Ronald R Peterson

Career

Debtors, trustees, creditors, committees, landlords, and secured lenders in Chapter 11 cases turn to Ron Peterson for his counsel. Ron also advises clients on transactional issues such as corporate restructurings. His distinguished career has been highlighted by presiding over high-stakes complex commercial cases, including that of the country’s 10th largest commodities house and a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme.

A fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, Ron is a prolific lecturer and writer on bankruptcy and commercial law issues. He contributes to this area of law by his involvement in several initiatives and organizations. Ron served on the panel of the Chapter 7 Trustees for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, from 1989 to 2021. He served on the American Bankruptcy Institute’s commission to reform our nation’s bankruptcy laws, which submitted its report to Congress in 2014. He also was the co-chairman of the Avoidance Action Committee for the ABI’s Commission on the Reform of Commercial Bankruptcy Laws. He is a member of INSOL (International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals) and, in the past, served on the board of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Ron recently completed his term as governor of the Commercial Law League of America.