Mr. Eric Walker

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Eric E. Walker</strong> is a partner with Cooley LLP in its Business Restructuring Group in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on all aspects of financial restructuring, bankruptcy and litigation. He has represented virtually every major stakeholder in bankruptcy proceedings throughout the country. Mr. Walker has particular experience in restructuring hospital systems, senior-living facilities, continuing-care retirement communities (CCRCs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), behavioral health centers and diagnostic medical laboratories. His successful representation of the asset-purchaser in the Health Diagnostic Laboratories (HDL) bankruptcy case was awarded the 2016 Restructuring Deal of the Year (Under $100M) by The M&amp;A Advisor, and he received an individual Band 5 ranking from <em>Chambers USA</em> in 2023. Mr. Walker also has experience in the hotel and hospitality industry and regularly represents hotel owners, developers, operators, lenders and major hotel brands in transactions, state and federal litigation, and bankruptcy. He represented the petitioners before the U.S. Supreme Court in <em>RadLAX Gateway Hotel LLC, et al. v. Amalgamated Bank</em> (Case No. 11-166), a landmark chapter 11 bankruptcy case involving secured creditor cramdown. Mr. Walker has been recognized as a leading bankruptcy practitioner by <em>Chambers USA</em>, <em>Lawdragon</em> and the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. He is a member of ABI’s inaugural class of “40 Under 40” (2017) and served on ABI’s Board of Directors. He frequently writes and speaks on issues of bankruptcy and health care law. Mr Walker received his B.S.B.A. in finance in 2000 from Miami University and his J.D. in 2006 from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he served on the <em>Connecticut Law Review</em>.</p>