Biography • Insolvency & Restructuring

Larry J Nyhan is co-chairman of the firm-wide corporate reorganisation and bankruptcy group and a member of the firm's management committee and executive committee. Mr Nyhan served as an extern to Honourable Robert Eisen, United States Bankruptcy Judge for Northern District of Illinois, during 1979 and 1980. He joined the firm in 1980 and became a partner in 1988.

Representative (public) engagements include: Adelphia Communications (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); AM Cosmetics, Inc (out-of-court restructuring; client, debt syndicate); AmeriServe Food Distribution, Inc (Chapter 11; client, YUM Brands, Inc); Bethlehem Steel Company (Chapter 11; client, postpetition senior lender syndicate); Birch Telecommunications (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); Boston Chicken, Inc (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); Budget Group, Inc (Budget Rent-A-Car) (Chapter 11 and UK administration; client, debtors and administrator); Centennial Coal Company (Chapter 11; client, debtors); Choice One Communications (pre-packaged Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Chapter 11; client, unsecured creditors' committee); Devon Convenience Stores, Inc (Chapter 11, client, debtors); Communications Corporation of America (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); Fairchild Aircraft Corporation (Chapter 11, client, debt syndicate); Federal Mogul Corporation (Chapter 11 and UK administrations; client, debtors and administrators); Heartland Publications, Inc (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); Hilex Poly Co LLC (Chapter 11; client, debtors); Integrated Electrical Services, Inc (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate); and JL French (Chapter 11; client, debt syndicate).

Mr Nyhan received his JD from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1980 and received his BA from the University of Chicago in 1977. He is admitted in Illinois.