mr. Husnick was honored in 2018 as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40.” He is a conferee and member of the Executive Committee in the National Bankruptcy Conference, a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, and a member of the International Insolvency Institute, ABI and Turnaround Management Association. In addition, he is a lecturer in the law at the University of Chicago Law School and a contributing author for Collier on Bankruptcy. Mr. Husnick received his B.S. with distinction in 2001 in political science and behavioral sciences and law from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his J.D. with honors in 2004 from the University of Chicago Law School.
Education
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Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Juris Doctor, University of Chicago Law School